Fender Custom Shop SRV Strat. Tastefully relic'd and played in feel. Played sparingly and not gigged with. Resting in a temperature controlled studio.
S/N: CZ544030
Weight: 7 lbs 13 oz
If there were a Mount Rushmore of Stratocaster Masters, Stevie Ray Vaughan would be one of the greats enshrined there. Almost single-handedly responsible for the electric blues revival of the 80s and 90s, he used his beloved Strat®, to blaze his way to the top of the charts. Only the artisans at the Custom Shop could craft this guitar that Vaughan co-designed with us before his untimely passing. It’s one of the most revered guitars in the world, and we’re proud to make it a permanent addition to the Custom Artist Collection.
SRV heavily modified his Strat to match his energetic, yet controlled, playing style. We included a trio of hot, high-output Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special pickups for fiery, authentically Fender tone that’s as big as the Lone Star state. As an homage to his personal hero, Jimi Hendrix (who’s also been known to pick up a Strat) SRV used a left-handed vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge on his guitar, allowing him to work the tremolo arm with his elbow—a modification we cheerfully recreated. The two-piece body is crafted from alder selected for its weight and grain, and its Relic lacquer finish will age and wear in a distinctly personal way, just like the original. The tinted riftsawn maple neck has an “Oval C” profile that’s slightly thinner on the treble side, making it easier to bend those strings into the stratosphere—a precise recreation of his favorite guitar’s neck profile.
Other features include 5-way pickup switching, vintage-style wiring, 3-ply Black “SRV” pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, rosewood fingerboard, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
- Body finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck shape: Special SRV Oval "C"
- Neck wood: Rift Sawn Maple
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Frets Size: Jumbo
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Position Inlays: Micarta White
- Truss Rods: Vintage-Style
- Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade:
-Position 1. Bridge Pickup
-Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
-Position 3. Middle Pickup
-Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
-Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
- Control Knobs: Vintage White
