A rare and compelling find indeed, the Vintage Custom ’55 Hardtail Strat has all the tremolo-less charm needed to inspire any player, collector or aficionado.

Start with a two-piece ash body finished in NOS flashcoat lacquer and add a one-piece rift-sawn maple neck with a 1954 "U" profile, vintage compound-fingerboard radius fingerboard (7.25"– 9.5") and medium vintage 47095 frets.

Hand-wound 1955 Strat pickups with 1954 covers are wired to a vintage ’55 control assembly and five-way switch. Other features include Closet Classic hardware, single-ply eggshell pickguard, vintage-style hardtail bridge with patent pending saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and a disc string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Specifications

• Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Fingerboard: 1-Piece Maple
• Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius
• Frets: 21 Medium Vintage
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle 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
• Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail with "Pat. Pend." Saddles
• Tuners: Vintage-Style