One of the earliest versions of Fender's custom work was the guitar that became known as the "Mary Kaye". Combining a White Blonde finish with gold hardware, this guitar was featured in several ads and eventually became one of the most-desired Stratocaster models. The Vintage Custom '57 Strat is your chance to enjoy this elegant-looking guitar that looks, sounds and feels like it's straight from the '50s. The one-piece ash body sports an immaculate NOS flash coat lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe with more sustain, while wearing in a distinctly personal way. The tinted riftsawn maple sports a " '57 V" profile, while the maple fingerboard's vintage-style 7.25"-9.5" compound radius is ideal for playing chords or single-note lines. A trio of Hand-Wound '57 Strat single-coil pickups, connected with vintage-style wiring, offers authentic original-era tone that lit the music world on fire.
Other features include 21 medium-vintage frets, 5-way switch, 1-ply Parchment pickguard, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree.
Body: Ash
Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: Ash
Headstock: Stratocaster
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1957 Soft "V"
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
Neck Thickness: 1st Fret - .850" (21.6 mm), 12th Fret - .990" (25.15 mm)
Neck Butt Width: 2.200" (55.8 mm)
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .990" (25.15 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Fret Size: Medium Vintage
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 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 Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Hardware Finish: Gold
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
String Trees: American Vintage '56-'58
Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
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