Description
Fender Custom Shop Vintage 1957 Strat TCP MN – Aged White Blonde
One of the earliest versions of Fenders 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 its 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 a57 V profile, while the maple fingerboards 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. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
The « Time Capsule » aging package combines the original « No Buff » NOS Flash Coat Lacquer finish with Closet Classic hardware, it grants these instruments the charming appearance, authentic sound and genuine mojo of an extremely lucky vintage find. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
- Body: Ash
- Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
- Control Knobs: Vintage White
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Neck Finish: Tinted Flash Coat Lacquer
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
- Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
- Neck Shape: 1957 Soft « V »
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ to 9.5″ Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Medium Vintage
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
- 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®
- 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 Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
- Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell
