1959 saw the advent of several important feature changes to the Stratocaster® including a slab rosewood fingerboard with clay position dots, a three-ply mint green pickguard with 8, 9 or 10 screws depending on the month it was built, and a metal spacer added to the string tree. This hardtail version would have been on the rare side, which ups the collectability and cool factors. This guitar features a hand-selected two-piece alder body and a rift-sawn maple neck with a 1959 “D” profile, a vintage compound-radius (7.25” - 9.5”) rosewood fingerboard and 21 medium vintage frets.
Hand-wound 1959 Strat pickups are wired to a vintage ’59 control assembly and five-way switch. Other features include Closet Classic hardware, three-ply eight-hole mint green pickguard, vintage-style hardtail bridge with patent pending saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. Available in Faded Aged Sonic Blue and Chocolate Three-Color Sunburst finishes. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model: Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Stratocaster
Builder: Fender Custom Shop
Body Type: Solid Body
Body Wood: Alder
Finish Type: Nitro Lacquer
Finish Color: Faded Aged Sonic Blue
Aging: NOS
Back Finish: Nitro Lacquer
Neck Wood: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Carve: 60's Oval "C"
Scale Length: 25.5''
Neck Dimensions: .790" - .930"
Neck Radius: 7.25 - 9.5 Compound
Frets: Jester Medium Vintage (47095)
Nut Width: 1.650''
Nut Material: Bone
Neck Finish: Nitro
Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
Side Dots: Clay Dots
Headstock: 54-60 Fender Sticker
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop HW '59 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop HW '59 Single-Coil Strat (RW)
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop HW '59 Single-Coil Strat
Pickguard: Mint Green (3-Ply)
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Hardtail
Tuners: Vintage with Fender Logo
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Electronics: 5-Position Blade
Case: Fender Brown
Weight: 7lbs 4oz.