Description
If beauty is your thing, take a look at this Fender Custom Shop Artisan Figured Rosewood Stratocaster! Lord, Have Mercy! The figured rosewood top on this Artisan Stratocaster is truly a thing of beauty. With other tasty tonewoods like Roasted Mahogany from Fiji and African Blackwood in the mix, it's hard to comprehend a more beautiful looking guitar!
Let's start with the body. The back is made from Roasted Mahogany that was sourced from Fiji. This wood sports a beautiful dark amber hue on this guitar and it's quite striking despite it's far more basic appearance than the Figured Rosewood used for the top! The Figured Rosewood top really speaks for itself. Dark and alluring, it's hard not to have your eyes follow it's many contrasting lines. Top with an anodized Gold Pickguard this is by far the classiest looking Strat in the shop.
The neck is made from a single piece of Roasted Figured, Birdseye Maple. That's a lot of awesome in just the neck! Roasting the wood not only offers increased stability but it also tints the wood a bit. This one looks like a nice Medium-Roast which makes the figuring AND birdseye POP! And if you love Birdseye Maple but don't love its tendency to shift more than plain maple, roasting the wood greatly reduces the birdseye's sometimes wonky ways! The neck is topped with a mesmerizing piece of African Blackwood, a species similar to Ebony also called Grenadilloa or Mozambique Ebony. This is one of the hardest wood species int he world, perfect for a fingerboard! The board chosen for this guitar is exquisite. There really is no other word for it.
A set of Hand Wound 60/63 Stratocaster Pickups are factory installed and these pickups sound great in all positions. The bridge pickup has a focused and biting sound that is not inherently harsh or brash. Position 2 offers up great quack, a slight cocked-wah quality, and incredible glassiness. The middle position is perfectly balanced with just the right blend of fat and muscle. Position 4 is much like #2 but with the added beef of the neck pickup. While the neck pickup is round, hollow, fat, warm, and rich. This guitar is a joy to play, clean or dirty. Some guitars just have it... this is one of them!
The Music Gallery has been a Fender Custom Shop dealer since it's formation in 1987. We keep a bevy of Fender Custom Shop instruments in stock at all times. Whether you're looking for a Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass, Jazz Basses, Jaguar, or Jazzmaster, we can help you design or find the special instrument you're looking for!
Features
- Fender Custom Shop
- Artisan Series
- Figured Rosewood Stratocaster
- Weighs 8 lbs 6 oz
- Roasted Fiji Mahogany Body
- Figured Rosewood Top
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer over Urethane Finish
- One-Piece Medium-Roast AAA Birdseye Maple Neck
- 1963 C Shaped Neck Profile
- 1st Fret: .820" depth
- 12th Fret: .980" depth
- 25.5" Scale
- 9.5" Fingerboard Radius
- 21 x 6105 Narrow Jumbo
- Bone Nut
- 1.650" Nut Width
- African Blackwood Fingerboard
- Vintage Clay Dot Inlays
- Custom Shop Hand-Wound 60/63 Single Coil Pickups
- Master Volume
- 2 x Tone Controls
- 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- Fender Vintage-Style
- 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Certificate of Authenticity