Click to enlarge Free Shipping

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

View all 9 images »

From Our Research Team:

Affordable Custom Shop-Designed Axe!

Fender's Classic Player '50s Strat^®, is the result of a collaboration between Fender's world renown Master Builders, and the company's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, offering Custom Shop features at a modest price. With decades of combined guitar building experience, FENDER^® Custom Shop Master Builders Dennis Galuzka, Gregory Fessler and Chris Fleming were tasked with creating their own "dream list" of specifications for these new Classic Series instruments. No ideas would be off limits, and no feature would be excluded in creating these customized and affordable guitars. What they came up with were features such as the vintage tuners, custom wiring, custom 2-point vintage bridge and 9.5" fingerboard radius on Dennis Galuzka's Classic Player '50s Strat^®.

Classic Player '50s Stratocaster^® At-a-Glance:

• Classic Strat^® Design
  
• Trademark Strat Sound
  
• Fast Playing Soft "V" Maple Neck

Classic Strat Design
Though the original Stratocaster was first introduced more than 50 years ago, it's more popular now than ever, and the Classic Player Series instruments are the end result of 50 years of evolution. This guitar takes the best of the Stratocaster of the '50s and merges it with Custom Shop touches. The sleek. select alder body is covered with a classy 2-color sunburst and a jewel-like polyurethane finish. Each Classic Player '50s Strat features a special matching pickguard. In this case, the 2-color sunburst finish is beautifully complemented with a single-ply white vinyl pickguard along with special aged plastic parts.

Trademark Strat Sound
The original Strat had three single coil pickups, but the Classic Player '50s utilizes 3 American Vintage Strat single-soil pickups with staggered, Alnico 5 Magnet Pole Pieces, Aged Covers and the middle pickup reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in the middle switch position, so you get instant access to all those classic, glossy Strat tones with a simple flick of the five-position blade switch.

Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade:

• Position 1. Bridge Pickup
  
• Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
  
• Position 3. Middle Pickup
  
• Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickup
  
• Position 5. Neck Pickup

Fast Playing Soft "V" Maple Neck
Leo Fender wasn't afraid to "think outside the box" when it came to guitar designs. In the 1950s and well into the 1970s, the blond natural maple neck became almost synonymous with Fender guitars. This Strat keeps the trademark maple neck and fingerboard, but this one has that special '50s soft "V" shape that many players prefer (Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy to name just two) along with a 9.5-inch radius.

Classic Player '50s Stratocaster Features

• Body: Alder
  
• 2-Color Sunburst
  
• Neck: 1-Piece Maple, Soft "V" Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
  
• Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" Radius
  
• No. of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
  
• Pickups: 3 American Vintage Strat Single-Coil Alnico 5 Pickups
  
• Master Volume, 2 Tone Controls
  
• Vintage Style 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Stamped Solid Steel Saddles and Milled Solid Steel Block
  
• Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Locking Tuning Machines
  
• Chrome Hardware
  
• 1-Ply White Pickguard
  
• Deluxe Gig Bag included

Unique Features

• Aged Knobs and Switch Tip,
  
• Vintage Style Tuning Machines,
  
• "Custom Shop Designed" Neck Plate,
  
• Vintage Style 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo,
  
• 9.5" Radius

Fender Classic Player '50s Stratocaster - Vintage Style with Modern Touches!

Specification Detail Body Material Alder Body Finish Polyester Color 2-Color Sunburst Neck Material Maple, Bolt-on Neck Shape Soft V Scale Length 25.5" Fingerboard Material Maple, 9.5" Radius Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots Number of Frets 21 Nut Width 1.650" Bridge/Tailpiece Tremolo Tuners Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Locking Number of Pickups 3 Neck Pickup American Vintage Strat Single-Coil Middle Pickup American Vintage Strat Single-Coil Bridge Pickup American Vintage Strat Single-Coil Controls 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 5-way switch Case Included Gig Bag Manufacturer Part Number 014-1102-303

What Does "Special Order" Mean? A special-order product is one that we don't normally keep in stock. We order it from the manufacturer as soon as you order from us. We have great relationships with all the manufacturers we carry, so we can get your special order to you as fast as or faster than anyone else. Remember that special orders are non-returnable and non-cancelable, so make sure the item is right for you. A Sweetwater Sales Engineer can help you decide - call (800) 222-4700 for assistance!

More Recommended Accessories