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Masterbuilt 1956 Strat Closet Classic

The Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic is the real deal. Only a select few instruments are handbuilt by Custom Shop Master Luthiers; this one was also hand-picked by Sweetwater, making it the best-of-the-best. Given its stunning mid-'50s authenticity, this axe could end up behind glass, but its eminent playability ensures, happily, that it won't. In a player's hands (yours, perhaps?), the '56 Strat Closet Classic will chunk and chime for at least "another" half-century. You can own a legend - the Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic.



Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic at a Glance:

• Hand built by Master Luthier Dale Wilson
  
• The Closet Classic treatment = real deal visuals
  
• Abby Wound pickups serve up period-correct Strat spank 'n' sparkle

Hand built by Master Luthier Dale Wilson
The Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic has been handbuilt by Master Luthier Dale Wilson. Guitars built by Custom Shop Master Luthiers are holy grails of tonal and visual authenticity. Fenders don't get any better than the Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic.

The Closet Classic treatment = real deal visuals
Fender Custom Shop's Closet Classic treatment creates an instrument that's a spittin' image of the original, tucked safely away in your closet, gently aging in its case for a half-century. Without sneaking a look at the neck heel stamps, you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish the Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic from the real deal. What's more, Sweetwater's ace vintage guitar experts hand-picked the Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1955 Strat Closet Classic, so you know it's a gem!

Abby Wound pickups serve up period-correct Strat spank 'n' sparkle
The Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic is loaded with three Fender Custom Shop Abby Wound single-coil pickups that deliver all the legendary Strat chime and chunk of an original mid-'50s Stratocaster. So if authentic '50 Strat sound is your thing - the Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1955 Strat Closet Classic is the way to get it.

Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic Features:

• This is as authentic as it gets!
  
• Light Mahogany Body with Closet Classic TV Yellow finish
  
• Abby Wound Pickups for scrumptious mid-'50s spank 'n' sparkle
  
• Large "C" neck; Indian Rosewood fingerboard, 9.5" Radius, 6100 Frets
  
• Vintage Hardware

Own a legend: The Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1956 Stratocaster Closet Classic!

Specification Detail Body Material Mahogany Top Material Not applicable Body Finish Nitrocellulose lacquer Color Closet Classic TV Yellow Neck Material Rosewood Neck Shape Large C Scale Length 25.5" Fingerboard Material Indian rosewood, 9.5" radius Fingerboard Inlay Dots Number of Frets 22, 6100 frets Nut Width 1.6875" Bridge/Tailpiece Vintage Synchronized Tremolo Tuners Vintage tuners Number of Pickups 3 Neck Pickup Abby Wound Strat single-coil Middle Pickup Abby Wound Strat single-coil Bridge Pickup Abby Wound Strat single-coil Controls Master Volume, 2 x Tone, 5-way pickup selector Case Included Hardshell Manufacturer Part Number 921-6200-081

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