Late-’50s Looks Imbued with Texas Heat
Gleaming with an NOS nitro lacquer finish, the Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’59 Stratocaster NOS is a factory fresh tribute to the final Strats of the ’50s. This guitar’s lightweight 2-piece select alder body provides you with a balanced, bright, and snappy response — the perfect sonic foundation for the Limited-edition ’59 Stratocaster NOS’ searing trio of decidedly non-period-correct Hand-wound Texas Special Stratocaster pickups. To continue this guitar’s vintage-meets-modern formula, the Fender Custom Shop outfit this Strat with a chunky ’60s oval “C” AAA flame maple neck topped with a flat-lam rosewood fingerboard in a high-performance 9.5-inch radius. It’s all bookended by charming Fender vintage-style tuners and an expressive Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized tremolo. Countless Strats roll through Sweetwater’s doors, but the Limited-edition ’59 Stratocaster NOS’ seamless marriage of vintage and modern features truly sets it apart from the legions of relic’d Custom Shop 6-strings.
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Overwound Texas special pickups
These overwound Strat pickups supply plenty of midrange chirp, crystal highs, and tight bass. Alnico V magnets and enamel-coated magnet wire create the increased output that demands respect! Throw in a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup for hum canceling in positions 2 and 4, and you're instantly transported back to Austin for a Texas flood.
’60s Oval “C” profile neck
There’s a reason why the “C” profile neck has served as the standard Fender neck shape for decades — it’s simply a great middle-ground neck style that all types of players have come to love. That being said, the “C” has quite a few minor variations, and if you’re a player that likes a slightly chunkier neck, you’ll love the Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’59 Stratocaster NOS’ Oval “C” profile. This profile offers all the comfort of a standard “C,” but with a greater heft to better fill out your hand. Plus, this vintage-style neck is outfitted with a variety of modern appointments: 21 narrow-tall frets in a modern 9.5-inch radius make anything from open chords to high-register bends a breeze.
The Dream Factory
Since its founding in 1987, the Fender Custom Shop has been home to some of the finest luthiers in the world. Whether you’re picking up a vintage callback like this Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’59 Stratocaster NOS or having them build-to-order the Fender of your dreams, the Custom Shop earns its nickname — the Dream Factory — with every masterpiece they create. Custom Shop instruments are made from only the highest-grade, hand-selected materials, including impeccable tonewoods, high-end electronics, and premium hardware.
Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’59 Stratocaster NOS Electric Guitar Features:
- 2-piece select alder body delivers a balanced response with a touch of extra brightness
- Gorgeous AAA flame maple neck topped with a 9.5-inch-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard
- ’60s oval “C” profile gives you a slightly fuller feel than most “C” necks without feeling unwieldy
- 3 hand-wound Texas Special Stratocaster single-coil pickups unleash a hotter, fuller, and more authoritative spin on classic Strat sonics
- Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized tremolo unit and vintage-style tuning machines allow for expressive tremolo action with lock-tight tuning stability
- Factory fresh NOS nitro lacquer finish
