124 Carats and a cloud of Yuriy Shishkov master-built magic dust! The Fender Custom Shop Hermitage jeweled Stratocaster exists in her own fabled stratosphere: 556 diamonds + 281 emeralds+ 100 rubies + 70 sapphires + 75 feet of 18-karat gold fretwire set by hand = 1 mind-blowing master-built guitar, 1007 natural gems strong, done in an Old World European finish that creates a fairy-dust glow and fortifies the beast the way old rifle barrels were prepared to withstand drastic climate changes. Enter the mind of Shishkov. The year is 2014. Celebrate Fender’s 60th anniversary with the bejeweled six-string spectacle. Celebrate the 260th anniversary of The Hermitage, one of the world’s oldest and largest museums, created by Catherine The Great in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1754.
“There simply is no greater museum in the world,” Shishkov says in no uncertain terms, citing the palace as his great artistic influence, in his birthplace, as a child growing up in Russia, being exposed to the world’s greatest art in one glorious, gleaming, monolithic setting.
The Hermitage Stratocaster features a stunning, supple AAA Koa neck and stands as the rich, hearty AAAA Claro Walnut/AAAA Koa amalgamation of Shishkov, the marvelous, trailblazing mad scientist of the Fender Custom Shop. All stones are natural and highest grade. All six-figure works by Shishkov are supernatural and untamed.
- Model: Fender Custom Shop 2014 NAMM Prestige Hermitage Straocaster Masterbuit by Yuriy Shishkov
- Builder: Yuriy Shishkov
- Year: 2014
- Body Type: Solid Body
- Finish Color: Natural
- Scale Length: 25.5
- Frets: 21
- Inlays: 18 Karat Gold Wire Inlay,Hand Inlayed Diamond,Emerald,Sapphire and Rubies
- Case: Rock Hard Road / Flight Case
- Weight: 8.95
