Fender Custom Shop Masterbulit 1961 Stratocaster Relic Paul Waller

Made in USA 2016

Serial Number R87482

Another amazing Masterbuilt ’61 Relic Stratocaster by one of Fender’s Legendary Master Builders Paul Waller. Featuring a very resonant Alder body and a super playing Rif sawn Maple neck and a great relic’d Sunburst finish. Very dark Rosewood compound 9.5″-12″ radius fretboard on the 65 Strat C profile. The guitar has a great feel, superb tones and plays as good as it looks! The guitar has just been serviced and setup with 10’s. Overall in fantastic condition, all original, complete with case candy, shop floor traveller and COA.

Paul Waller is a Southern California native with woodworking and luthiery in his blood. He built his first guitar at age 14 in his high school woodshop, joined a cabinet shop right out of high school and, after a stint at a small Southern California guitar maker, enrolled at the acclaimed Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, from which he graduated in spring of 2000.

Waller joined Fender in 2003. He spent two years working closely with master arch-top craftsman Bob Benedetto, and became steeped in the many facets of building techniques from all the Custom Shop’s Master Builders. After an extensive seven-year apprenticeship, Waller became a Master Builder in 2010.

His Fender Custom Shop work includes bass guitars for U2’s Adam Clayton, a custom Thinline Telecaster for U2 vocalist Bono, Telecaster guitars for the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards and co-work on a Stratocaster for fellow Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, Stratocaster guitars for Buddy Guy, the Nile Rodgers “Hitmaker” Stratocaster, and a custom double-neck Jazzmaster for Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen.

Specs:
• Model: ’61 Stratocaster Reissue
• Finish: Relic – Three-Tone Sunburst, Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body: Alder
• Neck: Maple Rif Sawn
• Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood (9mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Frets: 21 Jumbo (Jescar 6150)
• Radius: 9.5"-12"  Compound
• Neck Profile: ’65 Oval “C” (.820" at 1st fret / .974" at 12th fret)
• Nut: Bone (1.650")
• Pickups: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat 60's Set
• Controls: Volume, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle), Tone 2 (Bridge), 5-Way Selector
• Wiring: Modern Strat Wiring
• Bridge: Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
• Tuners: Vintage Fender Logo Nickel
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Hardware: Aged Nickel / Chrome
• Case: Fender Custom Shop Brown Tolex Hard Case
• Country: USA
• Year: 2016