Chattanooga, TN, United States
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Team Built at the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, California, dated 5/11/2011. Serial R58385. Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mike Eldred, Director of the Custom Shop.Fiesta Red over alder, with a one-piece maple neck. It is the most-wanted color the Custom Shop offers and arguably the best it has ever looked on a Strat.The aging is why you buy this one. Fifteen years on, the Closet Classic nitro has checked evenly across the entire finish — fine, tight lines over the whole body, not a patch here and a patch there. There is no wear-through anywhere. Hardware has the light, even patina that comes with the tier. This is what a carefully kept mid-'50s Strat actually looks like -- you can't buy it new or rush it.One thing to know about the spec: this is the player-appointed build, not the vintage-correct one. 9.5" fingerboard radius and medium jumbo frets rather than 7.25" and vintage wire. The original Music Zoo sales receipt confirms it — part number 9231002483, "56 STRAT CC 9.5-MJ – FRD." If you want mid-'50s looks and feel with a neck you can actually bend above the 12th fret, this is the combination. If you are after strict vintage spec, this is not that guitar, and I would rather you know now.SpecificationsTwo-piece alder body, nitrocellulose lacquer, Faded Aged Fiesta RedOne-piece maple neck, integral maple fingerboard9.5" fingerboard radius21 medium jumbo fretsBone nut25.5" scale5-way switch, master volume, two-toneCustom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tunersCloset Classic aging packageConditionPlayed and cared for, not displayed and not abused. Even light nitro checking throughout, light hardware patina, no wear-through.Honest disclosure: there is cable swirl on the lower bout near the jack plate and a scratch through the finish in that area, from years of a cable hanging against it. Photographed clearly below. It is the one real flaw on the guitar.Otherwise: no cracks, no breaks, no repairs, no modifications, no headstock damage, no fret issues, no electronic issues. All original. Everything works exactly as it should.IncludedOriginal tweed G&G hardshell caseCertificate of Authenticity, signed by Mike EldredOriginal Fender Custom Shop build tag (serial and inspection stamps intact)Fender Custom Shop Time Machine Series hang tagSpare aged switch tipFender medium pickOriginal 2011 dated sales receipt from The Music ZooTREMOLO ARMDocumented from original retail purchase forward: build tag, COA, and dealer receipt all carry serial R58385.Shipped fully insured in the original case, double-boxed, strings detuned. Ships within one business day of cleared payment. Questions and reasonable offers welcome.
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