Up for sale, a 2022 Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1957 Stratocaster Wildwood 10 Relic Ready in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case, COA, hangtags, and case candy. This limited run Custom Shop model was available through a single dealer (Wildwood Guitars), with unique features including a soft V-shaped neck profile, 10 fretboard radius, 6105 narrow/tall fretwire, and a Relic-Ready Faded Lake Placid Blue thin skin nitro lacquer finish.
Weighing 7lbs 5oz, tonewoods include an alder body and a one-piece 5/4 quartersawn maple neck. The guitar is currently loaded with a set of Rocketfire single coils (original pickups included), a boutique set designed to faithfully recreate the classic Strat tonalities Fenders golden age. The neck pickup is round and bell-like, and the bridge pickup provides a clear bounce and sparkle, with a RWRP middle pickup for hum-cancelling snap and quack at the “in-between” positions on the five-way switch. This Custom Shop Limited Edition 1957 Stratocaster Wildwood 10 Relic Ready has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: 5/4 quartersawn maple
-Shape: 57-style soft V, measuring .865 1st fret, .999 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 10 radius, dot inlays
-Frets: 6105 narrow/tall, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2
-Nut: 1.650, bone
-Tuners: Fender Deluxe single line, Kluson-style
-Serialization: R-prefix on neckplate
-Factory Markings: Custom Shop Limited Edition chevron on back of headstock
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Rocketfire single coil x3 (replacement, baseplate stickers date to 2025), Custom Shop Handwound WW10 single coils included (baseplates dated 9-14-22)
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to the 31st week of 2022, Fender paper-in-oil tone cap
-Hardware: Synchronized Tremolo, jack cup
-Plastics: One-ply parchment pickguard, knobs
The thin skin Faded Lake Placid Blue nitro lacquer gloss finish is designed for both maximum natural resonance and to age and wear more easily. This is a very clean instrument, with just a scant few tiny marks on the body, while the gloss nitro lacquer finish on the neck profile is immaculate.
The original G&G hardshell case is included, along with the COA, hangtags, case candy, and stock Custom Shop pickups.
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