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ARTIST SERIES
PERFECTED FOR THE LEGENDS

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THE WORLD’S GREATEST ARTISTS HAVE COME TO THE FENDER CUSTOM SHOP FOR DECADES IN SEARCH OF THEIR PERFECT INSTRUMENTS. A WONDERFUL RESULT OF THIS IS THAT WE CAN CONSEQUENTLY OFFER THE SAME ARTIST INSTRUMENTS TO YOU, BUILT IN THE SAME SHOP BY THE SAME SKILLED CRAFTSMEN.
JEFF BECK
"AS LONG AS THERE'S SOMETHING ORIGINAL GOING ON, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS."
FROM HIS BLISTERING BRITISH INVASION BEGINNINGS THROUGH HIS AMAZINGLY VARIED SOLO CAREER AND RIGHT UP TO TODAY, JEFF BECK HAS MADE THE STRATOCASTER® GUITAR AN INTEGRAL PART OF HIS SIGNATURE SOUND. THE JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER FEATURES A THINNER C-SHAPED MAPLE NECK WITH A ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD AND A CONTOURED HEEL FOR EASIER ACCESS TO THE HIGHER REGISTERS. FURTHER, IT’S “WIRED” WITH DUAL CERAMIC NOISELESS™ PICKUPS AND HAS A TWO-POINT SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO WITH STAINLESS STEEL SADDLES, LSR ROLLER NUT, AGED KNOBS AND PICKUP COVERS, AND BECK’S SIGNATURE ON THE HEADSTOCK.

JEFF BECK
SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER®


Neck Material:
Neck Shape:
Scale Length:
Fingerboard Radius:
Number of Frets:
Fret Size:
String Nut:
Nut Width:
Neck Plate:
Neck Finish:
Fingerboard:
Position Inlays:
Maple
Thin "C"
25.5" (648 mm)
9.5" (241 mm)
22
Medium Jumbo
LSR Roller
1.6875" (42.86 mm)
4-Bolt Serialized
Satin Urethane
Rosewood
White Dot

NECK

HARDWARE
6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Vintage-Style
Right-Hand
1-Ply Gold Anodized
White Plastic
Bridge:
Tuning Machines:
Orientation:
Pickguard:
Control Knobs:

ELECTRONIC
Bridge Pickup:
Neck Pickup:
Middle Pickup:
Controls:
Pickup Switching:
Pickup Configuration:
Dual-Coil Ceramic Noiseless™
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Stratocaster®
Select Alder
Urethane
Body Shape:
Body Material:
Body Finish:

BODY
SSS
ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD, OLYMPIC WHITE
#0150083805


MISCELLANEOUS

ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD, SURF GREEN
#0150083857
Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Thinner "C" Shape Maple Neck, Contoured Heel for Easier Access to Upper Frets, LSR Roller Nut, Aged Knobs and Pickup Covers, Jeff Beck's Signature on Headstock
Deluxe Black Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, Custom Shop 4-Pack of Picks, Certificate of Authenticity, Polishing Cloth

DAVID GILMOUR
SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER®

Neck Material:
Neck Shape:
Scale Length:
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String Nut:
Nut Width:
Neck Plate:
Neck Finish:
Fingerboard:
Position Inlays:
Maple
1983 Thin-Shouldered "C" (.790" to .870" Taper)
25.5" (648 mm)
7.25" (184.1 mm)
21
Vintage-Style
Synthetic Bone
1.675" (42.5 mm)
4-Bolt Serialized
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Maple
Black Dot

NECK

HARDWARE
American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Custom Beveled Tremolo Block and Shortened
Tremolo Arm
Vintage-Style
Right-Hand
1-Ply Black
Parchment Plastic
Bridge:
Tuning Machines:
Orientation:
Pickguard:
Control Knobs:

ELECTRONIC
Bridge Pickup:
Neck Pickup:
Middle Pickup:
Controls:
Pickup Switching:
Pickup Configuration:
Seymour Duncan® SSL-5 Single-Coil Strat
Custom-Wound Single-Coil Strat
Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup

MISCELLANEOUS
Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Thin-Shouldered "C" Neck Shape Duplicated from David's 1983 U.S. Vintage '57 Strat®; Neck, Custom Shortened Tremolo Arm, Custom Beveled Tremolo Block, No Back Tremolo Cover Plate, Black Dot Position Inlays (Narrow Spacing), Aged White Pickup Covers, Aged Parchment Control Knobs Covers, A Faithful Re-creation of David's Infamous "Black Strat", The First 500 Sold in Either Finish Option will Include a Limited Edition, Signed Copy of "The Black Strat" Book, Autographed by the Author, David's Long-Standing Guitar Tech, Phil Taylor.
Hardshell Case, Evidence Audio™ High-End Guitar Cable, Custom Leather Strap, GHS® DG Boomers Strings, David Gilmour's Three Disc "Live In Gdansk" CD/DVD Package, Copy of Phil Taylor's "The Black Strat" Book, Polishing Cloth
Strings:
Unique Features:
Included Accessories:
Stratocaster®
Select Alder
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape:
Body Material:
Body Finish:

BODY
SSS
NOS MAPLE FINGERBOARD, BLACK



#0150068806
#0150069806
RELIC® MAPLE FINGERBOARD, BLACK
Strings:
Unique Features:
Included Accessories:

DAVID GILMOUR AND THE FENDER CUSTOM SHOP ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO RELEASE ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GUITARS EVER - THE DAVID GILMOUR SIGNATURE SERIES STRATOCASTER®. GILMOUR’S FAMOUS “BLACK STRAT®” GUITAR WAS A CORNERSTONE OF THE PINK FLOYD SOUND; FEATURED EXTENSIVELY ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, WISH YOU WERE HERE, ANIMALS, THE WALL AND HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2006 SOLO EFFORT, ON AN ISLAND. THE FENDER CUSTOM SHOP WORKED CLOSELY WITH GILMOUR AND HIS LONGTIME GUITAR TECHNICIAN, PHIL TAYLOR, TO CREATE HIS SIGNATURE MODEL, A REPRODUCTION OF THE BLACK STRAT COMPLETE WITH ITS UNMISTAKABLE LOOK, SOUND AND FEEL. FEATURING A BLACK NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER FINISH, ALDER BODY WITH BLACK PICKGUARD, ONE-PIECE MAPLE NECK, CUSTOM PICKUPS, AND GILMOUR’S OWN DISTINCTIVE ELECTRONICS AND SHORTENED VINTAGE TREMOLO ARM, THE DAVID GILMOUR SIGNATURE SERIES STRATOCASTER IS AS BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL AND INDIVIDUAL AS GILMOUR’S PLAYING. ADDITIONALLY, THE GUITAR COMES WITH A CUSTOM CASE, EVIDENCE AUDIO™ HIGH-END GUITAR CABLE, GILMOUR’S THREE-DISC LIVE IN GDANSK CD/DVD PACKAGE, AND A COPY OF TAYLOR’S BOOK, THE BLACK STRAT.
"EVERYTHING IN MODERATION - THAT'S WHAT I LIVE BY."
DAVID GILMOUR

BUILT TO CLAPTON’S SPECS, THE CUSTOM SHOP ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER® GUITAR FEATURES AN ALDER BODY, SPECIAL SOFT V-SHAPED MAPLE NECK, THREE VINTAGE NOISELESS™ PICKUPS, BLOCKED TREMOLO AND CLAPTON’S SIGNATURE ON THE HEADSTOCK.
"RISK IS TRYING TO CONTROL SOMETHING YOU ARE POWERLESS OVER."
ERIC CLAPTON

ERIC CLAPTON
SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER®

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Neck Shape:
Scale Length:
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Number of Frets:
Fret Size:
String Nut:
Nut Width:
Neck Plate:
Neck Finish:
Fingerboard:
Position Inlays:
Maple
Soft "V"
25.5" (648 mm)
9.5" (241 mm)
22
Vintage-Style
Synthetic Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
4-Bolt Serialized
Satin Urethane
Maple
Black Dot

NECK

HARDWARE
Blocked American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Vintage-Style
Right-Hand
1-Ply Gold Anodized
White Plastic
Bridge:
Tuning Machines:
Orientation:
Pickguard:
Control Knobs:

ELECTRONIC
Bridge Pickup:
Neck Pickup:
Middle Pickup:
Controls:
Pickup Switching:
Pickup Configuration:
Special Electronics:
Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat
Master Volume, Tone 1. Master TBX™ Tone Control, Tone 2. Master Active Mid Boost
(0-25dB). Mid boost kit
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Stratocaster®
Select Alder
Urethane
Body Shape:
Body Material:
Body Finish:

BODY
SSS
TBX™ Tone Circuit
MAPLE FINGERBOARD, BLACK
#0150082806
MISCELLANEOUS


Strings:
Unique Features:
Included Accessories:
Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Special Soft "V" Shape Neck, Blocked Tremolo, Active Mid-Boost Circuit, Eric Clapton's Signature on Headstock
Vintage Tweed Case, Strap, Cable, Custom Shop Picks, Certificate of Authenticity, Polishing Cloth
WORLD-RENOWNED SESSION ACE MICHAEL LANDAU HAS PLAYED ON HUNDREDS OF ALBUMS SINCE THE EARLY 1980S, WITH ARTISTS AS VARIED AS JONI MITCHELL, SEAL, MICHAEL JACKSON, JAMES TAYLOR, B.B. KING, PINK FLOYD AND MILES DAVIS, TO NAME ONLY A FEW. HE HAS ALSO FRONTED SEVERAL BANDS, INCLUDING THE RAGING HONKIES, BURNING WATER AND, MORE RECENTLY, RENEGADE CREATION WITH ROBBEN FORD. WITH HIS OWN GROUP, HE CONTINUES TO RAISE THE BAR IN ELECTRIC JAZZ, INSTRUMENTAL AND ROCK GUITAR.
THE FENDER CUSTOM SHOP ARTIST COLLECTION MICHAEL LANDAU SIGNATURE 1963 RELIC STRATOCASTER IS BASED ON LANDAU’S 1963 STRATOCASTER, WITH A HAND-SELECTED LIGHTWEIGHT ALDER BODY, SPECIAL "CUSTOM OVAL C" NECK PROFILE, CUSTOM HAND-WOUND PICKUPS AND WIRING, AND A WORN FIESTA RED OVER THREE-COLOR SUNBURST NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER FINISH. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE A ROUND-LAMINATED DARK ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD WITH A 7.25" RADIUS AND 6105 FRETS, PERIOD-CORRECT SMALL HEADSTOCK, FIVE-WAY PICKUP SWITCHING, AND CUSTOM VINTAGE-STYLE TREMOLO BRIDGE. THE GUITAR COMES WITH A CASE, STRAP AND FENDER CUSTOM SHOP CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
MICHAEL LANDAU

MICHAEL LANDAU
SIGNATURE 1963 RELIC STRATOCASTER®

Neck Material:
Neck Shape:
Scale Length:
Fingerboard Radius:
Number of Frets:
Fret Size:
String Nut:
Nut Width:
Neck Plate:
Neck Finish:
Fingerboard:
Position Inlays:
Maple
Thin "C"
25.5" (648 mm)
7.25" (184.1 mm)
21
Narrow Jumbo
Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
4-Bolt Custom
Nitrocellulose Lacqueratin Round-Laminated Rosewood
White Dot

NECK

HARDWARE
6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Vintage-Style
Right-Hand
3-Ply Mint Green
Aged White Plastic
Bridge:
Tuning Machines:
Orientation:
Pickguard:
Control Knobs:

ELECTRONIC
Bridge Pickup:
Neck Pickup:
Middle Pickup:
Controls:
Pickup Switching:
Pickup Configuration:
Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Stratocaster®
Select Lightweight Alder
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape:
Body Material:
Body Finish:

BODY
SSS
ROUND-LAMINATED ROSEWOOD, FIESTA RED OVER 3-COLOR SUNBURST
#1552400140
MISCELLANEOUS

Fender® USA 250L, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
Case, Cable, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity

Strings:
Unique Features:
JEFF BECK
DAVID GILMOUR
ERIC CLAPTON
MICHAEL LANDAU

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