{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-1956-hardtail-stratocaster-heavy-relic","title":"Fender Custom Shop 1956 Hardtail Stratocaster Heavy Relic","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mid-'50s Stratocaster without the vibrato. The strings run through the body into a 6-saddle hardtail bridge with bent steel saddles, so there are no springs to stretch or settle and string changes stay quick. The rest is 1956: a 2-piece select alder body with an offset seam, a maple neck and fingerboard, and three Custom Shop Hand-Wound '56 Single-Coil Strat pickups with the middle one reverse-wound and reverse-polarity, so positions 2 and 4 cancel hum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heavy Relic aging is the deep end of the scale: worn-through lacquer, checking and the look of decades of gigs. The 7.25\" to 9.5\" compound radius feels vintage round down low and flatter up the neck, and the Jescar Vintage frets keep the narrow, low feel of the period. Tone 1 works the neck pickup and Tone 2 the middle, as on the originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the vibrato back, the 1957 Stratocaster Heavy Relic is the closest match. The Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat and Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Strat take the same fixed-bridge idea with a cleaner, as-new finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinishes are Black, Faded Blue Ice Metallic and Super Aged Lake Placid Blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBODY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry of Origin: USA\u003cbr\u003eBody Material: 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam\u003cbr\u003eBody Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eBody Shape: Stratocaster\u003cbr\u003ePickguard: 1-Ply Parchment\u003cbr\u003eAging: Heavy Relic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNECK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeck Material: Maple\u003cbr\u003eNeck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eNeck Shape: 1960 Oval \"C\"\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Radius: 7.25\" to 9.5\" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Material: 1-Piece Maple Neck\u003cbr\u003ePosition Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25\"\u003cbr\u003eSide Dots: Black\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Frets: 21\u003cbr\u003eFret Size: Jescar Vintage (45085)\u003cbr\u003eTruss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust\u003cbr\u003eNut Material: Bone\u003cbr\u003eNut Width: 1.650\" (42 mm)\u003cbr\u003eScale Length: 25.5\" (648 mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELECTRONICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '56 Single-Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '56 Single-Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003eNeck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '56 Single-Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003ePickup Configuration: Single Coil\u003cbr\u003eControls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)\u003cbr\u003eSwitching: 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHARDWARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles\u003cbr\u003eHardware Finish: Nickel\/Chrome\u003cbr\u003eTuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo\u003cbr\u003eTremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm\u003cbr\u003eControl Knobs: White Plastic\u003cbr\u003eStrings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase: Deluxe Hardshell\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Fender Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":47766496706644,"sku":"9235700225","price":6775.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Faded Blue Ice Metallic","offer_id":47766496739412,"sku":"9235700224","price":6775.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Super Aged Lake Placid Blue","offer_id":47766496772180,"sku":"9235700223","price":6775.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/1220\/7188\/files\/CZ588839-9235700225_fcs_ins_frt_1_rr_sq.jpg?v=1791262766","url":"https:\/\/lauzonmusic.com\/products\/fender-custom-shop-1956-hardtail-stratocaster-heavy-relic","provider":"Lauzon Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}