Jimi Hendrix played right-handed Strats flipped over and restrung left-handed. The Voodoo Child Strat brings that layout to a right-handed guitar: a reversed headstock, three left-handed hand-wound Custom Shop '69 single-coils with reversed pole piece stagger, and the bridge pickup slanted the opposite way, as it would sit on a flipped guitar.
The reversed headstock changes the feel. The low E has a longer run past the nut, so it feels tighter, and the high E has a shorter one, so bends come a little easier. The flat sawn maple neck has a 1966 oval "C" carve, a 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall 6105 frets and a heel adjust truss rod. The two-piece select alder body is in NOS nitrocellulose lacquer with a 3-ply eggshell pickguard. Note the tone knobs cover the neck and middle pickups, with the bridge left open.
Two finishes are offered: Olympic White and Black. For the same guitar with played-in wear, look at the Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Strat Journeyman Relic.
The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Eggshell
Aging: NOS
NECK
Neck Material: Flat Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1966 Oval "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Switching: 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
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
Pickup Covers: Vintage White
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell