This is the Voodoo Child Strat under a Journeyman Relic nitrocellulose finish: the Jimi Hendrix layout on a right-handed guitar, with light, played-in wear. A reversed headstock, three left-handed hand-wound Custom Shop '69 single-coils with reversed pole piece stagger and a reverse-slanted bridge pickup recreate the way his flipped Strats were set up.
The reversed headstock gives the low E a longer run past the nut, so it feels tighter, and the high E a shorter one, so bends come a little easier. The 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 carries a 3-ply eggshell pickguard, and the tone knobs cover the neck and middle pickups.
Two finishes are offered: Olympic White and Black. For the same guitar in new condition, compare the Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Strat.
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: Journeyman Relic
NECK
Neck Material: 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 or Nickel/Chrome Closet Classic (by finish)
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