This is Stevie Ray Vaughan's signature Stratocaster with the miles already on it: a Relic nitro finish in Faded 3-Color Sunburst over a two-piece select alder body, paired with Closet Classic hardware that shows light age rather than heavy wear. SRV co-designed the model before his death in 1990, working from his own heavily modified Strat.
The neck is tinted rift sawn maple with the Special SRV Oval "C" carve, slightly thinner on the treble side to help with bends, over a 12" radius rosewood board with jumbo frets and a bone nut. Three Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special single-coils, hot and high-output, run through a five-way blade, with gold hardware and vintage white covers and knobs.
The Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster NOS is the same design in a fresh finish that wears in as you play it. For his brother's take on a Texas Strat, look at the Jimmie Vaughan Stratocaster.
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 Black
Aging: Relic with Closet Classic Hardware
NECK
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Special SRV Oval "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Micarta Dot - 0.25"
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jumbo
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special 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: Gold
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
Pickup Covers: Vintage White
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell



