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Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst

Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat

Pre-orderFender Custom Shop part 9235001541

4.8★ average Google rating

$6,525 CAD

Finish: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst

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Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

The hardtail Strat, with no tremolo, was the rarer choice in the '50s, and the Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat recreates one. A two-piece select ash body, a one-piece rift sawn maple neck and three Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat pickups on a 6-saddle hardtail bridge with "Pat. Pend." saddles.

The 1954 "U" carve is a full, rounded neck. The 7.25" to 9.5" compound radius is rounder near the nut for chords and flatter up the neck, so bends are less likely to fret out, and the frets are Jescar Medium Vintage (47095). With no tremolo there are no springs to balance, so string changes and alternate tunings are simpler. Tone controls work on the neck and middle pickups, and the pickguard is single-ply eggshell.

For the same year with a tremolo, look at the Vintage Custom 1955 Stratocaster. The 1956 Hardtail Stratocaster Heavy Relic is a well-worn hardtail, and the Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Strat moves to alder and rosewood.

It comes in Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst and Aged White Blonde, both with a one-piece maple neck.

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 Ash
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
Aging: Time Capsule

NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Maple Neck
Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
Side Dots: Black
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 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 Hardtail with "Pat. Pend." Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
Control Knobs: Eggshell
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.