Michael Landau is one of the most recorded session players of the last four decades, and the guitar on most of those dates has been "Coma", a 1959 Stratocaster he found already modified in an L.A. shop at 16. It has worn many pickups and bridges over the years, and this Stories collection model recreates it as it is today.
The '59 alder body wears a satin nitrocellulose lacquer in Coma Red, and it keeps the Floyd Rose route from one of Coma's earlier lives. Pickups are custom ML Ultra Noiseless single-coils at neck and middle with a custom ML CuNiFe Wide-Range humbucker at the bridge, the second tone knob dedicated to the bridge.
The custom C neck has a slab rosewood board on a 7.25" radius with narrow tall frets. The vintage-style synchronized tremolo has bent steel saddles, the tuners are ClassicGear, and the 4-bolt neck plate carries Coma artwork and a serial number. It comes in a navy blue case with brown ends and a Coma-embroidered gold interior, with a sticker set and strap.
Made in the USA, right-handed. The same Stories collection includes the Eric Johnson 1954 Virginia Stratocaster and the Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish with Gloss Headstock Face
Neck Shape: Custom "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot - 7 mm
Side Dots: White Pearloid
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom ML CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucker
Middle Pickup: Custom ML Ultra Noiseless Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom ML Ultra Noiseless Single-Coil Strat
Pickup Configuration: HSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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 Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender ClassicGear
Tremolo Arm: Screw-In
Pickup Covers: Aged White
Control Knobs: Black Stratocaster-Style Skirt
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
CASE
Case: Vintage-Style Navy Blue with Brown Ends (Gold Interior with Coma Embroidery)