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Fender Custom Shop 69 Strat Reissue 1997
Guitar description
Very unusual to see these early custom shop re issues and this one is a real find. A superb reissue of a 1969 Stratocaster in a gorgeous three tone sunburst. This guitar was made in the days before the Relics had become the dominant sellers in the custom shop range and represents the fine quality of the custom shop at the time. This one is extremely authentic with a vintage radius and frets, a period correct three tone sunburst finish and laminated rosewood board. It's lovely to come accross one of these in such fine condition with the original case and all the candy including the certificate. Hugely playable with the very comfortable 69 neck shape and it sounds incredible. A perfect example of the Hendrix era spec and certainly a future collectors item.
Guitar specification
| Country of manufacture | USA |
|---|---|
| Fret board radius | 7 |
| Body | Alder 2 Piece |
| Candy | Mostly present inc cert |
| Case | Original case |
| Frets | Vintage |
| Neck | Maple / Rosewood |
| Neck shape | 69 D |
| Number of frets | 21 |
| Pickups | CS 69s |
| Neck depth @ 12th fret | 24.1mm |
| Neck width @ 12th fret | 51.88mm |
| String action (low E, 12th fret) | 1.75mm |
| String action (high E, 12th fret) | 1.5mm |
| Nut slot depth | 22.08mm |
| Nut width | 41.66mm |
Guitar condition
Incredible condition for a 25 year old guitar. A few nicks and marks but very clean and has had very little use.
What did we do?
- Action setup and string-height adjustment
- Cleaned
- Fret dress and polish
- Fret level
- New strings
- Nut lubrication
- Strip-down authenticity check
- Tremolo balance setup
- Truss-rod adjustment
- New strings — D'Addario EXL120-10P 9-42
Gallery uses 6 preserved photographs selected in backup filename order from the 40-image backup.
