Fender custom shop 1963 Stratocaster OWT MBVVT Heavy Relic Masterbuilt Vince Van Trigt
Product information "Fender custom shop 1963 Stratocaster OWT MBVVT Heavy Relic Masterbuilt Vince Van Trigt"
In 1954 the Fender Stratocaster finally hit the market after a long development period. The instrument looked like no guitar before it: the body was curvier and more fluid than the Telecaster's and aimed to increase playing comfort, the new headstock recalled the old Bigsby headstocks a little, the jack was elegantly recessed into the body side instead of on the top, and the Strat was equipped with three single-coil pickups. The guitar originally featured an ash body and a bolt-on maple neck and was initially only available in 2-Colour Sunburst or White Blonde finishes. At first it wasn't a bestseller, but gradually the Strat became more and more popular and turned into a firm part of music history.
Initially the Stratocaster was only available in the two colours mentioned above, but from 1957 the first custom colours were introduced, allowing customers to order a more colourful guitar for an extra charge. In 1959 the Strat, together with the Telecaster, received a facelift: bodies were now made from alder and the maple necks were fitted with rosewood fretboards, which produced a warmer overall tone. New colours were also added to the existing custom colours.
The Fender Custom Shop has set itself the task of studying the high-quality vintage Stratocasters of the past and reproducing them down to the smallest detail. Here we have a very special Custom Shop one-off for you, modelled on a Stratocaster from Fender's heyday:
The Fender Custom Shop 1963 Stratocaster OWT MBAH Heavy Relic Masterbuilt Andy Hicks is a classic ST-style electric guitar with a two-piece alder body. Alder has been used on original Stratocaster guitars since the late 1950s and provides the basis for the perfect vintage sound. The body wood was hand-selected to ensure a particularly light weight and thus improve playing comfort. The aged maple neck with rosewood fretboard is shaped in a Mid '60s-style Oval C profile and features a 9.5" fretboard radius, offering the perfect compromise between vintage feel and modern comfort. The guitar is fitted with a classic S-S-S pickup configuration of three Fender Custom Shop Handwound 60/63 Strat single coils. Further appointments include Fender Vintage-style tuners, Aged White knobs, a Fender American Vintage tremolo and a three-ply mint green pickguard.
This model is finished in classic Olympic White. The thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish allows the wood to resonate particularly well and ensures the finish ages beautifully. The most extreme of Fender's relic levels, Heavy Relic, conjures the spirit of the most played-in and worn Fender instruments in history. If you want a guitar that looks like it has been by your side since the beginnings of rock 'n' roll, this is the right finish for you.
The Fender Custom Shop 1963 Stratocaster OWT MBAH Heavy Relic Masterbuilt Andy Hicks is delivered with a certificate of authenticity in a luxurious original Fender Custom Shop case with cream-coloured Tolex and black interior lining, allowing you to transport your new dream guitar safely and protect it from external influences.
- Aging: Heavy Relic
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Shape: ST-Style
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Bridge / Tremolo: Fender American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover
- Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Handwound 60/63 Strat
- Color/ Finish: Olympic White
- Colour: White
- Controls: 1x volume, 2x tone
- Country of Origin: USA
- Custom shop: yes
- Factory Stringing: Fender Nickel Plated Steel
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Fretboard Inlays: White Dot
- Fretboard radius: 9,5"
- Fret material: Nickel silver
- Frets: 21
- Fret size: Narrow Tall
- Hardware: Aged Nickel
- Includes: Original Fender case, certificate
- Masterbuilder: Andy Hicks
- Middle Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Handwound 60/63 Strat RWRP
- Neck: Ahorn Quartersawn
- Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Handwound 60/63 Strat
- Neck Profile: '60s Style Oval "C" (0.790" - 0.930")
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Neck finish: High Gloss
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut material: Bone
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint
- Pickup Configuration: S-S-S (3x Single Coil)
- Pickup Cover: Aged White
- Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
- Pickup type: passive
- Pot Caps: Aged White
- Scale: 25" (635 - 659 mm)
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Serial number: R140237
- Signature Model: no
- Special Features: Entlackte Halsrückseite
- Strings: 6 string
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Technology: Solid Body
- Translation: 1:14
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage-Style
- Weight: 3,40 kg
To make a Fender instrument available to everyone, they are offered in different price ranges. The subsidiary Squier sells affordable, Far East-made models built to original specifications with Fender know-how in the background. An affordable, "real" Fender can be found in the series made in Mexico. The classic original Fender instruments, such as the American Pro series, are made in the USA. For lovers of hand-built instruments and guitars with vintage flair there is the Fender Custom Shop, where you can even have a guitar built completely to your own specifications.
But Fender is not only known and appreciated for its instruments, it is also famous for various amplifiers such as the Deluxe Reverb, the Princeton, the Champion, the Blues Junior and the Fender Rumble bass amp range. Fender now also offers a wide range of guitar accessories like strings, picks, cables, straps, cases, tuners and care products, as well as spare parts and pickups, plus accessories and merchandising. You can of course find all of this at the music shop you trust – session in Frankfurt and Walldorf!
