Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Roasted Stratocaster Special NOS Electric Guitar, Aged Pewter

Serial: CZ580552

Weight: 3.4kgs

Brandishing a premium pairing of roasted tonewoods, the Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition Roasted Stratocaster Special NOS guides the time-tested ’50s Stratocaster formula through a choice set of modern detours. First off, this guitar’s 2-piece alder body and chunky large “C” quarter-sawn maple neck are both roasted — a process that dramatically reduces moisture content, resulting in lighter weight and a more resonant response.

The flat-lam rosewood fingerboard’s 9.5-inch radius and 21 narrow-tall frets then supplies you with a slick feel for smooth, supple bends from the first fret all the way up to the 21st. Under the hood, a trio of Custom Shop hand-wound Fat ’50s Stratocaster pickups embolden the clear, bell-like snap of the Strat’s first decade with a thicker and more authoritative voice.

It’s all bookended by classic vintage-style Fender tuning machines and a Custom Shop Vintage Synchronised Tremolo unit. For the guitarist hunting after a factory-fresh Strat that merges vintage-style tone with modern performance, you’d be hard-pressed to beat the Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition Roasted Stratocaster Special NOS.