Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition Roasted Stratocaster Special NOS Electric Guitar - Aged Pewter

Retro Looks and Roasted Tonewoods 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 Synchronized Tremolo unit. For the guitarist