FENDER '66 Strat Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aged Lake Placid Blue #CZ564785
Custom Shop electric guitar with nitro finish, quartersawn maple neck and hand-wound '65 single coils
Stratocaster electric guitar from Custom Shop Time Machine series.
Made in the USA, serial number CZ564785
Authentic replica of a '66 Strat with all specifications of the second year of the CBS Era
Blue nitrocellulose lacquer finish, three-ply parchment pickguard
Deluxe Closet Classic Finish with subtle signs of aging on lacquer and hardware
Bolt-on construction with 25.5" scale length (648 mm)
Two-piece alder body
Bolted Quartersawn Maple neck (maple with standing annual rings)
"Round Laminated" rosewood fingerboard with Narrow-Spaced Dot inlays
"1966 C" neck profile
One FenderCustom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Strat Single Coil in neck position
A FenderCustom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Strat RWRP Single Coil in middle position (Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity)
A FenderCustom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Strat single coil in bridge position
Custom Shop "Vintage Modified #2" Wiring with 5-way switch, Master-Volume with ToneSaver Treble bleed, dedicated tone control for the bridge pickup and shared tone control for the neck and middle pickups
Authentic replica of a Strat from the beginning of the CBS Era.
The Fender '66 Strat Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aged Lake Placid Blue combines the authentic specifications of the second vintage of the dazzling CBS Era with subtle modifications that make the guitar an ideal all-rounder for classic and modern styles of funk, rock and Blues. Beneath the Deluxe Closet Classic Nitro finish with subtle signs of aging from an electric guitar nurtured with devoted care over decades comes an alder body with official mid-Sixties shaping, while the bolt-on Quartersawn Maple neck features a comfortable C-profile, the obligatory "Round Laminated" rosewood fingerboard and the large CBS headstock first used in 1966. Hand-wound Custom Shop '65 single coils together with the Custom Shop "Vintage Modified #2" Wiring promise first-class clean and overdrive sounds with authentic vintage chime. naturally completes the FenderCustom Shop the '66 Strat Deluxe Closet Classic with historically accurate Hardware in the form of a Synchronized Tremolo and precise Vintage-Style tuners.
A replica of a Stratocaster from the second year of the CBS Era, the Fender '66 Strat Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aged Lake Placid Blue impresses with authentic vintage sounds and first-class playing characteristics.
The comfortable "1966 C" neck made of maple with standing annual rings is connected to alder body via four screws and a neckplate.
Authentic construction
To get as close as possible to the sound and feel of a 1966 Strat, the FenderCustom store naturally relies on historically authenticated woods and manufacturing methods in the design of the '66 Strat Deluxe Closet Classic. In addition to the alder body, which fits comfortably against the body thanks to the "Contour Body Shapings", the guitar features a bolt-on Quartersawn Maple neck, whose rosewood fingerboard is naturally glued as a "Round Laminated Board" onto the curve provided by the neck. The "1966 C" profile with 9.5" fretboard radius (241 mm), which is not too strong, also promises excellent playing characteristics up to the highest registers.
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Single Coils and the "Vintage Modified #2" Wiring promise high-caliber and varied vintage tones.
Hand-Wound '65 Single Coils with "Vintage Modified #2" Wiring
As pickup for the '66 Deluxe Closet Classic Strat the FenderCustom store chooses three hand-wound '65 single coils. Designed based on the legendary Gray Bottom pickups, the single coils elicit top-notch vintage tones ranging from Clean to overdrive from the guitar amp, responding with lively dynamics to the playing style and perfectly setting off any lick or solo with that signature Fender chime. The RWRP medium single coil, wound and polarized in reverse to the rest of the pickups, prevents unwanted ambient noise in the intermediate positions of the 5-way blade switch here. As part of the "Vintage Modified #2" wiring, the Custom store not only gives the electric guitar itsown tone pot for the bridge pickup and a common one for neck and middle pickup, but also a ToneSaver Treble bleed that preserves the treble when the volume knob is turned back.
On the large CBS headstock, vintage-style tuners keep the '66 Strat Deluxe Closet Classic securely in tune.
Historically accurate hardware
A high-quality hardware setup in historically accurate Vintage-Style completes the '66 Strat Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aged Lake Placid Blue from the FenderCustom Shop. While the Custom Shop Synchronized Tremolo 's buttery-smooth handling invites shimmering vibrato embellishments of melodies and chords, its bent-steel tailpieces promise not only precisely adjusted intonation and string action, but also support for its tradition-conscious tonal character. On the large CBS headstock with the Fender "Transition Logo" designed by Robert Perine, vintage-style tuners also ensure accurate and robust tuning of the electric guitar.
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