Case/Gig Bag
Deluxe Hardshell
Included Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Limited Edition Masterbuilt John Frusciante Stratocaster®
Limited Edition Masterbuilt John Frusciante Stratocaster®
Limited Edition Masterbuilt John Frusciante Stratocaster®
Details
Summary
Overview
After joining the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988 at the age of 18, John Frusciante was quickly embraced by fans thanks to his unique blend of intricate, funky, soulful playing and unmistakable tone. Over the next three decades, Frusciante’s 1962 Sunburst Stratocaster® became his go-to guitar.
For this limited run, Fender Custom Shop Senior Masterbuilder Paul Waller painstakingly replicated this cherished guitar—from the faded and beautifully aged lacquer finish down to the heavily worn body contours. All the dings, dents and scars that cover this infamous Strat® give players the feeling of holding a true piece of rock and roll history in the palms of their hands.
The highly-resonant, select two-piece alder body, early-‘60s “C” profile rift-sawn maple neck and slab rosewood fingerboard are perfect examples of prized golden era Stratocaster® appointments. The combination of those quintessential pre-CBS specs and the trio of Abigail Ybarra Hand-Wound Stratocaster® pickups, with an Ilitch Electronics Hum-Canceling system, gives players the same warm, clear and expressive tones that are the foundation in Frusciante’s signature sound.
Other premium features include 7.25" (184.1 mm) radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, Vintage Strat® wiring, 5-way switch, vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuners, bone nut, wing string tree with metal spacer and certificate of authenticity.
Accessories
Body
Body
2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material
2-Piece Select Alder
Body Shape
Stratocaster®
Body Style
Solid Body
Electronics
Bridge Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Abigail Ybarra ’60s Strat®
Controls
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Middle Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Abigail Ybarra ’60s Strat®
Neck Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Abigail Ybarra ’60s Strat®
Pickup Configuration
SSS
Potentiometers
250K 10% Taper Split
Switching
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
General
Color
3-Color Sunburst
Orientation
Right-Hand
Product Name
Limited Edition Masterbuilt John Frusciante Stratocaster®
Series
Limited Edition
Hardware
Bridge
6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Control Knobs
Aged White Plastic
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Neck Plate
4-Bolt Serialized
Pickguard
3-Ply Mint Green
Pickup Covers
Aged White
String Trees
American Vintage '59-'64
Strings
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Switch Tip
Aged White
Tremolo Arm
Vintage Upgraded '60s
Tuning Machines
Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Measurements
Fret Size
Narrow Tall (6105)
Headstock Thickness
0.540"
Scale Length
25.5" (648 mm)
Neck
Fingerboard Material
3A Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
7.25" (184.1 mm)
Headstock
Stratocaster® Small
Neck Butt Width
2.175"
Neck Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material
Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Shape
'60s Oval "C"
Neck Thickness
.803"
Neck Thickness 12th Fret
.960"
Number of Frets
21
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1.6420"
Position Inlays
White Dot
Side Dots
White
String Nut
Bone
Truss Rod
Early '60s