Description
Lovies Guitars is Excited to offer up this 2018 Fender Custom Shop Ltd Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster with an Aged Natural Koa Finish! One-of-a-kind musicians deserve a one-of-a-kind instrument like this Fender Custom Shop Artisan Stratocaster. Its flamed koa-topped, semi-hollow okoume body gives you the perfect combination of eye-popping good looks and an amazing sonic amalgam of brightness, warmth, and harmonic overtones. Enjoy classic Strat spank and sparkle with a distinctive midrange bite thanks to this Artisan Stratocaster’s hand-wound single-coil pickups, while a comfortable ’60s-style oval C-shaped neck and slick compound-radius fingerboard ensure extreme playability.
Featuring fine woods with distinctive figures and eye-catching finishes, Fender Custom Shop Artisan series electric guitars also spotlight a wealth of special appointments and features, resulting in striking and stylish instruments. This limited-edition Artisan Strat was picked out at 2018 Winter NAMM. With all guitars in the Artisan series, the Fender Custom Shop strives to build specially crafted electric guitars of remarkable tone, appearance, and playability.
This limited-edition Fender Custom Shop Artisan Stratocaster is built from an eclectic blend of tonewoods. Its resounding semi-hollow okoume body is capped with an eye-popping 4A flamed koa top, which imparts both warmth and bite while increasing the instrument’s sustain. Its unassuming maple neck is topped by an African blackwood fingerboard — prized for its bell-like overtones. This Artisan Stratocaster will blanket your playing with an amazing balance of brightness, warmth, and ear-popping harmonics — and that’s before you even plug it in!
This limited-edition Artisan Stratocaster is loaded with a trio of hand-wound Fender Custom Shop ’60/’63 single-coil pickups that delivers all the legendary spank ’n’ sparkle of an original ’60s-era Strat. From chimey, glassy cleans to chunky grind, these pups deliver the tone. To get the best out of the Custom Shop ’60/’63 pickups, this limited-edition Artisan Stratocaster features Fender’s Vintage Mod #2 wiring. The first tone control applies to the neck and middle pickups, while the second tone control applies to the bridge pickup. What’s more, the middle pickup is reverse-wound/reverse-polarity for hum canceling in switch positions two and four. MINT, Unplayed Shape 10/10! ALL Original. NO Breaks, Cracks or Repairs. All of our guitars are fitted with a fresh set of our favorite strings by Stringjoy! Includes an Original Hard-Shell Case and a Free Sample of Fret-Not, our favorite fretboard cleaner out there, check it out at fretnot.net!
Features:
Picked out at 2018 Winter NAMM
Resounding semi-hollow okoume body is capped with an eye-popping 4A flamed koa top
Unassuming maple neck is topped by an African blackwood fingerboard
Hand-wound Custom Shop ’60/’63 single-coil pickups with RWRP middle pickup for hum cancellation in positions 2 and 4
Vintage Mod #2 wiring — 1 tone control for neck/middle pickups, 1 tone control for bridge pickup
Comfortable ’60s-style oval C-shaped neck and easy-playing compound-radius fingerboard
Bone nut and vintage-style synchronized tremolo ensure unfettered sustain
WEIGHS in at: 7.40 lbs
1st Fret: .790”
12th Fret: .930”
Radius: 9.5”-12”
Nut Width: 1 11/16”
Serial: CZ539264
SKU: 5899
14 Day Money back return policy. Buy with confidence.
All guitars are GUARANTEED to arrive in described condition for full refund will be issued. All guitars are fully insured and we will deal with any claims.
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