Fender Custom Shop Artisan Claro Walnut Stratocaster 2018

Fender Custom Shop Artisan Claro Walnut Stratocaster 2018

£3,499.00
Sale price  £3,499.00 Regular price 
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Fender Custom Shop Artisan Claro Walnut Stratocaster 2018

Fender Custom Shop Artisan Claro Walnut Stratocaster 2018

£3,499.00
Sale price  £3,499.00 Regular price 
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2018 Fender Custom Shop Artisan Claro Walnut Stratocaster

This 2018 Fender Custom Shop Artisan Claro Walnut Stratocaster comes from the Custom Shop's Artisan Series, the line built around figured and exotic tonewoods. It pairs a striking claro walnut top with a lightweight two-piece roasted butternut body, finished in natural nitrocellulose lacquer so the grain shows through, and sets it off with a gold anodised aluminium pickguard.

Tone & Construction

The roasted butternut body is light and resonant, and the claro walnut top adds warmth and definition. Three hand-wound Custom Shop '60/'63 single-coils, with a reverse-wound middle pickup for hum-cancelling in positions 2 and 4, give a classic early-60s Strat voice. Vintage Modified Strat #2 wiring puts a tone control on the bridge pickup, and a Tone-Saver treble bleed keeps the top end clear as you roll back the volume.

The medium-roast AAA birdseye maple neck is carved to Fender's '63 C profile and topped with a dense African blackwood fingerboard. A 9.5" to 12" compound radius, 21 narrow jumbo frets and a bone nut make it as comfortable for chording as it is for bending high up the neck.

Appointments & Case

Vintage white knobs and pickup covers, clay dot inlays, a vintage-style synchronised tremolo and vintage-style tuners keep the look classic. The small headstock carries the transition logo, with the Custom Shop V logo on the back. It comes with its original Custom Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity.

Condition

Good condition, with light play wear consistent with careful use.

Highlights

  • Fender Custom Shop Artisan Series, 2018
  • Claro walnut top over a roasted butternut body
  • Medium-roast AAA birdseye maple neck, '63 C profile
  • African blackwood fingerboard, 9.5" to 12" compound radius
  • Hand-wound Custom Shop '60/'63 single-coils with Tone-Saver
  • Gold anodised aluminium pickguard
  • Original hardshell case and certificate of authenticity

Specifications

  • Body: Two-piece roasted butternut with claro walnut top
  • Finish: Natural nitrocellulose lacquer
  • Neck: Medium-roast AAA birdseye maple, '63 C profile
  • Fingerboard: African blackwood, clay dot inlays
  • Radius: 9.5" to 12" compound
  • Frets: 21 narrow jumbo (6105)
  • Nut: Bone, 1.650"
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Pickups: Custom Shop hand-wound '60/'63 single-coils (RWRP middle)
  • Controls: Master volume, tone (neck/middle), tone (bridge), five-way switch, Tone-Saver
  • Bridge: Vintage-style synchronised tremolo
  • Tuners: Vintage-style
  • Pickguard: Gold anodised aluminium
  • Case: Custom Shop hardshell
  • Paperwork: Certificate of authenticity
Shipping & Returns

Worldwide shipping available.
UK shipping £45 —free on orders over £1000.
International rates calculated at checkout.

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