CM Custom 1950's Stratocaster Surf Green Heavy Relic ala Journeyman, Danocaster

  

CM Custom Historics is pleased to offer this one-off, scratch-built Stratocaster in the vein of a heavily played 50's model finished in an oxide Surf Green. While it's based on that platform, this guitar has some added features to make it much more contemporary as depicted in the photos(see specs below).

At the end of the day, it's a fast playing "Swiss Army Knife" Strat with a lot of added versatility, seemingly endless tonal varieties and some very distinctive mojo. It's finished in a 100% hand-mixed nitrocellulose lacquer and applied with a traditional spray-gun and a hand-rubbed finish that has been meticulously aged.

The finish has been mellowed and UV aged to look like the real deal to emulate years of light exposure. This guitar is completely hand-built by myself from top to bottom using only minimalist powered old-school working tools i. Drill press, band saw, hand router, spindle sander, etc. No prefabricated CNC parts were sourced from a mass-produced supplier-minus the hardware, of course-which is also aged to look the part.

This is a labor of love for me and something I've been doing under the radar and in my spare time for the better part of 25 years. A lot of man hours have gone into this instrument to give it that true broken-in, genuine look of being seventy-plus years old. It's being offered for you to immediately enjoy in a professional or casual setting whether on the stage, studio, sofa, or man/woman cave. We all know that "relics" are a very touchy subject in the current climate of the guitar world.

However, this is merely my interpretation of a professionally playing recreation of an old, well-loved vintage guitar offered at what I consider to be a very fair and competitive price in todays flooded market of pre-fab, overhyped, mass-produced and exorbitantly priced! "Cork sniffing" alleged "boutique" offerings. It's a straightforward personal kinetic rendition of a classic-built by one person--and meant to be played and put through the paces. 3-piece White Oregon Alder; Oxide Surf Green Finish that's been heavily aged and shows weather checking in both the base and clear coat.

Hand-mixed/applied nitrocellulose base-coat and clear-coat over a vinyl sealer that has been aged throughout. FAST and narrower one-piece "soft V" solid rock maple neck 1.57 nut width. Single acting vintage truss rod at heels with anodized Philips slotted adjustment at heel.

Jescar 47X95 nickel silver fret wire that's been milled down for less "speed bump" feel. Slightly rolled fingerboard edges for a smooth, broken in feel.

Custom heavily aged/tarnished nickel hardware throughout ("pop in" vibrato arm is also included). (3) 500K full sized push-pull pots from Bourn Factory, CRL style switch. 022k 70's NOS Panasonic drop cap, Switchcraft jack.

Dressed and aged hand-cut bone nut from raw cattle stock. Completely scratch-built (body, neck, paint aging, pickups, etc). Plays with great action up and down the board for a guitar of its style but keep in mind that's NOT a Les Paul or an SG! -Competitively priced for a one-man scratch built guitar that is less than the price of a new mass-produced Nash, almost half of a Danocaster, and nearly 1/4th the price of a Nachocaster and "Masterbuilt" Fender Custom Shop.

Realistic playwear emulating the look of a well-loved instrument that has been gigged heavily but not abused and does NOT look like its been dragged behind a truck or in a three-alarm fire. A Little About Me/Who the Fck is CM Custom? What's in a name? To look at more examples of my work and learn more, feel free to visit my "portfolio" on Instagram (CM_Custom_Historics). However, I have not been as active as much in recent months as I've been dealing with some personal issues for the past year and just coming back from a relatively long hiatus.

For those of you who are familiar with my work, I regret to inform that will no longer be offering custom built commissioned orders in the immediate forseeable future due to a current backlog of previously placed orders. In the interim of catching up with some of my orders from my long-time, great supportive customers/friends as well as some new ones, I will slowly be listing some of the builds I started to whip up before my hiatus and offering them for sale at what I feel to be very fair prices: this guitar being one of them! And when its gone, its gone. Feel free to contact me via txt or cll by looking at the information on each picture in this listing with offers or to come take a test drive or, to send me troll-hate! ONLY - please inquire for international quotes!

Guitars and their setups are a very personal and subjective thing. However, under no circumstances will I take a guitar back because you're unhappy with the playability out of the box or the setup isn't to your desired specs. Play it and make it yours! -As clearly described, this a scratch-built interpretation of an aged guitar.

If you're looking for a cream puff that's flawless and mint then this obviously isn't for you! My guitars are built one at a time, with my synergy, by hand, without a "press print" CNC machine. There's definitely a human element involved and no two of my builds are alike. So please have realistic expectations.

There are no "waiting lists" or cork sniffing cult clubs. What you see is what you get.

You're dealing directly with the builder and there's no middle-men involved. I try to be as honest and upfront as possible considering this is my side gig and a labor of love.

I'm not a big box store and I don't crank out 50 guitars a month like some of the other "boutique" builders who do this for a living and charge double (triple and quadruple) the price while laughing all the way to the bank! Buyers remorse stinks, I completely get it. But please try not to waste my time and I won't waste yours. And please check with your wife or significant other before pulling the trigger (haha).

Thank YOU for you time and consideration! Please check my other listings for MORE GUITARS!