CM Custom 1957 Stratocaster Relic a la Custom Shop Fender Nachocaster Nash S-57

  
This guitar is 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. 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 parts were sourced from a prefabricated CNC 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 sixty-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 mancave. 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. Two-piece center-seam Alder body: hand-cut, shaped and routed from an older piece of wood that was initially treated, prepped, and turned into blank by myself.

Hand-mixed/applied nitrocellulose base-coat and clear-coat over a thin vinyl sealer that has been aged throughout. Hard rock Canadian maple one piece skunk-striped neck: wood sourced from Bell Forest wood supply. Chunky "D" to "C" carve with a "Tadeo" style taper and a 9.5" radius: Jescar medium vintage tall nickel silver frets (FW47095) that have been dressed down slightly to obviate that "speed bump" feel; 1.65" at nut.

Back of neck has been LIGHTLY French polished for a raw but smooth, broken-in feel that will only get better with time and your hand oils and DNA; vintage truss adjustment at heel. Hand-wound CM Custom wax-potted black bottom 50's Alnico V pickups: bridge (6.9k), middle (6.7k), neck (6.5k)--a nice balance between all pickups that also have a little bit of hair if needed. Traditional 5-way Strat wiring BUT with tone control in every position!

With: full size 250K pots, Gotoh 3-way switch blade and jack, NOS.. 022K Panasonic mylar tone cap, vintage cloth wire throughout. Fully aged nickel/chrome hardware and plastic throughout knobs, bridge, tuners covers, etc. Hand cut aged nut from raw-bone cut to the perfect depth for the lowest open-chording possible in the lower register.

Weighs in at a nice 7.7 lbs and is ready to be gigged all night long. 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 1/4. The price of a Nachocaster and "Masterbuilt" Fender Custom Shop.

Realistic fingerboard and body wear 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. Includes deluxe CM Custom padded gig bag. 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! 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!