Setup has been dialed in upon arrival, with medium action, optimally adjusted relief, and proper intonation up and down the neck. 009.042 strings are installed.
This guitar is part of a 2023 Fender Special Run for one Japanese music retailer and features a gorgeous gloss polyester Surf Green finish with 3-ply Eggshell pickguard and control knobs. A late 60s plus-sized headstock with Fender Vintage "F" tuners sits atop the impeccably crafted maple neck with urethane gloss vintage tint finish and just a bit of birdseye peeking through on the maple. The familiar 25.5-inch scale U-profile maple neck feels reassuringly substantial and comfortable to play without feeling clunky.The 1.615-inch wide real bone nut sits at the top of the classically beautiful rosewood fretboard, which offers 22 expertly finished vintage frets and white dot position markers. Fender Vintage-Style single coil pickups provide plenty of classic Strat tone, with ample snap, clarity, and complexity. Body Finish: Gloss Polyester Surf Green. Scale: 25.5 in (64.77 cm). Fingerboard Radius: 9.5 in / 241R.
Width at Nut: 1.615 (41.02 mm). Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage "F". Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo.
Pickups: Fender Vintage-Style Single Coil Strat. Weight: 8 lbs / 3.65 kg. We make every effort to keep our prices for made in Japan imports as fair as possible while making sure you're getting a quality product that arrives safely to your doorstep. Professor Nigel's never sells any instruments we wouldn't be proud to own. This means no items with significant damage, non-functional components, wonky electronics, dead or worn out frets, warped necks, or truss rods that can't be adjusted, just to name a few.
All instruments undergo a thorough inspection and setup process upon arrival. If for some reason there is an issue, we will be there to help make it right. We'd love to help answer it.
It is time consuming and costly to do it right for large items. We want to ensure your instrument arrives exactly as expected.As many items we sell are difficult to obtain or may not be able to be replaced, damage in transit due to poor packaging is unacceptable. We want to ensure you receive the instrument as expected, ready to enjoy for years to come.