Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour-Inspired Black Strat Heavy Relic

Description: For your consideration is this 2009 Fender Custom Shop ’57 Stratocaster Heavy Relic, featuring David Gilmour-approved Seymour Duncan Custom pickups. Overall, the guitar looks, plays, and sounds absolutely incredible! This is a serious instrument that you won’t want to let go of. General: Model: 1957 Strat Heavy Relic Finish Type: Heavy Relic Base Model: Tweed Vintage Guitar Plating: Chrome Hand: Right-Hand Body: Wood: Guitar & Bass Ash Top: Ash Body Spread: 2 Body Style: 56 Strat Control: Strat Vintage Relic Body Notes: •Heavy Relic - Thin Skin Lacquer •Heavy Checking •Heavy Dings Neck: Like: 56 Strat CC/Rel Neck Finish: LTTINT NCL Neck Blank: Maple 5/4 Quarter Sawn Headstock: Small Truss Rod: 50s Scale: 50s Tuning Keys: Vintage with Fender Logo Relic Frets: 21 (Sanko 6105 wire) Fretboard Radius: 9.50” Nut Width: 1.650” Neck Shape: 57 Style Soft “V” Neck Notes: •Worn Back of Neck •Fingerboard Wear •Dirty Frets Hardware: Bridge: Strat Vintage Heavy Relic Output: Vintage Strat Heavy Relic Jack Plate: Plate Back Relic Strat Parchment Electronics: Selector Switch: 5-Way Lever Tone Knob: White Heavy Relic Volume Knob: White Heavy Relic Tremolo arm: Shortened to 4.25" to be held by your pinky while soloing Pots: 250K 10% Tapersp Neck P/U: Seymour Duncan SSL-1N California ‘50’s Middle P/U: Seymour Duncan SSL-1M California ‘50’s RW/ RP (for hum cancellation in the 2nd and 4th positions). Bridge P/U: Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Pickguard: A 1-ply Vintage-style, 8-hole black pickguard loaded with Seymour Duncan Custom SSL-1 and SSL-5 pickups. The pickguard is hand-wired with thick, high-gauge wires. About pickups: Neck and middle pickups: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 is the most popular single-coil for Strat. The hand-ground Alnico 5 magnetsand moderate windings (Heavy Formvar wire) yield a bright and punchy tone with vintage output. Perfect for players who need accurate traditional single-coil tone, especially with clean and mildly distortede amp settings. Bridge pickup: The SSL-5 Gilmour pickup is a single-coil pickup made by Seymour Duncan, known for its association with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. It is designed to provide a powerful and versatile tone, ideal for players seeking rich, dynamic sounds with strong midrange and heightened output. Here’s an overview: Key Features: 1.High Output: The SSL-5 has more windings than a traditional single-coil pickup, resulting in a hotter output. This makes it suitable for overdriven tones while retaining clarity. 2.Distinctive Midrange: The pickup emphasizes the midrange frequencies, providing warmth and fullness, making it great for solos and lead work. 3.Clean and Articulate: Despite its higher output, the SSL-5 maintains clarity, allowing clean tones to shine. 4.Construction: •Alnico 5 magnets are used for a balanced and dynamic magnetic field. •Wax-potted to reduce feedback and unwanted noise. 5.Signature Tone: It is closely associated with Gilmour’s iconic tones, especially his work on The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon. Applications: •Genre: It is versatile enough for rock, blues, and classic tones. •Position: Often used in the bridge position but works well in other positions depending on the setup. Why Choose the SSL-5? If you’re aiming for the smooth, soaring leads and punchy rhythm tones reminiscent of Gilmour’s playing, this pickup is an excellent choice. It’s a great balance between vintage single-coil brightness and modern output. Guitar weight: 7.02lbs DG Boomers Signature Series, Nickel-Plated, Electric Guitar Strings (.010-.048) Comes with Original Fender Custom Shop Tweed Case and all the goodies it came with.

Price: 5499 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-12-27T16:53:50.000Z

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