Fender Custom Shop '63 Michael Landau Stratocaster Relic - USA 2015

Since the early 1980s, the esteemed session guitarist Michael Landau has contributed to hundreds of albums for a diverse range of artists including Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, B.B. King, Pink Floyd, and Miles Davis, among others. Landau has also led several bands such as the Raging Honkies, Burning Water, and more recently, Renegade Creation alongside Robben Ford. With his own ensemble, he continues to set new standards in electric jazz, instrumental, and rock guitar playing.

The Fender Custom Shop Artist Collection Michael Landau Signature 1963 Relic Stratocaster draws inspiration from Landau’s own 1963 Stratocaster. It features a hand-selected lightweight alder body, a special "custom oval C" neck profile, custom hand-wound pickups and wiring, and a distinctive worn Fiesta Red over Three-colour Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Additional details include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, a period-correct small headstock, five-way pickup switching, and a custom vintage-style tremolo bridge. 

The guitar is offered with its OHSC, strap, and a Fender Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.

Features:

Action at 1st Fret: 0.25mm

Action at 12th Fret: 1.5mm

Neck Depth at 1st Fret: 21.2mm

Neck Depth at 12th Fret: 24.15mm

Nut Width: 41.71mm

Width at 12th Fret: 51.26mm

Weight: 3.41kg / 7.53lb

Colour: Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst

Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Material: Select Lightweight Alder

Material: Maple

Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Shape: Custom "C"

Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)

Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Narrow Jumbo

Position Inlays: White Dot

Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Custom

Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo

Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green

Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat

Middle Pickup:Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat

Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat

Configuration: SSS

Case: OHSC