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Virgil's Vintage Relic Aged Custom Stratocaster Rumpelstiltskin Pickups

Estimated price for orientation: 699 $

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Listing is for this newly completed 1962 style Stratocaster from Virgil's Vintage Guitars.The Specs:Body•3lb. 15oz. one piece Eastern White Pine from the good folks at Clearfork Designs.•Hand shaped 50s spec deep contours.•Finished in hand mixed Nitrocellulose Lacquer. The color is what I would call "smoked out" blond, or butterscotch. Light-medium aging with lacquer checking.Neck•Fender Lisc. MIJ maple w/slab rosewood board.•Hand shaped profile with rolled fingerboard edges.•Medium "C" profile•21 vintage frets (.079" x .043")•7.25" radius•Nut width 1-5/8"•Truss Rod adjustment at heel•Neck thickness .84" at first fret, .95" at twelfth fret.•Finished in hand mixed, tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer Electronics•Rumpelstiltskin custom "Transition" pickups.Wound to 1964/65 spec. Alnico V magnets and plain enamel wire.Neck 5.8K ohmMiddle 6.2K ohmBridge. 5.7K ohm.Brilliant tone that's somewhat mid scooped. Great presence, clarity and balance. More note definition than pre CBS style pickups.•CTS 250K pots, Oak Grigsby 5 way switchHardware•Hand aged Fender and OEM plastic and hardware.•Aged, lacquer tinted tortoise shell Pickguard.~Frets have been leveled and polished.~Hand cut bone nut.~Neck is straight with the barest amount of relief.~Setup with low action, which can be adjusted to the buyer's preference.The guitar weighs a very light 7lbs. 4ozs.Extremely lively and resonant as only a pine body strat can be.Ships in a new Fender Deluxe padded gig bag.Visit me on FB:Virgil's Vintage Guitars