Fender Custom Shop

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The Fender Custom Shop Jimmie Vaughan Stratocaster electric guitar is the result of a hand-in-hand collaboration between the artisans of the Custom Shop and Vaughan to produce this epitome of a "workingman's guitar." A true guitarist's guitarist, it's arguable that Jimmie Vaughan's playing style inspired the '80s/'90s blues rock revival. From his days with the Fabulous Thunderbirds to his partnership with SRV, Family Style, and his own solo works, Vaughan's playstyle and classic tone continue to carry the torch for a truly indigenous American art form—the blues.

Representing the current stage configuration of Vaughan's own Stratocaster, the FCS Jimmie Vaughan Strat features custom options designed expressly for this instrument and is set up to JLV's personal specifications. The rich, articulate voice of the custom hand-wound JLV single-coil Strat pickups—including a RWRP middle pickup—is channeled through JLV Modified #2 wiring for even more tone-shaping possibilities. The '50s-style two-piece select alder Strat body hosts a DLX Closet Classic lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe with pure resonance and sustain while wearing in a distinctively personal style. The tinted one-piece rift-sawn maple neck sports a custom "JLV C"-shaped profile that precisely matches the shape of his favorite neck and bears a 9.5"-radius fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets.

Additional appointments include Closet Classic hardware, single-ply Eggshell pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

Fender Custom Shop Jimmie Vaughan Stratocaster Electric Guitar Aged Olympic White
Fender Custom Shop Jimmie Vaughan Stratocaster Electric Guitar Aged Olympic White
Fender Custom Shop Jimmie Vaughan Stratocaster Electric Guitar Aged Olympic White

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  • 2-piece select alder body with a nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Bolt-on rift-sawn maple neck in a custom “JLV C” shape
  • Maple fingerboard with Micarta black dot inlays
  • Custom Shop hand-wound JLV single-coil Strat pickups at the bridge and neck and Custom Shop hand-wound RWRP JLV single-coil Strat pickup at the middle position
  • 6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo
  • Deluxe hardshell case
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Body
  • Body type: Double cutaway
  • Top wood: Select alder
  • Body wood: 2-piece select alder
  • Body finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck
  • Neck shape: Custom C
  • Neck wood: Rift-sawn maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Vintage
  • Neck finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Fingerboard
  • Material: Maple
  • Radius: 9.5"
  • Fret size: Jumbo
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Micarta black dot
  • Nut width/material: 1.62" (41.15 mm) bone
Electronics
  • Configuration: SSS
  • Neck: Proprietary hand-wound single coil
  • Middle: Proprietary hand-wound single coil
  • Bridge: Proprietary hand-wound single coil
  • Control layout: Master volume, Tone 1 (neck pickup), Tone 2 (bridge pickup)
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Vintage-style
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 string
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Orientation: Right handed
  • Country of origin: United States

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