George Harrison’s impact and influence on popular music is unparalleled. Known for pushing musical boundaries and sonic experimentation, George’s inventive hooks and groundbreaking tones helped propel the Beatles into legendary status. George played a variety of iconic guitars throughout his career, but the most visually distinctive was his 1961 Sonic Blue Stratocaster, hand-painted in psychedelic Day-Glo colors and affectionately named “Rocky.” George acquired the guitar in 1965 and first used it on the Beatles’ Rubber Soul album and continued to play it extensively on subsequent recordings including Revolver, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Magical Mystery Tour and the White Album.
The George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster features an alder body lovingly hand-painted with a replica of Harrison's famous psychedelic brushstrokes. Every last detail is captured, from the artwork on the pickguard and plastic parts to a replica decal on the back of headstock from Grimwoods - the original music store where the guitar was purchased. A trio of vintage-style ‘60s Stratocaster pickups sing with dynamic, crystalline tone that hearkens back to Fender's golden age. A Mid-’60s “C”- shape maple neck with a 7.25” radius slab rosewood fingerboard and 21 vintage-style frets offers a familiar neck profile with a comfortable feel. Finally, the Rocky Strat features a vintage-style synchronized tremolo and tuners which provide the look and feel of a classic Fender instrument.
General
SERIES: Artist
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Hand Painted Rocky Artwork Over Sonic Blue
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: MX
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Urethane
NECK SHAPE: '60s "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION: 4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Slab Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS: Aged White Dot
SIDE DOTS: White
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: Alder
BODY FINISH: Gloss Urethane
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
BRIDGE MOUNTING: 6-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: Hand Painted Rocky Artwork over 3-Ply Mint Green
PICKUP COVERS: Hand Painted over Aged White
CONTROL KNOBS: Hand Painted over Aged White
SWITCH TIP: Aged White
HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Fender® Vintage-Style
STRING TREES: Single Wing with Tall Metal Spacer
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Serialized
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat®
MIDDLE PICKUP: Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat®
NECK PICKUP: Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SSS
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 7.00x17.00x44.00 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 22.40 LB
FRET SIZE: Vintage Style
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 44.00 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 7.00 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.00 IN
