If there were a Mount Rushmore of Stratocaster Masters, Stevie Ray Vaughan would be one of the greats enshrined there. Almost single-handedly responsible for the electric blues revival of the 80s and 90s, he used his beloved Strat®, to blaze his way to the top of the charts. Only the artisans at the Custom Shop could craft this guitar that Vaughan co-designed with us before his untimely passing. It's one of the most revered guitars in the world, and we're proud to make it a permanent addition to the Custom Artist Collection.
SRV heavily modified his Strat to match his energetic, yet controlled, playing style. We included a trio of hot, high-output Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special pickups for fiery, authentically Fender tone that's as big as the Lone Star state. As an homage to his personal hero, Jimi Hendrix (who's also been known to pick up a Strat) SRV used a left-handed vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge on his guitar, allowing him to work the tremolo arm with his elbow - a modification we cheerfully recreated. The two-piece body is crafted from alder selected for its weight and grain, and its Relic lacquer finish will age and wear in a distinctly personal way, just like the original. The tinted riftsawn maple neck has an "Oval C" profile that's slightly thinner on the treble side, making it easier to bend those strings into the stratosphere - a precise recreation of his favorite guitar's neck profile.
Other features include 5-way pickup switching, vintage-style wiring, 3-ply Black "SRV" pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, rosewood fingerboard, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Hardware
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
BRIDGE MOUNTING: 6-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Black
PICKUP COVERS: Vintage White
CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White
SWITCH TIP: Vintage White
HARDWARE FINISH: Gold
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
STRING TREES: Single-Wing
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Special SRV Oval "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION: 4-Bolt
NECK THICKNESS: 1st - .825"; 12th - .945"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS: White Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ 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
Body
BODY: 2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
SRV heavily modified his Strat to match his energetic, yet controlled, playing style. We included a trio of hot, high-output Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special pickups for fiery, authentically Fender tone that's as big as the Lone Star state. As an homage to his personal hero, Jimi Hendrix (who's also been known to pick up a Strat) SRV used a left-handed vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge on his guitar, allowing him to work the tremolo arm with his elbow - a modification we cheerfully recreated. The two-piece body is crafted from alder selected for its weight and grain, and its Relic lacquer finish will age and wear in a distinctly personal way, just like the original. The tinted riftsawn maple neck has an "Oval C" profile that's slightly thinner on the treble side, making it easier to bend those strings into the stratosphere - a precise recreation of his favorite guitar's neck profile.
Other features include 5-way pickup switching, vintage-style wiring, 3-ply Black "SRV" pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, rosewood fingerboard, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Hardware
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
BRIDGE MOUNTING: 6-Screw Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Black
PICKUP COVERS: Vintage White
CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White
SWITCH TIP: Vintage White
HARDWARE FINISH: Gold
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
STRING TREES: Single-Wing
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Special SRV Oval "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION: 4-Bolt
NECK THICKNESS: 1st - .825"; 12th - .945"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS: White Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ 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
Body
BODY: 2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
