i go through a lot of guitars.
ALOT of guitars.
i have wanted a real fender 7 string custom shop strat for 20 years.
i briefly owned a michael stevens built proto but the reverse headstock and bridge position made both the whammy and proper intonation for a low a impossible.
my friend maestro alex gregory (who had a sig 7 model with fender) had 4 final version protos recently completed, after several interruptions. i finally got one from him today.
in his words:
"Fender built it at the custom shop, under the strict supervision of George Blanda (head of R & D) over a period of 2 years.
It has the Custom shop logo on the back of the headstock and all standard decals (including my Fender "corrected" signature on front).
It has the special Fender case and everything else.
The finish is nitro "Surf Green" sparkle.
It has some "custom shop" very light aging (even on the black pick-guard).
The hardware is gold.
The only non-Fender part is are the set of 3 pick-ups which are Seymour Duncan MAG stacks. That has always been the case for every single guitar, as Fender could not make the pick-ups.
That is about it."
it's magnificent.
alder body
quartersawn one piece neck with skunk stripe and butt end truss rod adjustment
scalloped board
24 frets
custom wound duncans
custom 4 point whammy (flawless operation and tuning stability)
s1 switching system
ALOT of guitars.
i have wanted a real fender 7 string custom shop strat for 20 years.
i briefly owned a michael stevens built proto but the reverse headstock and bridge position made both the whammy and proper intonation for a low a impossible.
my friend maestro alex gregory (who had a sig 7 model with fender) had 4 final version protos recently completed, after several interruptions. i finally got one from him today.
in his words:
"Fender built it at the custom shop, under the strict supervision of George Blanda (head of R & D) over a period of 2 years.
It has the Custom shop logo on the back of the headstock and all standard decals (including my Fender "corrected" signature on front).
It has the special Fender case and everything else.
The finish is nitro "Surf Green" sparkle.
It has some "custom shop" very light aging (even on the black pick-guard).
The hardware is gold.
The only non-Fender part is are the set of 3 pick-ups which are Seymour Duncan MAG stacks. That has always been the case for every single guitar, as Fender could not make the pick-ups.
That is about it."
it's magnificent.
alder body
quartersawn one piece neck with skunk stripe and butt end truss rod adjustment
scalloped board
24 frets
custom wound duncans
custom 4 point whammy (flawless operation and tuning stability)
s1 switching system
nuts
HNGD, man!
