Sold- 2019 Fender Custom Shop '60 Strat Fiesta Red - £2,500

chris78

This is @tomajoha's guitar that was sold to me by @fendermadlewis in August 2019 and I believe originally came from Peach. I've attached @tomajoha's for sale thread which has got the pictures.
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/162291/sold-2019-fender-custom-shop-1960-stratocaster-relic-fiesta-red#latest

The spec is:
Relic Fiesta Red - one of the best relic job's I've ever seen on a CS guitar
65 c shape neck
AAA Dark (and I mean dark) Rosewood slab board
7.25-9.5 compound radius
6100 frets

The one thing I hated on the guitar originally (as did Lewis) was the John Cruz pickups. They're not well regarded and I understand why. They really roared as they were overwound, but they didn't sound at all stratty. They've gone and I sold them here and replaced them with Klein Epic 59 Strat pickups. https://www.kleinpickups.com/p-154-1959-epic-series-stratocaster-pickups.aspx The Kleins are perfect and I was tempted to take them out so I can use them in another guitar, but by it doesn't seem worth it and they literally transformed this guitar into something that sounds just like a great vintage Strat.

So, its beautiful, its in one of the best custom colours, it's very highly specced, its about a year old and cost almost £3,500. What's not to like! I might have second thoughts, but I'm currently gassing for another custom shop artisan Strat I've seen. If the artisan goes, this gets withdrawn.

I'll post this by secure courier or collection welcome from Chatham, Kent. I'm not interested in trades at this time, thanks.

tomajoha

Have a ‘that’s my shoe In the photo’ bump

tone1

That’s a beauty...The guitar not the shoe...

tomajoha

@tone1 shoes don’t have original laces - would that be a deal breaker?

chris78

tone1 said:

That’s a beauty...The guitar not the shoe...

I think his shoes are ok too

chris78

I’d say this one looks a lot like Gary Moore’s strat that the custom shop reissued for daft money?

LPManic

Did this guitar sell? Just checking as I am looking for a CS strat in fiesta red. This came up in a search.

chris78

@LPManic yes it’s gone
Id love it back! Great strat

mankytom

Old thread resurrection but… my wife bought this for me for my 40th before I really knew about this place. And it is lovely. So thank you to the previous custodians. And it’s back with a forum member!!

thebreeze

Mrs M has class.

chris78

mankytom said:

Old thread resurrection but… my wife bought this for me for my 40th before I really knew about this place. And it is lovely. So thank you to the previous custodians. And it’s back with a forum member!!

Congrats. I’m sure as a 40th that makes it a keeper. Was a really great guitar, especially with the kleins

mankytom

chris78 said:

mankytom said:

Old thread resurrection but… my wife bought this for me for my 40th before I really knew about this place. And it is lovely. So thank you to the previous custodians. And it’s back with a forum member!!

Congrats. I’m sure as a 40th that makes it a keeper. Was a really great guitar, especially with the kleins

It does. I couldn’t move it on now. That middle pickup is especially special. Makes it for me. Was a good decision to put that set in. And the fretboard!!

ziggynugget

Man, that is/was lovely................. 

Hellsbells87

mankytom said:

chris78 said:

mankytom said:

Old thread resurrection but… my wife bought this for me for my 40th before I really knew about this place. And it is lovely. So thank you to the previous custodians. And it’s back with a forum member!!

Congrats. I’m sure as a 40th that makes it a keeper. Was a really great guitar, especially with the kleins

It does. I couldn’t move it on now. That middle pickup is especially special. Makes it for me. Was a good decision to put that set in. And the fretboard!!

Well, if you ever change your mind…