Fender Custom Shop George Harrison Rocky Master Built Strat Pre Owned

Here we have a very cool collectors piece from the Fender Custom Shop and master builder Paul Waller. We sold this guitar originaly and it has been very well looked after. 

This master Built George Harrison Rocky strat is in mint condition and comes with all of the case candy and extras. Its an incredible 60s Strat with the famous paintwork recreated by Pamelina Hovnatatian on each and every guitar in this limited run. It also has pickuos wound by Abigail Ybarra herself, who wound the pickups on Georges original guitar!

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Stratocaster® guitars were almost impossible to find in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s, so when George Harrison actually found one in a shop during the pre-fame early days of the Beatles, he meant to get it but was scooped by the guitarist for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (whose drummer went by the stage name Ringo Starr).

In 1967, sometime between the end of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions and the June 25 live worldwide telecast of "All You Need is Love", Harrison took up paint and brush himself to give his Stratocaster a multicolored psychedelic dayglo paint job. It also appeared prominently in the "I Am the Walrus" segment of 1967's Magical Mystery Tour film. The guitar remained a favorite of Harrison's for the rest of the decade, and by December 1969 Harrison had painted "Bebopalula" on the upper body, "Go Cat Go" on the pickguard and "Rocky" - the guitar's nickname - on the headstock.

The Custom Shop is now both honored and thrilled to introduce a faithful recreation of Harrison's "Rocky" Stratocaster. Master Builder Paul Waller examined and measured the original in exacting detail - body, neck (with a rare asymmetrical "C" profile), pickups, wiring, and everything else right down to Harrison's famous DIY paint job. Even the "Grimwoods" decal remains in place on the back of the headstock. With these features and more, it's an amazing and meticulously crafted Custom Shop tribute to a truly magical guitar played and loved by one of rock's greatest guitarists.

SN: 83840 - GHR181
Weight: 7lbs 6oz

Model Name:    Limited Edition George Harrison Rocky Strat®
Model Number:    9216070066
Series:    Limited Edition
Color:    Sonic Blue with Custom Rocky Graphics

Body
Body Shape:    Stratocaster®
Body Material:    2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish:    Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck
Neck Material:    5A Flame Maple
Neck Shape:    1960 Oval "C"
Scale Length:    25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Radius:    7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets:    21
Fret Size:    Vintage
String Nut:    Bone
Nut Width:    1.650" (42 mm)
Neck Finish:    Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard:    Rosewood
Position Inlays:    White Micarta Dot - 0.25"

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:    Abigail Ybarra Hand-Wound '60's Strat®
Middle Pickup:    Abigail Ybarra Hand-Wound '60's Strat®
Neck Pickup:    Abigail Ybarra Hand-Wound '60's Strat®
Controls:    Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
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
Pickup Configuration:    SSS

Hardware
Bridge:    6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines:    Vintage-Style
Orientation:    Right-Hand
Hardware Finish:    Chrome
Pickguard:    3-Ply Mint Green
Control Knobs:    White Plastic
Switch Tips:    White
Miscellaneous
Strings:    Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories:    Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity, Second Case with Mini Guitar, Print Pics ETC
 
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