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Now this one just screams pre CBS California.......... Finished in beautifully aged Fiesta Red with a gold anodized aluminum pickguard and cream controls, this Glas Customs Golden Era build is our take on one of the rare custom-color Stratocasters that began leaving Fullerton in the late 1950s. It has the old-school look, lightweight feel and unmistakable snap of an early Strat, built from brand-new premium components for dependable stage and studio use.
Every Glas Golden Era build begins with genuine Fender components before being carefully upgraded with premium boutique hardware and electronics where we believe they outperform the originals. Each instrument is built completely by hand in Los Angeles over approximately four to six months, with every detail individually relic'd, checked, assembled, wired and professionally set up before leaving our workshop.
Built around a lightweight alder body, this Strat weighs in at just 7.6 lbs and feels beautifully balanced whether standing or sitting. The Fiesta Red nitro finish features authentic checking and natural-looking wear throughout, giving it the character of a guitar that has spent decades on stages while remaining structurally brand new.
As with every Golden Era build, the finish has been extensively UV bombed to accelerate the natural aging process, deepen the color, promote checking and create the subtle ambering associated with decades-old nitro. The result is a finish that looks aged rather than artificially distressed, with its own unique character from top to bottom.
The genuine Fender maple neck captures everything players love about the earliest Stratocasters. It features a period-correct '50s decal, vintage pin-stripe tuners and our signature Glas branded neck plate, complete with its own unique Glas Guitars serial number.
Like every Golden Era build, the neck pocket is exceptionally tight, maximizing vibration transfer between the neck and body for excellent resonance and sustain.
The neck has a classic soft V profile, 7.25" fingerboard radius and 21 vintage frets. The fingerboard edges have been hand rolled, the nut has been hand finished, and the frets have been professionally dressed and polished. The result is a neck that feels comfortably broken-in from the first chord while retaining the unmistakable feel of a proper '50s Strat.
Electronics are where this guitar really comes alive.
Loaded with a boutique set of hand-wound Arcane Inc. '54 pickups, these recreate the open, bell-like clarity and sparkling dynamics of the earliest Stratocasters. Expect glassy cleans, rich harmonic detail and exceptional note separation, with the woody attack and touch sensitivity that made the original '50s Strats legendary.
They're paired with premium components throughout, including:
- CTS matched 450G potentiometers
- Full vintage cloth wiring
- 5-way pickup selector switch
- Treble tone control modification
- TonePros four-point output jack
- Period-correct 0.1μF paper-in-oil capacitor
- Wired throughout using genuine vintage solder
The treble tone control modification extends useful tone control across the bridge pickup, giving you greater control over the sharpest Strat tones while preserving the traditional layout and feel.
Every connection is carefully soldered, inspected and tested by hand before final assembly, ensuring exceptional reliability while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original instruments.
The chrome hardware has been tastefully relic'd throughout, while the vintage-spec 56mm synchronized tremolo is professionally set up fully floating for smooth, expressive vibrato and excellent tuning stability. The guitar comes complete with its tremolo arm.
The gold anodized aluminum pickguard, cream pickup covers, cream knobs and cream switch tip work perfectly against the Fiesta Red finish, creating one of the coolest and most distinctive Strat combinations of the late 1950s.
The guitar is professionally set up with 9–42 strings, low action and accurate intonation. It responds instantly under the fingers, rings beautifully unplugged and plays like hot butter.
Now — relics aren’t for everyone. But these builds aren’t museum clones. They’re made to riff on the golden era with purpose: vintage tone, old-school look, and high-performance reliability. Every piece is assembled by hand, every detail reviewed and tested before it leaves our shop. From the UV-bombed finish to the checking, wiring, nut work, and play feel — this is a boutique-grade Strat made for serious stage and studio work.
Condition
This guitar is listed in Excellent condition. Although it has been professionally relic'd to recreate decades of natural wear, every component is brand new and has never been previously owned. Any checking, finish wear and aging are intentional and form part of the Glas Golden Era build process.
Neck Specifications
- Genuine Fender Maple Neck
- Profile: Soft V
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"
- Frets: 21 Vintage
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
- Nut Width: Approx. 42mm
- 1st Fret Depth: Approx. 21.2mm
- 12th Fret Depth: Approx. 22.3mm
- Bridge Spacing: 56mm Vintage Spec
- Hand-Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Hand-Finished Nut
- Professionally Dressed and Polished Frets
- Vintage Pin-Stripe Tuners
- Period-Correct '50s Decal
The guitar ships in a lightly relic'd brown G&G hard case with gold lining, complete with the tremolo arm, and is ready to play straight out of the case.
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