GLAS Custom 61' blonde nitro thin skin heavy relic with Fender custom shop G&G case, full vintage wiring and only 7.4lb.
This guitar is a riff on a 61/62 pre CBS strat, made from the highest quality parts, hand relic'd from top to bottom here in Los Angeles California.
Fender neck is a slim C 9.5 radius, with a beautiful super dark rosewood board, low profile Mid Jumbo frets and Kluson vintage tuners. Has been relic'd and finished in a satin vintage amber nitro and hand sanded from 400-5000 grit. Topped off with a hand shaped bone nut and aged period correct decal. looks old but plays like new.
Fender Alder body is feather light at just under 7.4lb. Finished in a blond thin skin nitro for maximum resonance. Hand finished with all the lovely dulling, aging and dings you would expect to see on a vintage pre cbs. Parchment plastics have been aged. This has a GC vintage bridge and rolled steel block for killer sustain, and aged fender saddles set up as a flat/fixed termelo.
Electrics are the incredible 61' pick up set from the boutique builder ARCANE pickups based in L.A (please check them out theses guys are honestly as good as it gets, every pickup is hand wound to perfection). Full period correct vintage specs just as they should be done. SC 5 way switch and jack, top of the line 250k CTS 450 pots and a 0.47f orange drop cap. Full vintage wiring and grounding with the bridge tone control active.
Top of the line Fender custom shop G&G case just to warp her up!
This guitar, sounds incredible. Every position rings true and it it can deliver the most authentic vintage strat tones with ease. It rings like a bell and is incredibly resonant,and responsive, Plays love and lose and is effortless to play. Screams over driven and really delivers on all fronts.
Love em or hate them, please appreciate the time theses builds take to complete. Every screw and item on this guitar has been done with close attention to detail, and all by hand. We are delighted with this one turned out like a dream, and just look at it!
Guitars been completely set up from top to bottom and is ready for its new owner. Guitar is playing like hot butter. Killer axe and the perfect weight.
Listed as excellent but its a relic, and most components are all brand new.
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All guitars will be well packaged for shipping, we do try to reduce our carbon print as much as we can by using as many recycled materials as possible.
All guitars are shipped with full insurance-carrier and service may vary, but we will insure next day dispatch from payment clearing, to get it to you as quickly as we can!
