MARK KENDRICK FOUNDERS DESIGN STRATOCASTER®


Model #: 1587170145
Mark Kendrick Founders Design Stratocaster®, Flat-Lam Indian Rosewood Fingerboard, Golden Teal Sparkle Burst

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Mark Kendrick looks for inspiration all around him, finding creative ideas from the sky, sunsets and sunrises, to the California coast and Technicolor movies. His Founders Design Stratocaster is an amalgam of the work he did during his time at the Custom Shop - focusing on simplicity, as well as his three core design elements: color, lines and sound. The golden teal sparkle burst with transparent walnut back and sides is inspired by the "Cholo low-rider culture" out of Santa Ana during the '70s.

The Stratocaster will feature three Mark Kendrick OEM Strat pickups, and the control plate is a tip of the hat to George Fullerton, who did something similar but less characteristic to a Stratocaster pickguard, on an unreleased '50s guitar. Taking on a vintage feel, the Stratocaster features nickel/chrome hardware with vintage-style staggered tuning machines and an American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge.

Specs

General

General
Model Name: Mark Kendrick Founders Design Stratocaster®, Flat-Lam Indian Rosewood Fingerboard, Golden Teal Sparkle Burst
Model Number: 1587170145
Series: Founders Design
Color: Golden Teal Sparkle Burst

Body

Body
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck
Neck Material: Flat Sawn Maple
Neck Shape: '60s "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 12" Compound Radius (184 mm to 305 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: White Micarta
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Neck Plate: Founders Design Signature
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Flat-Lam Indian Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot

Electronics

Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custom Mark Kendrick Design Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Mark Kendrick Design RWRP Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Mark Kendrick Design Single-Coil Strat®
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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

Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Staggered
Orientation: Right-Hand
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Aged White
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Switch Tips: Aged White

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Included Accessories: Custom accessory kit; Founders Design Signature neck plate; engraved bridge cover; G&G Founders Design Signature embroidered case; signed Certificate of Authenticity.

Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice