More about Imperial Arc 60's Stratocaster®
The limited-edition Fender Custom Shop Dealer Select Imperial Arc Stratocaster® is a 3-year Master-Built dream realized. Conceived in a Corona, CA. Mexican restaurant and illustrated on a napkin, the Imperial Arc Strat was envisioned to be an exquisite old guitar to the touch, but with magical electronic powers to generate otherworldly sounds. The journey begins with a 1960 quartersawn oval C-shaped maple neck with a 9.5" radius Indian rosewood fingerboard and 6105 frets. The alder body boasts a color-over-color finish - only two of each combination have been produced. Both neck and body are sprayed with nitrocellulose lacquer and relic'd. The Seymour Duncan custom single-coil pickups were created just for the Imperial Arc Series. The bridge pickup is a "lipstick"-style design. A Fender S-1 volume control switch enables a 12dB variable boost that is controlled by the 2nd tone control - dial in the boost you want. The boost is true bypass; the guitar is passive when the boost is switched off. The resulting tone is sweet, throaty - electrifying.
The Fender Custom Shop Imperial Arc Stratocaster HSS - rare, stunning, and available only at Guitar Center.
Specs
| Model Name: | Imperial Arc 60's Stratocaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Black over Shoreline Gold |
| Model Number: | 9211001318 |
| Series: | Dealer Select |
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Material: | Select Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple with Maple Headcap |
| Neck Shape: | Mid '60s Oval “C” |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Narrow Jumbo |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Truss Rod Nut: | Vintage-Style Slotted |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Serialized |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | Maple |
| Position Inlays: | Black Dot |
| Bridge Pickup: | Seymour Duncan® Custom Design Single-Coil Strat® |
| Middle Pickup: | Seymour Duncan® Custom Design Single-Coil Strat® |
| Neck Pickup: | Seymour Duncan® Custom Design Single-Coil Strat® |
| Controls: | S-1™ Volume, Tone 1 , Tone 2 (With 12db Boost) |
| 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 |
| Special Electronics: | 12db Variable Boost on Second Tone Control with True Bypass Design |
| Bridge: | 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | 6-in-Line American Vintage |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green |
| Control Knobs: | Aged White Plastic |
| Switch Tips: | Aged White |
| Strings: | Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
| Unique Features: | Single-wing string trees, "Original Contour Body" decal, heavily distressed hardware and body, color-over-color body finish. |
| Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity |
Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice
