Michael Landau Signature 1968 Stratocaster®, Round-Laminated Rosewood, Black
Michael Landau Signature 1968 Stratocaster®, Round-Laminated Rosewood, Bleached 3-Color Sunburst
More about Michael Landau Signature 1968 Stratocaster®
World-renowned session ace Michael Landau has played on hundreds of albums since the early 1980s. He has also fronted several bands, including the Raging Honkies, Burning Water and, more recently, Renegade Creation with Robben Ford. With his own group, he continues to raise the bar in electric jazz, instrumental and rock guitar.
The Fender Custom Shop Artist Collection Michael Landau Signature 1968 Relic Stratocaster is based on Landau's 1968 Stratocaster, with a hand-selected lightweight alder body, special "custom oval" neck profile, custom hand-wound pickups and wiring, and a worn Black and Bleached 3-Color Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finishes. Other features include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, period-correct large headstock, five-way pickup switching, and custom vintage-style tremolo bridge.
Specs
| Model Name: | Michael Landau Signature 1968 Stratocaster®, Round-Laminated Rosewood, Black |
| Model Number: | 9235001342 |
| Series: | Custom Artist |
| Color: | Black |
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Material: | Select Lightweight Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Shape: | Custom "C" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" (184.1 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Narrow Jumbo |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Custom |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | Round-Laminated Rosewood |
| Position Inlays: | White Dot |
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat® |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat® |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Fat '50s 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 |
| Bridge: | 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green |
| Control Knobs: | Aged White Plastic |
| Strings: | Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
| Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity |
Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice