Fender Custom Shop Michael Lanau Signature 1968 Stratocaster Relic, Black

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.

Main Features

• Select lightweight alder body; Black Relic® finish
• Three Custom Shop Fat ‘50s single-coil Strat® pickups
• Custom “C”-shaped maple neck; 7.25" round-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow jumbo frets
• Five-position blade pickup switch
• Replicates wear pattern of Landau’s original guitar
• Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity

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.

Please note: The photos of this guitar are stock images and may not be the exact guitar that arrives with us. Photos of the specific guitar will be taken when the instrument lands in store.

Specifications

General

• Series: Custom Artist
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Color: Black
• Country Of Origin: US
• Platform: Custom Shop Electrics

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: Custom “C”
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Position Inlays: White Dot
• Number Of Frets: 21
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone

Body

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

Hardware

• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Strings: Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Custom

Electronics

• 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®
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Controls; Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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

Accessories

• Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity