FENDER MICHAEL LANDAU 1963 STRAT REL - FRDo3TSB Serial Numbers R138987 Model Name: Michael Landau Signature 1963 Stratocaster®, Round-Laminated Rosewood, Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst Model Number: 9235001344 Series: Custom Artist Color: Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst Body Body Body Shape: Stratocaster® Body Material: Select Lightweight Alder Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Neck Neck 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 Electronics 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® 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 Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Orientation: Right-Hand Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity More about Michael Landau Signature 1963 Stratocaster® World-renowned session ace Michael Landau has played on hundreds of albums since the early 1980s, with artists as varied as Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, B.B. King, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis, to name only a few. 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 1963 Relic Stratocaster is based on Landau's 1963 Stratocaster, with a hand-selected lightweight alder body, special "custom oval C" neck profile, custom hand-wound pickups and wiring, and a worn Fiesta Red over Three-color Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Other features include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, period-correct small headstock, five-way pickup switching, and custom vintage-style tremolo bridge. The guitar comes with a case, strap and Fender Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.