Fender 1965 Master Design Mark Kendrick Stratocaster - year 2004
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The 2004 Fender Custom Shop Master Design 1965 Stratocaster Relic is a highly collectible, limited-edition guitar designed by legendary Master Builder Mark Kendrick. Instead of creating a direct historical replica, Kendrick’s design intention was to "fancy up" a 1965 Stratocaster by adding premium aesthetic and modern playability upgrades. This specific Master Design series run was strictly limited to only 65 pieces worldwide.
Key Technical Specifications. This one is number 59 or 65
- Body: Selected two-piece alder body featuring a nitrocellulose lacquer finish.Â
- Finish Option: Most notably released in an aged Lake Placid Blue over Olympic White multi-layer relic finish.
- Neck Profile: Maple neck with a comfortable '65 Strat "C" shape (.800" thickness at the 1st fret to .950" at the 12th fret).
- Fingerboard: A rare, bound African Rosewood slab board featuring pearloid dot inlays. Neck binding was historically found on 1965 Jags and Jazzmasters but was practically non-existent on production Strats.Â
- Radius & Frets: Modernized 9.5" radius with 21 medium jumbo frets for easier string bending.
- Pickups: Custom configuration featuring two light-gray bobbin Custom Shop Fat '50s single-coils (neck and reverse-wound middle) paired with a flat-pole Texas Special single-coil in the bridge position.Â
- Electronics: Master Volume, Tone 1 (neck), Tone 2 (bridge/middle modification), and a modern 5-way pickup selector switch.
- Case Candy: Shipped in a custom black hardshell case with a green interior, accompanied by a leather folder containing the Certificate of Authenticity (COA), build sheets, and an informational design DVD featuring Mark
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