Fender Stratocaster Garage Mod Heavy Relic Masterbuilt Jason Smith (2018)

We are delighted to be able to offer you another one of these strictly limited sound monsters. This heavy relic Strat by masterbuilder Jason Smith comes from the so-called Garage Mod series. In the late '60s and early '70s there was a lot of tinkering with Strats to customize them. Jason Smith has taken a few of these modified originals and rebuilt them meticulously by hand. What's striking here right away is the insane look! Black with a merciless, super authentic heavy relicing. But the most striking thing about this Super Strat is certainly the multi-faceted sound variety, which is offered by only one humbucker at the bridge (Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Zebra '78). Equipped with Alnico-II magnets, AWG-42 wire, an underdrive capacitor that delivers a passive overdrive in the style of dirty '60s fuzz sounds, and a 1pF capacitor on the rear coil that ensures a warmer, more muted sound in positions 3 and 5 - effectively replacing a neck pickup. The following sound variations can be accessed via the 5-way switch: full humbucker, coil split, full humbucker with 1pF capacitor, full humbucker with underdrive cap, full humbucker with underdrive cap and 1pF capacitor. The neck feels great in the hand due to the 60-Style Oval-C profile and 9.5''-12'' compound radius, inviting fast runs and hard riffs on the wonderfully figured maple fingerboard. Furthermore Sperzel Trim-Lok locking tuners in combination with the 2-point tremolo promise precise tuning and high tuning stability and the rounded neck base allows unhindered access to the high registers of the fingerboard. Sound, look, possibilities - all around a dream instrument that we can offer you in mint condition. 

• Inclusive case, certificate, spec sheet, strap, case candy
• Weight: 3310 grams