Fender Stratocaster John Mayer "Black One" Masterbuilt John Cruz (2010)

We are extremely pleased to be able to offer you another specimen of the perhaps most sought-after Strat today! The "Black One" is not a replica of an original vintage guitar, but John Mayer wanted to fulfill his dream of his own signature Strat. So, together with masterbuilder John Cruz from the Fender Custom Shop he designed the guitar from the ground up. In many respects the "Black One" is based on the Custom Shop's earlier Stevie Ray Vaughan signature: nut width and 6105 frets are identical and the same gold Schaller tuners were used as on Stevie's original Strat. In addition, the custom pickups were intended to be as close as possible to the beefy SRV sound. Since John felt a guitar without varnish would resonate better the decision was made to do some extreme aging, leaving most of the body varnish-free and allowing the pure wood to show. The prominent client was so pleased with the result that the "Black One" became his main guitar and remained so for many years. Among other things almost the entire "Continuum" album was recorded on it. So, if you like "Gravity", "Vultures" or John's version of "Bold As Love", this is the guitar for you! This Strat comes from the 2010 limited edition of 83 specimens and delivers exactly the characteristic sound. A thick, bluesy tone, that never gets harsh, and the excellent playability thanks to a comfortable medium neck profile with 9.5'' fretboard provide endless playing fun. So we have here not only the "holy grail" of masterbuilder art and an absolute collector's item with best value retention, but also a dream player that is really fun to play! Better be quick...

• Includes original case with dust cover, gig bag, certificate, letter from John Mayer, DVD, strap, gold ashtray and tremolo lever, various patches, cleaning cloth
• Weight: 3320 grams