Fender Stratocaster 50's Super Heavy Relic MVP Dealer Select Masterbuilt John Cruz (2015)

With this 50's "Master Vintage Player Dealers Select" Stratocaster John Cruz once again clearly shows how high the bar can be set. This guitar is the result of a collaboration between Cruz and Make 'n Music with the aim of combining the best of the vintage and modern worlds. ...and he has succeeded! An absolute killer Strat with a Super Heavy Relicing that simply can't be done any better. It's just great how detail-oriented and meticulous he has worked here with the by no means sparing aging. Wonderful maple neck, which shows super authentic signs of aging, just like the white pickup caps. And the playing feel of this Stratocaster with its special, slightly stronger "Custom Fat V/U" neck profile, 9.5'' fingerboard radius, the proven 6105 frets and an ideal weight of only 3170 grams is also first-class. But the biggest treat are definitely the fantastic pickups and the top sound they offer. The "Handwound M.D. Ltd." singlecoils, developed by John Cruz, are used here: beautifully bell-like and pearly with an incredible warmth. Extremely pithy and mid-range, perfect for Blues and Rock. Fat and smacking at the bridge and thanks to excellent percussiveness and crispness also masterful for funky single notes and chords in the intermediate positions with an extra dose of assertiveness. The guitar also features an S1 switch that connects the bridge and neck pickups to offer an even wider sound spectrum. The sound is absolutely top class, exactly what you would expect from a perfect maple neck Strat! The fact that John Cruz left the Fender Custom Shop in 2020 and will therefore not be producing any more dream instruments only increases the special and rare value of this phenomenal Stratocaster, which we can offer you in top condition.

• Including original case, certificate, hangtags, strap, cleaning cloth, case candy
• Weight : 3170 grams