Fender 1988 Stratocaster Electric Guitar Masterbuilt by Fred Stuart - Sherwood Green - (Re-Loved)

This Fender Stratocaster built entirely by Fred Stuart, one of the original ‘8 ‘ formative MasterBuilders completed entirely in the very first year - 1988 - of the Masterbuilders concept and 1 year after the whole Fender Custom Shop was created : This isn’t just a guitar it’s the start of the worlds most famous guitar building legacy that has completed guitar from every world class star you can imagine from Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton to David Gilmour and  was the start of the Custom features a striking Sherwood Green finish paired with elegant gold-plated hardware, delivering a refined take on one of the most iconic electric guitar designs ever created. With classic Strat tone configuration and smooth playability, this instrument offers timeless style and versatile performance.Built and launched during the first year of the Masterbuild program launched in 1988, Fred Stuart was more famous for his incredible Telecaster builds but also built some of the best tonal shape Strats ever. Search on Diablo and see how Stuart's first year Strats are being sold in the US for less ver 50k US. AOG brings the best sounding and finest built instruments to the real players who appreciate the greatest build and tone ever, without ripping off the collector. Music for the people : M Stipe

BODY & FINISH

• Body Color: Sherwood Green finish: 1 of the original 8 DuPont fender custom colours
• White 3-ply pickguard for classic contrast
• Gold-plated hardware including bridge, tuners, and input jack
• Contains minor surface scratches consistent with normal use
• matching original classic custom
• Classic and original Sherwood green on body and headstock

NECK & FINGERBOARD

• 5A Rosewood fretboard with clay dot inlays
• Comfortable soft C to V compound Classic Stratocaster 60s neck profile
• Smooth playability across the fingerboard with perfect intonation across the whole 21 Frets
• Fred listed an incredible 13 guitars in the world famous ‘DreamFactory’ Tome: 65/130 of which have been sold through Art of Guitar

PICKUPS & ELECTRONICS

• 3 × hand wound by Stuart himself Single-Coil pickups for classic Strat tone
• 5-way selector switch for versatile tonal options
• Controls: 1 × Volume, 2 × Tone knobs

SPECIFICATIONS

• Model: 54 original Stratocaster body with ‘59 compound neck
• Serial Number: V030616
• Configuration: SSS (3 Single-Coil Pickups)
• Orientation: Right-Handed

INCLUDED

• Original Hard Case included - some wear and tear

CONDITION

• Collectors grade condition
• Minor cosmetic scratches on OHC
• Fender custom shop decal - the very 1st iconic design: 4 years before individual Masterbuilder decals but FS signature on neck and body. Incredible collectors edition as Fred only built 18 Stratocasters in 1988, as per the DreamFactory