| Latest UPDATE: December 2011 - Sorry SOLD OUT !!!
Next available one due March 2012 - please email / call 01202 718886 to reserve.
For Sale:
Here we have ONE Fender Custom Shop 56 NOS Strat CUSTOM in Fiesta Red with Custom Shop "upgrades". With Hank Marvin and The Shadows recently celebrating their 50th Anniversary what better time to treat yourself to a Fender guitar ? The Fender Custom Shop only make a few of these guitars each year and so far they have ONLY been available at Guitar Mania. This guitar is NOT the same as a 21 fret Fender Custom Shop 56 Strat NOS. It has MANY Custom Shop upgrades, please see the full spec below.
Limited run - just 12 made each year.
Hank Marvin
Please note this is NOT a Fender Custom Shop HANK MARVIN Signature Strat. Nor does it have any official association with any Hank Marvin trademarks, affiliations with him or The Shadows. The guitar is a Fender, many people play Fenders and Hank was one of them and I reserve the right to mention that while describing guitars and people who have played them. 
From the OFFICIAL Fender UK Website: www.fender.co.uk: "Hank Marvin plays a Fiesta Red Custom Shop Stratocaster with a birdseye maple neck and gold hardware"
More about the guitar:
Fender don't make a Custom Shop Hank Marvin signature guitar so Guitar Mania has secured a limited quantity of these guitars inspired by Hank Marvins own Fender guitar and is the closest spec new Fender guitar you can buy off-the-shelf.
The guitar we have for sale is a genuine Made in the USA Fender Custom Shop 56 NOS Strat Custom (team built) and a cross between a 56 NOS Strat and a Custom Classic but with some tasty upgrades (highlighted in bold in the spec below) for example; a 22 Fret (instead of the 56 NOS neck which has only 21 frets); AA grade Birds Eye Maple neck (instead of the plain maple); neck in gloss on front and satin on the back; fender noiseless pickups (instead of vintage 56 pickups); Sperzel Gold Locking Tuners (instead of vintage machineheads) - see the spec below for details.
Technical Spec:
It's based around a Custom Shop 56 NOS / Custom Classic Strat. Here's the full spec:
Model: Fender Custom Shop 56 NOS Strat 'Custom'
Body: Select Alder
Neck: AA Grade Birds Eye Maple.
Neck finish: gloss on front SATIN on back
Neck Profile: 50's / Soft V shape
Frets: 22, medium jumbo
Fretboard radius: 9.5"
Colour: Fiesta Red
Finish: Nitro Celulose
Pickups: 3 x Fender Vintage Noiseless
Electrics: 1 x Vol, 2 x Tone. 5 way switch
Trem: Vintage
Hardware: Gold
Tuners: Sperzel gold locking
Scratchplate: 50's style single ply, white
Case: Fender tweed hard case, orange interior.
Here are some pics of one of the actual guitar. Please make allowanaces for variations in light and exposure and wood grain variations, I've done my best to show the guitar in it's true colours.     
  
  
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Guitar Mania Says:
This guitar is absolutely gorgeous. We've sold a number of these over the past couple of years. Bizarrely they are the same price as a 56 NOS Strat but in my opinion BETTER ! A great feeling neck. Satin on the back for comfort, gloss on the front for durability and glamour with a modern easy playing shape. Superb tone - the vintage noiseless pickups behave exactly as you would expect. Quiet and tasteful. Plus THAT look ! Think of Hank Marvin and you think of a suit, a pair of glasses and a Red Fender Strat ! The guitar will come with a Certificate of Authenticity, Fender Tweed Hard Case, Strap, Trem Arm, Gold Trem Cover and Cable.
Playability wise you can expect a low but clear action, everything you'd expect from Fender Custom Shop and backed up by Guitar Mania's MULTI award winning expertise and experience.Guitar Mania exclusive price £2599
About Guitar Mania:As a reputable, award winning Fender Custom Shop dealer we take pride in our guitars and rest assured that your guitar will be supplied: Inspected - for dents and scratches and to check it's the right colour / model etc Tuned - we stretch the strings for greater tuning stability Set up - we adjust the action (and intonation where possible) for great playability Tested - we'll give it a quick play to make sure we like it (tough job huh ?) Boxed - we'll wrap your guitar up safe and sound to arrive in A1 condition
Payment Methods:
For security purposes we will only accept paypal with CONFIRMED address or direct bank transfer for this item. (Bank details available on request)
Or you can pay in store with a chip and pin credit / debit card.
We may also ask for ID and proof of address, before we dispatch.
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