金曜日 ストラトが届く
これで3台目
1台目は 葉山まで買いに行った アルダーの黒 友人に貸してたら 勝手に売却された 「貧すれば鈍」とゆー言葉を知った
2台目は分不相応の カスタムショップ トッド・クラウス製のアルダーのブロンド
こいつは素人にもわかるぐらいに凄かった 銭が必要な時に仕方なく売却 これは未だに後悔する逸品
済んだことはしゃあない
今回のストラトは 散々調査して購入したものです



FENDER USA
AMERICAN VINTAGE '56 STRATOCASTER

先々週 図書館で借りた「フェンダー大名鑑 1946~1970」とゆー本を眺めていて
テレキャスターかストラトキャスターを買い直したいなーと思い
店も何軒か回り ネットでふらふら調べ 迷いに迷って ストラトのAMERICAN VINTAGE '56 のアルダーかアッシュの2つのどちらかに絞り
最終的に 石橋楽器の渋谷店に1台残ってた 新品のアウトレット品のアルダーにしました


この器にはハズレはほぼないので あとは一生懸命練習していくしかない器
やっぱし 今まで使ってたフルアコと違い とても扱いやすいです
何より ハウリングで悩まされことがない
アンプはフェンダーのブルースJrを使ってます
ついでに 今回の買い物にあたって 背中をドンと押された 前述の「フェンダー大名鑑 1946~1970」からスキャンした画像を
コピペしときます
なかなか貴重な良書です この本も欲しいなーっと
















フェンダー・ストラトキャスター(1954~)


FENDER USA
AMERICAN VINTAGE '56 STRATOCASTER
Body
Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Not applicable
Body wood: Alder
Body finish: Gloss Lacquer
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: V soft
Neck wood: Maple
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5"
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Gloss Lacquer
Fretboard
Material: Maple
Radius: 7.25"
Fret size: Vintage-style
Number of frets: 21
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.65" (42mm)
Pickups
Configuration: SSS
Neck: American Vintage '56 single-coil
Middle: American Vintage '56 single-coil
Bridge: American Vintage '56 single-coil
Brand: Fender
Active or passive: Passive
Series or parallel: Series
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: None
Controls
Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
Pickup switch: 5-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No
Hardware
Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: Vintage synchronized tremolo
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Vintage-style
Color: Chrome
Other
Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Pickups
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories: Strap, cable, cloth and owner's manual
Country of origin: United States
The American Vintage '56 Stratocaster takes you straight back to mid-1956, when the model was still new and when what is quite possibly the most prized and popular neck ever affixed to the instrument first appeared-a thick one-piece maple neck with a soft "V" shape, comfortably rounded edges and a then-new butterfly string tree on the headstock. Such meticulous authenticity even extends to the single-ply white pickguard with eight holes, lightweight alder body (ash on white blonde) with deep contours, and vintage-accurate pickups (alnico 3 pickups debuted in 1956), bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more.
The American Vintage series introduces an all-new lineup of original-era model year guitars that bring Fender history and heritage to authentic and exciting new life. With key features and pivotal design elements spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, new American Vintage series instruments delve deep into Fender's roots-expertly preserving an innovative U.S. guitar-making legacy and vividly demonstrating like never before that Fender not only knows where it's going, but also remembers where it came from.
The American Vintage Series has long presented some of Fender's best selling guitars (their early-'80s introduction, in fact, was one of the first signs that Fender was "back" as the CBS era ended). Today, Fender has boldly cleared the slate to make way for a fresh American Vintage series with new features, new specs and the most meticulous level of vintage accuracy yet. Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, they've completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept-restoring original tooling dies, voicing new pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more-based on actual vintage guitars they tracked down to make sure they had it right. Fender did the work, and it shows, because there's pure tonal magic in each new American Vintage instrument. Includes case.