A beautiful used Stratocaster like this is a great way to remedy your blues. This Willcutt-Spec'ed '60s Stratocaster comes in the quintessential 3-Colour Sunburst, but with a Relic finish that says, "Yes, I’ve played a smoky Chicago blues club." 2018 Specimen. Weighing in at a perfectly balanced 7.8 lbs, it is heavy enough to feel substantial but light enough that you won't throw your back out while attempting a modest stage strut. Let's see you move! Wrapped in a period-correct nitrocellulose lacquer, it looks less like a factory item and more like a treasure found in an eccentric uncle’s attic.

The neck will make you weep vintage tears of joy, featuring a rock-solid piece of riff-sawn maple shaped to a '65 Strat "C" profile. The real star of the show, however, is a slab of AAA Rosewood so dark it looks like it was harvested at midnight on the 21st of December, sorted specifically to satisfy the insatiable darkness within you. With a comfortable 9.5" radius and 21 Sanko 6105 frets, it offers the perfect middle ground between vintage chording comfort and the modern luxury of not having your high notes choke out during an overly ambitious bend. It's capped off with vintage clay dots and a bone nut, because plastic is for toys, and this is a weapon of mass distraction. 

The true magic of this Strat lies in the electronics, which were wound by none other than legendary pickup guru Josefina Campos herself. She's really nice! At least, so I have heard. These Handwound 62/63 pickups deliver that elusive, glass-shattering vintage bell tone that will make you feel like Jimi Hendrix, even if you’re just playing the intro to "Under the Bridge" for the fourth time today. You know who you are, Spencer. Fender even hooked it up with an Eric Johnson, whoever that is. Tucked safely inside a deluxe hardshell case alongside its Certificate of Authenticity, this guitar is ready to convince everyone in your household and beyond that you are serious about pursuing the good life.

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