The Fender Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst is an authentic recreation of the original 1963 vintage Strat which the legendary session guitarist from Los Angeles used on countless well-known recordings. Following the historical guidelines, this electric guitar features a light alder body and a bolt-on maple neck with a "Round-Laminated" rosewood fretboard and a "Custom C" profile for easy handling. Three Fender Custom Shop Fat '50s single coils provide the guitar amp with expressive vintage sounds that blend in with almost any style of music. The traditional hardware configuration with a 6-saddle synchronized tremolo and precise vintage-style tuners completes the Fender Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst.
For the construction of the Fender Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster, the Fender Custom Shop uses only carefully selected woods that guarantee a lively sound and low weight of the electric guitar. Accordingly, the
body is made of light alder
, while the
bolt-on maple neck
carries the historically correct
"Round-Laminated" rosewood fretboard
glued to the radius specified by the neck. Here the comfortable
"Custom C" profile
and the
7.25" vintage fretboard
radius promise comfortable playing. Another absolute highlight is the
artificially aged Color-over-Color finish
, which is inspired by the often overpainted sunburst bodies of original vintage guitars.
The Fender Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst features
three Fat '50s single coils
wound in the hallowed halls of the Fender Custom Shop. Equipped with
Alnico V magnets
and the historically correct
Formvar wire
, these pickups deliver powerful vintage sounds with fat basses, vocal midrange and the typical clarity in the trebles. The lively dynamic response of the single-coil pickups supports expressive electric guitar playing in a wide range of styles between pop, rock and blues. The pickups are controlled via a subtly modified
5-way circuit
whose first tone control acts on the neck and middle pickups, while the second tone control determines the treble spectrum of the bridge pickup.
High-quality and reliable hardware in authentic vintage style completes the Fender Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst. Of course the proven
Fender Synchronized Tremolo
with string saddles made of bent sheet steel serves as the bridge of this guitar. Thanks to its smooth handling, it enhances melodies and chords with shimmering vibratos. Behind the
bone nut
, the classic Fender headstock features
six vintage-style tuners
for precise and stable tuning of this electric guitar.