Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic Review

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Overall Rating 4.66

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Features 4.6

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Quality 4.75

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Reliability / Value 4.75

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Nitrocellulose  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: '50s  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Black Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Fender  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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Have you seen and heard this guitar in action? If you did, then you know that it's well worth the price. Fender Custom Shop created a great sounding guitar, which Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic certainly is. Not only it sounds well, but also performs and handles really nice. Another must-have from Fender Custom Shop!

Every now and then a new guitar is made and it becomes a best seller, and Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic aims for that very title, as it offers some great features at a competitive price. Most musicians feel that Fender Custom Shop did a great job in achieving this, so you may be sure that this guitar has a lot to offer, should you choose it to be your guitar of choice.

The sound of Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic is finer than other guitars in many ways. The reason for that lays in the fact that Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic plays extraordinarily well through mostly any kind of amplifier which means that the sound is versatile, adaptable to various music styles and genres. Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic is easy to set up, and even easier to get used to its unique tone that easily becomes yours.

Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic deserves all the praise it can get for its fantastic looks, superb finish and great action. You will have no trouble adjusting the action to your needs, and quality hardware that's built into Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic will not give you any trouble. Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic is both reliable and durable. Only while playing it, you can discover Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic's hidden beauty.

If you're willing to believe your fellow musicians, then you should trust that Fender Custom Shop's Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic is one highly reliable guitar, that will perform well both in studio and on stage. It is durable as well, given the fact that you take the usual care of your instrument. Time Machine '56 Stratocaster Closet Classic is really a great choice if reliability/durability is one of your concerns.