Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt John Cruz 55 Strat - NOS 2-Tone Sunburst

John Cruz is known across the globe as one of Fenders highly revered Masterbuilders, a select group of the worlds most esteemed luthiers. With this Godly status, any guitar with his name attached generates a huge amount of interest, and rightly so!

The Fender Custom Shop John Cruz Masterbuilt '55 Stratocaster is a great example of the legendary prowess of the Masterbuilders.

With an Ash body this guitar is super resonant and has a really bold tone. The NOS 2-Tone Sunburst nitro lacquer is period correct and will wear beautifully with time and develop its own character even further. It also allows the natural resonance of the body to sing and sustain much more effectively compared with other finishes. The NOS finish gives the appearance of a New Old Stock guitar, one that has been perfectly preserved since 1955 and doesn't feature any kind of ageing or relic work.

The 4A Roasted Flame Maple neck is real comfortable and looks incredible. With a 57 soft V profile, 7.25"-9.5" compound radius and 6105 frets it's super resonant and feels incredible underhand. The Flame Maple fingerboard is a treat to play, perfectly balanced and with flawless playability right up the neck, it's a real player's piece.

With a trio of handwound Fender 50s pickups it delivers all the sweeping, versatile tones you would expect from a Strat. Rich and smooth, it's a premium Stratocaster tone.

Supreme quality from top to bottom and shipped in a Fender Custom Shop hardcase, it's easy to see why John Cruz is so highly regarded.