Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1961 Stratocaster Hand-Wound Pickups Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard Relic Gold Hardware Vintage White 7.60 LBS (US Only / No International Shipping)

DESCRIPTION Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1961 Stratocaster Hand-Wound Pickups Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard Relic Gold Hardware Vintage White 7.60 LBS (US Only / No International Shipping) DALE WILSON Dale Wilson arrived at Fender in 2003, joined the Custom Shop in 2005 and became a Master Builder in 2011. Building guitars has been a driving passion for the California native since childhood. “Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved guitars,” he said. “I didn’t dream of being a rock star; I dreamed of building the ultimate guitar. I was equally enthralled with the guitars just as much as I was with the players.” Woodworking runs in the Wilson family, and the requisite Custom Shop zeal for outstanding craftsmanship has long been part of Dale’s DNA. He did repair work and mods in a small guitar shop right out of high school in the late 1980s; subsequently moving on to stints at Dobro and Rickenbacker before arriving at Fender, where he worked on Guild, Gretsch and Benedetto guitars before beginning his apprenticeship with various Custom Shop Master Builders. He enjoys calling upon his extensive and varied experience as a craftsman to create highly distinctive guitars such as the Resophonic Thinline Telecaster®. Wilson also built five beautiful custom guitars for the January 2011 NAMM Show while still an apprentice and was asked to sign the back of the headstocks, garnering him his Master Builder status. FEATURES Model Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1961 Stratocaster Relic Builder Fender Custom Shop – Dale Wilson Year 2024 Body Type Solid Body Top Wood N/A Body Wood Alder Finish Type Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish Color Vintage White Aging Relic Neck Wood Maple Fingerboard Brazilian Rosewood (USA ONLY) Neck Carve 60 Style Oval “C” Scale Length 25.5” Neck Dimensions .790” – .930” Neck Radius 7.25” Frets 21 – Narrow Tall 6105 Nut Width 1.650” Nut Material Bone Neck Finish Relic Inlays Micatra White Dots Neck Pickup Hand-Wound 60/63 Strat Singlecoil Middle Pickup Hand-Wound 60/63 Strat Singlecoil RWRP Bridge Pickup Hand-Wound 60/63 Strat Singlecoil Pickguard White Pearloid Hardware Gold Bridge Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo Tuners Vintage-Style Controls 1 Volume, 2 Tone and 5-Way Blade Switch Case Fender Custom Shop G&G Brown Tolex Hardshell Case Weight 7.60 Pounds (7 lbs 9 oz)