FENDER Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst
Authentic replica of Michael Landau's 1963 vintage Strat, including case and certificate
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.
The Fender Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst is an authentic recreation of the original 63 vintage Strat of the LA session legend.
The light alder body is lacquered in an elaborate Color-over-Color nitrocellulose finish.
Selected woods in Color-over-Color finish
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.
Three Fender Custom Shop Fat '50s single coils promise authentic vintage sounds on your guitar amp.
Custom Shop Fat '50s pickups for versatile vintage sounds
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.
In addition to the master's printed signature, the headstock of the 1963 Fender Michael Landau Relic Strat carries six vintage-style tuners.
High quality hardware in vintage style
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.
The Fender Michael Landau 1963 Relic Stratocaster Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst at a glance:
Signature electric guitar from the Fender Custom Shop, made in the USA
Michael Landau (session and studio guitarist for Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Joe Cocker and others)
Relic nitrocellulose finish with artificial ageing
Color-over-Color finish
Light Alder body
Bolt-on maple neck
"Round-Laminated" rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays"Custom C" neck profile
Three Fender Custom Shop Fat '50s single coil pickups
Fender 6-saddle vintage synchronized tremolo
Fender vintage style tuners
Including Fender Custom Shop guitar case and certificate
Features:
Manufacturer:
Fender
Series:
Custom Shop
Design:
Stratocaster
Body:
Alder
Neck:
Maple
Neck Construction:
Bolt-on
Neck Profile:
Custom-'C'
Scale in mm:
648
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
7.25
Number of Frets:
21
Fret Format:
Narrow Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Dot
Nut type:
Bone
Nut width in mm:
41.9
Pickup:
SSS
Manufacturer pickups:
Fender
Neck Pickup:
CS Fat '50s Single Coil
Middle Pickup:
CS Fat '50s Single Coil
Bridge Pickup:
CS Fat '50s Single Coil
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Switch:
5-Way
Control:
Vol, Tone, Tone
Bridge:
Am. Vintage Synchronized Trem
Tuners:
Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel/Chrome
String Gauge:
.009 - .042
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Nitrocellulose, Aged
Colour:
Fiesta Red
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
Fender '63 Strat Relic Michael Landau Signature Fiesta Red
Is it worth the price difference from USA production model? For me it is. Better neck profile from (my) already great AO60’s. Actually best neck profile I ever played on any Strat.
Much nicer/sweeter pickups with no shrill high end, definitely you can be in Frusciante/RHCP land. Same for Mayer and his tones , you get very close depending on your settings and gear.
Excellent fretwork, light and unbelievably resonant.
I don’t know if Landau 68 Strat are consistently this good but would recommend to anyone to try this model.
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