Fender CS 1961 Stratocaster Master Built by Dennis Galuszka 2017

Fender Custom Shop 1961 Stratocaster Master Built by Dennis Galuszka 2017 – Fiesta Red Relic

Made in USA
Serial Number 90596

An amazing Masterbuilt ’61 Relic Stratocaster by one of Fender’s finest Master Builders. Featuring a very resonant Alder body and a super feeling quarter sawn Maple neck and a great relic’d Fiesta Red finish. Very rich dark Rosewood 9.5″ radius fretboard on the traditional 60’s style Oval C. The guitar has a great feel, superb tones and plays as good as it looks! The guitar has just been serviced and setup with 10’s. This guitar does not disappoint!

“Like Fender itself, Dennis Galuszka is a Southern California native. Combining his dual passions for music and woodworking, he began building high-end acoustic guitars during his 13 years as a cabinetmaker. As a working drummer, it was a 1999 audition with one of the Fender Master Builders that led to a job interview and a new kind of steady gig—as an apprentice at the Fender Custom Shop.

After only eight months there, Galuszka was promoted to Master Builder. He has since built finely crafted instruments for influential players including Paul McCartney, Andy Summers, Johnny Marr, Patrick Stump, Mike Dirnt, Sting and many others. He has lent his expertise to a number of truly distinctive instruments, including double-neck guitars and unusual takes on classic Fender designs, and several artist model designs. “It’s all about the feel and sound of an instrument,” Galuszka said. “Those things are number one with me, above everything else.”

Specs:
• Model: ’61 Stratocaster Reissue
• Finish: Super Heavy Relic – Fiesta Red Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body: Alder
• Neck: Maple Quarter Sawn
• Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood (Flat Lam, 9mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• Frets: 21 Jumbo (Jescar 6100)
• Radius: 9.5″
• Neck Profile: Early ’60s Oval “C” (.820″ at 1st fret / .950″ at 12th fret)
• Nut: Bone (1.650″)
• Pickups: Hand Wound Texas Special
• Controls: Volume, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle), Tone 2 (Bridge), 5-Way Selector
• Wiring: Modern Strat Wiring
• Bridge: Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
• Tuners: Vintage Fender Logo Nickel
• Pickguard: 60’s Nitro
• Hardware: Aged Nickel / Chrome
• Case: Fender Custom Shop Brown Tolex Hard Case
• Country: USA
• Year: 2017