I have a thing about buying a special guitar from the month and year of my children’s birth. Something to pass down to them on their 21st birthday. They may hate music, who knows, but I think it’s still a cool thing to have. Hopefully it reminds them of me.

This is perfect for my daughter. A Fender Custom Shop custom built '56 Stratocaster Relic, Black under Red from August 2020

Specs:

  • Alder body
  • Fat 50’s neck and middle pickup
  • Fat 50’s HW bridge pickup
  • Fat 50’s strat controlls
  • Maple fretboard
  • Fretwire: Vintage Upgrade
  • 7.25" radius
  • 1.650" nut width
  • '57 style soft-v neck profile
  • Top colour: Candy Apple red
  • Bottom colour: Black
  • Heavy Relic