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Fender Masterbuilt Dale Wilson '60s Heavy Relic Strat (2021)
Masterbuilt Dale Wilson · 2021 · Modern C neck · hand-wound pickups · only 3.29 kg
| Model | Fender Custom Shop — Masterbuilt “60's Strat” Heavy Relic (DIS18-57) |
|---|---|
| Master Builder | Dale Wilson |
| Year | 2021 |
| Serial number | CZ552497 |
| Finish | Nitrocellulose, Heavy Relic, Olympic White |
| Body | Alder, two-piece |
| Weight | Only 3.29 kg |
| Neck | Maple, Modern “C” profile |
| Fretboard | Rosewood · 9.50″ radius · narrow/tall vintage frets |
| Pickups | 3× hand-wound Fat '60s Strat single coils, relic'd |
| Hardware | Chrome/nickel, vintage-style tremolo |
| Included | Fender Custom Shop case, COA, Shop Floor Traveler spec sheet, etc. · as pictured |
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A Dale Wilson heavy relic with a serious dose of Philip Sayce about it.
Masterbuilt guitars get the best ingredients the Fender Custom Shop has to offer, and this one came off Dale Wilson's bench. The full specs are on the Shop Floor Traveler in the photo gallery.
Wilson isn't just a master of the ageing craft — he's got an ear for tone and a feel for how a guitar should sit in your hands that you can't teach. Word is the wait for a new one has stretched to 50 months. We understand why: this isn't the first Wilson that's passed through our hands, and he has a signature you can spot across a room. There's also a fair bet his order book got even fuller after John Cruz left, with a number of Cruz commissions never finished.
Prices for his work have gone through the roof, and that's not only down to scarcity and waiting times. The mojo this man builds into a guitar is hard to put into words, but the word has certainly got round.
So here's the chance to take this as-new 2021 piece home without waiting several years for it. It's sold on behalf of a customer whose collection is made up entirely of properly selected instruments — which tells you plenty about this Strat too.