{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-limited-edition-george-harrison-rocky-stratocaster-1-of-100","title":"Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition George Harrison Master Built Paul Waller \"Rocky\" Stratocaster 1 of 100 PRE ORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2433\/files\/fendercustomshop.jpg?3049666775491753384\" alt=\"Fender Custom Shop\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOnly 100 of these guitars will be made for the entire planetary system!!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Paul Waller Master Built Limited Edition Fender Custom Shop George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster will ship from the Fender Custom Shop in 2020. We do not have an exact date, but we can say that we ordered it immediately when it was announced and are the top of the list.   Also, we not know what number we will be getting, as Fender does not number the guitars in succession (the serial #'s will be random).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are accepting preorders now, and will only have 2 to sell.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStratocaster® guitars were almost impossible to find in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s, so when George Harrison actually found one in a shop during the pre-fame early days of the Beatles, he meant to get it but was scooped by the guitarist for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (whose drummer went by the stage name Ringo Starr). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A few dizzying years later, when the sessions for Beatles \u003ci\u003eHelp! \u003c\/i\u003ealbum got under way in early 1965, Harrison had better luck—he and John Lennon sent roadie Mal Evans out to get one for each of them, and Evans soon returned with a matching pair of Sonic Blue Strat® guitars. Harrison’s guitar, serial number 83840, still bore a decal from a music store where it was purchased at one point—“Grimwoods; The music people; Maidstone and Whitstable”. Thus, \u003ci\u003eHelp! \u003c\/i\u003emarks the first appearance of a Stratocaster in Beatles music; heard in the low drone throughout that album’s “Ticket to Ride” and in the solo for “You’re Going to Lose That Girl.” Near the end of 1965, both Strats were put to even more prominent use on groundbreaking album \u003ci\u003eRubber Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, most notably on the ringing chordal solo in “Nowhere Man”, and again on mid-1966’s \u003ci\u003eRevolver\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1967, sometime between the end of the \u003ci\u003eSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band \u003c\/i\u003esessions and the June 25 live worldwide telecast of “All You Need is Love”, Harrison took up paint and brush himself to give his Stratocaster a multicolored psychedelic dayglo paint job. It also appeared prominently in the “I Am the Walrus” segment of 1967’s \u003ci\u003eMagical Mystery Tour \u003c\/i\u003efilm. The guitar remained a favorite of Harrison’s for the rest of the decade, and by December 1969 Harrison had painted “Bebopalula” on the upper body, “Go Cat Go” on the pickguard and “Rocky”—the guitar’s nickname—on the headstock. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Custom Shop is now both honored and thrilled to introduce a faithful recreation of Harrison’s “Rocky” Stratocaster. Master Builder Paul Waller examined and measured the original in exacting detail— body, neck (with a rare asymmetrical “C” profile), pickups, wiring, and everything else right down to Harrison’s famous DIY paint job. Even the “Grimwoods” decal remains in place on the back of the headstock. With these features and more, it’s an amazing and meticulously crafted Custom Shop tribute to a truly magical guitar played and loved by one of rock’s greatest guitarists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2-Piece Select Alder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNitrocellulose Lacquer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5A Flame Maple with a 1960 Oval “C” Shape and 7.25” (184.1 mm) Radius\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21, Vintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChrome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePickups\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbigail Ybarra Hand-Wound ‘60’s Strat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eControls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaster Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31260007399466,"sku":"00FCS132","price":25000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2433\/products\/rocky-front.png?v=1633048717","url":"https:\/\/www.truetonemusic.mom\/products\/fender-custom-shop-limited-edition-george-harrison-rocky-stratocaster-1-of-100","provider":"Truetone Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}