Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Stratocaster 2018 - Black
from Fender:
Jimi Hendrix was the quintessential innovator of modern music. A left-handed player who wielded a right handed-guitar, he rewrote the vocabulary of contemporary guitarists with the fiery tone of his "upside-down", reverse-strung instrument. The sounds he created with his Strat® informed his inventive technique - and in turn his songwriting - in a synergistic relationship that birthed a legend. The Voodoo Child Strat is your chance to directly experience the tone and essential configuration of his guitars, recreated for right-handed players by the artisans of the Fender Custom Shop.
The Voodoo Child Strat takes a multi-faceted approach to recreating the elements of Hendrix's unique configuration, the most obvious being the reversed headstock. Reversing the headstock lengthens the distance between the nut and low-E string for a tighter playing feel, simultaneously shortening the distance between the nut and the high-E for easier bending and vibrato. The trio of left-handed hand-wound Custom Shop '69 Strat single-coil pickups reverse the pole piece placement, creating inspiring tone with enhanced upper harmonics and definition. Reversing the angle of the bridge pickup gives it the same orientation as a left-handed Strat strung upside down, giving you the foundation of the Hendrix sound and feel for your own.
Other features include a two-piece select alder body, NOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish, tinted maple neck with '65 Strat "Oval C"-shaped profile, 9.5"-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, 5-way switching, vintage wiring, 3-ply Eggshell pickguard, American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
2-Piece Select Alder Body
Black Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Flat-Sawn Maple Neck
Maple Fingerboard w/21x 6105 Narrow/Tall Frets
Reverse Large '60s Headstock
"1966 Oval C" Neck Profile
Fender Custom Shop Hand-wound '69 Pickup Set
Master Vol, Neck Tone, Bridge tone, 5-way Switch
American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Bone Nut
Vintage-style Tuning Machines
25.5." Scale
9.5" Radius
1.65" Nut Width
This guitar is in Excellent-to-Very-Good condition, showing signs of moderate use and careful storage. This guitar was born with the Fender "NOS" finish, but has been lovingly played into what would be considered as a "Journeyman" or "Moderate Relic" finish. There is honest checking in the nitro. There are scratches, dents, and pickwear throughout the instrument. There is an area of wear-thru in the elbow-resting area. This guitar has been inspected and set-up by our expert techs. This package includes the original Custom Shop case, original COA & buildsheet, original hangtags, rear tremolo cavity cover w/ screws, ashtray bridge cover, and a Hendrix guitar strap. Should you require more photos of this instrument, please reach out to us via Reverb or directly at the shop.
USED
$3,699
Jimi Hendrix was the quintessential innovator of modern music. A left-handed player who wielded a right handed-guitar, he rewrote the vocabulary of contemporary guitarists with the fiery tone of his "upside-down", reverse-strung instrument. The sounds he created with his Strat® informed his inventive technique - and in turn his songwriting - in a synergistic relationship that birthed a legend. The Voodoo Child Strat is your chance to directly experience the tone and essential configuration of his guitars, recreated for right-handed players by the artisans of the Fender Custom Shop.
The Voodoo Child Strat takes a multi-faceted approach to recreating the elements of Hendrix's unique configuration, the most obvious being the reversed headstock. Reversing the headstock lengthens the distance between the nut and low-E string for a tighter playing feel, simultaneously shortening the distance between the nut and the high-E for easier bending and vibrato. The trio of left-handed hand-wound Custom Shop '69 Strat single-coil pickups reverse the pole piece placement, creating inspiring tone with enhanced upper harmonics and definition. Reversing the angle of the bridge pickup gives it the same orientation as a left-handed Strat strung upside down, giving you the foundation of the Hendrix sound and feel for your own.
Other features include a two-piece select alder body, NOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish, tinted maple neck with '65 Strat "Oval C"-shaped profile, 9.5"-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, 5-way switching, vintage wiring, 3-ply Eggshell pickguard, American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
2-Piece Select Alder Body
Black Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Flat-Sawn Maple Neck
Maple Fingerboard w/21x 6105 Narrow/Tall Frets
Reverse Large '60s Headstock
"1966 Oval C" Neck Profile
Fender Custom Shop Hand-wound '69 Pickup Set
Master Vol, Neck Tone, Bridge tone, 5-way Switch
American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Bone Nut
Vintage-style Tuning Machines
25.5." Scale
9.5" Radius
1.65" Nut Width
This guitar is in Excellent-to-Very-Good condition, showing signs of moderate use and careful storage. This guitar was born with the Fender "NOS" finish, but has been lovingly played into what would be considered as a "Journeyman" or "Moderate Relic" finish. There is honest checking in the nitro. There are scratches, dents, and pickwear throughout the instrument. There is an area of wear-thru in the elbow-resting area. This guitar has been inspected and set-up by our expert techs. This package includes the original Custom Shop case, original COA & buildsheet, original hangtags, rear tremolo cavity cover w/ screws, ashtray bridge cover, and a Hendrix guitar strap. Should you require more photos of this instrument, please reach out to us via Reverb or directly at the shop.
USED
$3,699