Fender Custom Shop Carlos Lopez Masterbuilt 1956 Ash Stratocaster Hand-Wound Pickups Relic Fiesta Red

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Model: Fender Custom Shop MBCL 1956 Stratocaster Relic

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Fender Custom Shop Carlos Lopez Masterbuilt 1956 Ash Stratocaster Hand-Wound Pickups Relic Fiesta Red

CARLOS LOPEZ

Carlos Lopez received his first electric guitar – an American Standard Stratocaster – as a teenager, and hasn’t looked back since. The East Los Angeles native graduated from the Musician’s Institute Guitar Craft program in 2006 and was hired by Fender mere months later as an assembly builder. Promoted to the Custom Shop in 2007, he spent the next eight years in the Team Built division, honing his Fender chops and assisting Master Builders on various projects.

Lopez became an Apprentice Master Builder under Todd Krause in 2017, assisting with guitars for Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Robbie Robertson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robin Trower and others. He has also helped craft an array of distinctive Fender creations, including a stunning ’69 Tele Relic in Green Tinted Ice Blue Metallic and, alongside Custom Shop Master Builder Scott Buehl, a transparent acrylic Stratocaster played by Grammy-winning artist Gabriella “H.E.R.” Wilson at the 2019 Grammy awards ceremony.

“I’ve learned from the best of the best, and I can’t put into words how special it is to be a part of such an iconic brand with some of the finest builders in the world,” Lopez said. “It truly is an honor.”

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Model Fender Custom Shop MBCL 1956 Stratocaster Relic
Builder Fender Custom Shop – Carlos Lopez
Year 2021
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Sort For Lightweight Ash
Finish Type Nitro Lacquer
Finish Color Fiesta Red
Aging Relic
Back Finish Nitro Lacquer
Neck Wood 5/4 Quartersawn Maple
Neck Carve 10/56 “V”
Scale Length 25.5”
Neck Dimensions .880″ – .980″
Neck Radius 9.50″
Frets 21 – Narrow Tall6105 Fretwire
Nut Width 1.650”
Nut Material Bone
Neck Finish Heavy Relic
Inlays Black Macarta Dots
Side Dots Black Macarta Dots
Neck Pickup H/W 1956 Stratocaster
Middle Pickup H/W 1956 Stratocaster (RWRP)
Bridge Pickup H/W 1956 Stratocaster
Pickguard 1-Ply White
Hardware Nickel/Chrome
Bridge Vintage Stratocaster Tremolo
Tuners Vintage Nickel Fender
Controls 1 Master Volume, 2 Master Tone and 5-Way Switch
Electronics Modern Wiring
Case Fender Custom Shop G&G Deluxe Tweed Case
Weight 7.50 Pounds (7 lbs 8 oz)

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