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Post subject: NGD - Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Strat
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:59 am
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Hey guys,

Added this fellow to my Custom Shop arsenal yesterday...

Interestingly its a 2007 strat that spent 5 years on the shelf that I'd kept my eye on and then recently started to get real GAS for a 50s maple board strat (My other 2 custom shop strats are 60s) Thanks mostly to all those 70's Clapton albums I received for christmas I pulled the trigger.

It came with a pretty lousy set up (not surprising with the amount of time it spent on the shelf) and it looks to have been restrung at least once by someone who didnt have a clue about stringing vintage klusons!

So after a good set up and a restring I'm happy to say it sounds and plays great. Love the 10/56 V neck and the Fat 50's pickups on this one.


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Post subject: Re: NGD - Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Strat
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:53 am
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JimClapton wrote:
Hey guys,

Added this fellow to my Custom Shop arsenal yesterday...

Interestingly its a 2007 strat that spent 5 years on the shelf that I'd kept my eye on and then recently started to get real GAS for a 50s maple board strat (My other 2 custom shop strats are 60s) Thanks mostly to all those 70's Clapton albums I received for christmas I pulled the trigger.

It came with a pretty lousy set up (not surprising with the amount of time it spent on the shelf) and it looks to have been restrung at least once by someone who didnt have a clue about stringing vintage klusons!

So after a good set up and a restring I'm happy to say it sounds and plays great. Love the 10/56 V neck and the Fat 50's pickups on this one.


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Beautiful southpaw axe! :P


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Post subject: Re: NGD - Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Strat
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:55 am
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Oh my!

That's a beaut Mr Clapton. A rare lefty too :mrgreen:


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Post subject: Re: NGD - Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Strat
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:59 pm
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Thanks Chromeface!

Cheers Elliot. Come to think of it, I dont think I've seen another lefty '56 in vintage blonde?! Most custom shop lefties on the shelf, beit 50s or 60s, are usually sunburst! lol. Though I've seen the odd '56 in fiesta red all hank marvin'ed up and a black one too that I passed up on and regretted (Being the Clapton fan I am) and the occasional oly white on a 60s strat.


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