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2011 Fender® Stratocaster® "control plate"

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  • Year: 2011
  • Manufacturer: Fender®
  • Model: Stratocaster® "control plate"
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: white blonde
  • Condition: Brand New
  • Description: NGC34302. It's a well known fact that George Fullerton was continually striving to improve his designs. Not completely satisfied with the control layout of the Stratocaster®, feeling that they interfered with his picking hand (especially the volume control being right next to the bridge) he decided to try mounting the controls to a separate plate and moving them closer to the edge of the body of his '54 Strat®. This model never made it to the regular production line and the only other guitar to leave the factory with these specs was a '55 Strat® that one of the employees had built for himself. This reproduction is based around that '55 Strat® and is finished in white blonde. Very few of these have been made and this one of only two that has a quartersawn maple neck. The other is owned by George's daughter, Diane Fullerton). The neck on this one was also hand-sanded by Geoff Fullerton, George's son. This is a rare bird with historical significance on many levels. With hard shell case. Stock #NGC34302