2024 Fender Custom Shop MBAM Jerry Garcia Alligator Strat Relic Aged Natural 7.80 LBS
Fender Custom Shop Austin MacNutt Masterbuilt Jerry Garcia Alligator Strat Relic 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck Aged Natural 7.80 LBS
Model #: 9216811942
AUSTIN MACNUTT
Canadian born in a family of performing musicians, some of Austin’s earliest memories contain acoustic and electric guitars, including his father’s 1963 Custom Color Black Fender Jaguar with matching headstock that is still in the family. Following in his parent’s footsteps, he took up guitar playing at the age of 10 and soon found himself tinkering on it to improve playability and tone. Throughout his teens, Austin developed his building and repair skills and became the local go-to repair tech for many of the bands passing through.
After graduating high school in Saskatoon – Austin saved up and enrolled himself at the Guitar Craft Academy in Hollywood to further his skills and passion for guitar building. Recognizing his talents, immediately after completing the course the school offered him a position as one of their teachers. During these 5 years of teaching guitar building, he met Ron Thorn during an inlay seminar, and shortly after was offered a position at Thorn Guitars. For 11 years Austin crafted boutique electric guitars under the Thorn brand. From raw lumber selection, millwork, CNC operation, fretwork, final assembly – Austin did it all and once again is working shoulder to shoulder with his old friend, now crafting Fender’s finest.
When Austin is not building guitars, he enjoys spending his time with his girlfriend playing music and going camping whenever and wherever he can.
MORE ABOUT JERRY GARCIA ALLIGATOR STRAT® RELIC®, 1-PIECE RIFT SAWN MAPLE NECK, AGED NATURAL
When famed U.K. singer-songwriter-musician Graham Nash released his solo debut album Songs for Beginners in May 1971, he was so pleased with Jerry Garcia’s contributions to the sessions that he presented Garcia with a special gift - a 1955 Stratocaster® Nash had bought the year before in a Phoenix, Ariz., pawn shop for $250.
Garcia immediately adopted it as his main instrument for the next two years, during which it became his first dramatically modified guitar. Although Garcia and the Dead became well known for heavily altering their equipment through the band’s own offshoot gear company, Alembic, it was this Strat that first received the extensive workbench surgery that served as a Grateful Dead hallmark. Garcia’s new Strat became a favorite known and loved by the guitarist and his fans as the “Alligator” - so nicknamed for the grinning cartoon alligator sticker Garcia affixed to the pickguard in 1972.
Now, the Fender Custom Shop is proud to introduce the Jerry Garcia Alligator Stratocaster - a faithful recreation of one of Garcia’s most famous instruments. Every detail is meticulously recreated, from the carefully measured contours and radii of the one-piece ash body to the hammered brass control plate, replica pickguard and body stickers, and custom replica “Blaster” clean-boost output jack assembly. Master built in the Custom Shop by Austin MacNutt, the Jerry Garcia Alligator Stratocaster is limited to 100 built-to-order instruments.
All three pickups are Josefina hand-wound ‘55-style single-coil Stratocaster pickups replicated from the Alligator itself, along with five-way switching, standard vintage Stratocaster wiring and replica “hat” control knobs on a three-ply parchment pickguard. Premium features also include a Relic® lacquer finish, one-piece rift-sawn maple neck with a profile scanned and replicated directly from the original guitar, 7.25” fingerboard radius and 1.625” brass nut width, 21 Medium Vintage frets, custom brass bridge and tailpiece with rosewood base plate, Schaller® M6 tuners, disc string tree with custom retainer bar, and custom birdseye maple back plate. Custom hardshell case included.
Blaster is a trademark of Alembic, Inc.
FEATURES
Model Jerry Garcia Alligator Strat® Relic®, 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck, Aged Natural
Builder Fender Custom Shop Austin MacNutt Masterbuilt
Year 2024
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Ash
Finish Type Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Finish Color Aged Natural
Aging Relic
Neck Wood 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Fingerboard N/A
Neck Carve 1955 Soft "V"
Scale Length 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Neck Dimensions .887'' - .954''
Neck Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Frets 21 - Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
Nut Width 1.625" (41.3 mm)
Nut Material Brass
Neck Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Inlays Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
Neck Pickup Custom Shop Josefina Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup Custom Shop Josefina Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat®
Bridge Pickup Custom Shop Josefina Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat®
Pickguard Custom 3-Ply Parchment + Custom Black "Alligator" Knobs
Hardware Nickel/Chrome/Brass
Bridge Custom Brass Bridge and Tailpiece with Rosewood Base Plate
Tuners Schaller® M6 90 Chrome-Plated Die-Cast Tuners with Large Buttons
Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup), 5-Position Blade
Case Fender Custom Shop / G&G "ALLIGATOR" Hardshell Case
Weight 7.80 Pounds (7 lbs 13 oz)
Wild West Guitars
We accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Money Order, Cashier's Check, and PayPal. Personal checks must clear prior to release of your order. PayPal orders incur an additional 4% charge for PayPal fees. International orders are by Wire Transfer or PayPal. Please make checks payable to: Wild West Guitars 2840 E Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, 91107
Wild West Guitars uses FedEx to insure prompt delivery to your door. We offer FREE shipping for all online shopping cart orders within the continental US! Most items are shipped via Ground Service, but special arrangements can be made if you have unique requirements. We also ship World Wide to most International locations however some items we are not permitted to ship outside the USA. Need it quick? For a nominal charge we can ship 1 Day, 2 Day, or 3 Day Express. Online purchases currently allow for Regular or 2 Day shipping options. Call us at 1-951-369-7888, or contact us if you have any special shipping requirements or questions.
At Wild West Guitars we want you to be happy with your purchase. If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase you may simply return it. At Wild West Guitars we give you a 48-hour approval period. Below are the guidelines associated with our return policy. Return arrangements for online orders must be made within 14 days of receipt, or 48 hours in the case of phone and in-person purchases. All refunds will be less shipping costs both ways and applicable credit card fees. You may use your refund for full store credit on another "In Stock" item. If you choose a refund there will be a 10% re-stocking fee. The returning item must have an RA number given to you by a Wild West Guitars representative. Any item being returned without an RA number or verbal approval over the phone will be refused. The returning item must be shipped back in the same manner which it was received. If there is any damage to the item due to insufficient packing the return will be refused and no refund will be issued. All returns must be insured for the full amount of the purchase price. We will not accept a return if the item has been modified in any way. Returns are not accepted on any layaway items. Layaways are final sales and will be treated as such. Exchange for credit on another "In Stock" item is acceptable. "In Stock" item is any item physically in the store and ready to ship. All Layaway and Custom Orders require a 20% NON-REFUNDABLE deposit. Layaways should not extend more than 30 days from first processed transaction unless a payment schedule has been approved. Returns are not accepted on any custom orders. A credit towards in stock item can be applied. Returns will not be accepted on any in store purchases. All in store purchases are final. Returns will not be accepted on closeout, discontinued, or sale items. Any of these purchases are final sales. Each sale is handled on a case by case basis. An Important Note About Credit Card Fraud Wild West Guitars values it's customers. Therefore, to protect consumers, we verify all on-line credit card purchases, and vigorously pursue all fraudulent attempts to purchase merchandise with stolen or unauthorized credit cards. We work closely with local, state, and Federal agencies under the auspices of the Computer Crime Act of 1986 - so, if you order something using a stolen credit card, it will be discovered and forwarded to the proper authorities.