Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Signature Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Guitar, Olympic White, Maple Fretboard, 8.1 lbs.
- Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child Signature Stratocaster - Journeyman Relic
- Olympic White
- Select Alder Body
- Maple Neck and Fretboard
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body and Neck Finish
- '66 Strat Oval "C" Neck Shape
- 25.5" Scale Length
- 1.650" Nut Width
- 9.5" Radius Fretboard
- Black Dot Inlays
- 21 6105 Narrow Jumbo Frets
- Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Strat Pickups
- 5-Way Pickup Selector Switch
- Fender 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo Bridge
- Vintage Style Tuners
- Aged Nickel/Chrome Hardware
- 3-Ply Eggshell Pickguard
- Commemorative Neck Plate
- Fender Custom Shop Deluxe Hardshell Case with Strap and COA
- Instrument Weight: 8.1 lbs.
- Serial #: VC0395
Player's Perspective
He's one of the most influential guitar players in history and Music Store Live is proud to offer up this Fender Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Signature Stratocaster!
Even the angle of the bridge pickup is designed to get you the look and sound that Jimi had. Of course, immeasurable and incomparable talent helps too. But part of what made Jimi's bridge pickup tone unique was the fact that it had the opposite orientation since he had it flipped upside down. That meant that the pickup was sensing the bass strings closer to the bridge and the treble strings closer to the neck. The result is a tighter and puncher response out of the low strings and a fuller and meatier fundamental out of the treble strings.
The Journeyman relic is a tasteful and subtle aging process that makes the guitar look like it's seen maybe 10 years of being loved, but played. It also doesn't look like it's just been dragged from the back of a truck down the yellow brick road. Aside from looking and sounding just like it's supposed to, this guitar also feels amazing! The Custom Shop team cranked out one of the best feeling necks we've come across in a long time and the fretwork is immaculate!
Whether you're looking at this guitar to pay homage to the man himself, or you just want one of the best strats that money can buy, these are the guys that wrote the book on strats. The Fender Custom Shop luthiers are some of the best on the planet at what they do. This guitar is a great example of what they're capable of.
Item Details
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 all the elements of the Hendrix sound and feel for your own.
Other features include a two-piece select alder body, Journeyman Relic 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.
Overall Condition
Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.