Phil X Friday Fireworks 1956 Stratocaster & Little Wing

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A Late 1956 HardTail Stratocaster - Refinished in Black With All Original Electrics and Hardware.



1956 Fender Stratocaster (Hardtail).



This late 1956 'HardTail' Stratocaster weighs just 7.00 lbs. One-piece solid alder body, contoured on back and lower bass bout. One-piece fretted maple neck with a typical '56 soft "V" profile and a really wide nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches. 21 medium frets and black dot position markers and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. The body of the guitar has been re-finished in black quite some time ago. Small headstock with decal with Fender "spaghetti" logo in gold with black trim, "STRATOCASTER" in black beside it, "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO" in black below it, and "ORIGINAL Contour Body" at the ball end of the headstock. Individual 'no-name' Kluson Deluxe tuners with oval metal buttons (stamped inside: "2356766 / PATENT APPLD"). Single butterfly string tree. Four-bolt neck plate with the serial number "14507" between the bottom two screws. Three white plastic-covered black-bottom single-coil pickups with staggered pole pieces and nice balanced outputs of 5.54k, 5.67k, and 5.69k. Single-layer white plastic pick guard with eight screws. Three controls (one volume, two tone) plus three-way selector switch, all on pick guard. White plastic knobs with gold lettering. Fender "Synchronized Tremolo" combined bridge/tailpiece (six-pivot bridge/vibrato unit with through-body stringing). The neck has a pencil mark of "XX-56" (the month has been rubbed away). The potentiometers are stamped "304 633" (Stackpole August 1956). All of the electrics and the hardware are original to the guitar. The neck, which is most probably from a 'Tremolo' guitar has been expertly re-fretted and the fretboard has been re-lacquered. The frets show a little wear but have plenty of 'meat' left. The body refin was most certainly done quite a long time ago - the finish looks old and a little worn - the guitar plays and sounds like a dream. We did consider having Scott Lentz do one of his amazing re-fins but after examining the guitar Scott & I both agreed that this old refin had so much 'mojo' that it would be prudent to leave the decision to the next owner. Housed in a Guardian three-latch, rectangular black hardshell case with black plush lining (9.50). A really great opportunity to get a real (albeit a probable marriage) 1956 'V' neck Stratocaster with all that amazing playability and sound - for a fraction of what an all original example would cost.

The BASS! We are very proud to present this custom ordered Paoletti 'Skybass Nail Series Millesimata'. This wonderful bass weighs 10.60 lbs and features a 14 inch wide, 1 3/4 deep, 'Jazz Bass' style contoured body made from 150-year-old chestnut wine barrels. The body has an oil finish with a thin layer of nitrocellulose, which is enhanced by the placing of 25 brass nails/rivets on the top and 27 brass nails/rivets on the edges. One-piece maple neck with a mahogany 'skunk-stripe', a nut width of just under 1 5/8 inches, a full bass scale length of 34.00 inches and a wonderful medium to thick profile. Maple fretboard with 20 medium frets and chestnut block position markers. Single circular string tree. Headstock with "Paoletti" and "Wine" branded onto face. Individual Gotoh closed-back tuners with 'triangular' metal buttons. Four-bolt neckplate engraved "Paoletti / Made in Italy / Millesimata". Two custom hand-wound Paoletti J-60 single coil pickups with outputs of 6.86k and 7.31k. Brass pickguard with ten screws. Three controls (two volume, one tone) all on brass plate (secured by three screws) adjoining pickguard. Paoletti brass "Cheddite" cartridge shell style control knobs. Gotoh combined bridge/tailpiece with four individually adjustablemetal saddles. This guitar is in mint as new (9.50) condition and is complete with its certificate of authenticity with serial number "18414-15214", signed by Fabrizio Paoletti. Housed in the original Paoletti four-latch rectangular, black leather hardshell case with black plush lining (9.50).