{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-limited-edition-george-harrison-961276","title":"Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition George Harrison Rocky Strat Master Built by Paul Waller","description":"\u003ci\u003eFrom Fender:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStratocaster® guitars were almost impossible to find in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s, so when George Harrison actually found one in a shop during the pre-fame early days of the Beatles, he meant to get it but was scooped by the guitarist for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (whose drummer went by the stage name Ringo Starr).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few dizzying years later, when the sessions for Beatles Help! album got under way in early 1965, Harrison had better luck—he and John Lennon sent roadie Mal Evans out to get one for each of them, and Evans soon returned with a matching pair of Sonic Blue Strat® guitars. Harrison’s guitar, serial number 83840, still bore a decal from a music store where it was purchased at one point—“Grimwoods; The music people; Maidstone and Whitstable”. Thus, Help! marks the first appearance of a Stratocaster in Beatles music; heard in the low drone throughout that album’s “Ticket to Ride” and in the solo for “You’re Going to Lose That Girl.” Near the end of 1965, both Strats were put to even more prominent use on groundbreaking album Rubber Soul, most notably on the ringing chordal solo in “Nowhere Man”, and again on mid-1966’s Revolver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1967, sometime between the end of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions and the June 25 live worldwide telecast of “All You Need is Love”, Harrison took up paint and brush himself to give his Stratocaster a multicolored psychedelic dayglo paint job. It also appeared prominently in the “I Am the Walrus” segment of 1967’s Magical Mystery Tour film. The guitar remained a favorite of Harrison’s for the rest of the decade, and by December 1969 Harrison had painted “Bebopalula” on the upper body, “Go Cat Go” on the pickguard and “Rocky”—the guitar’s nickname—on the headstock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Custom Shop is now both honored and thrilled to introduce a faithful recreation of Harrison’s “Rocky” Stratocaster. Master Builder Paul Waller examined and measured the original in exacting detail—body, neck (with a rare asymmetrical “C” profile), pickups, wiring, and everything else right down to Harrison’s famous DIY paint job. Even the “Grimwoods” decal remains in place on the back of the headstock. With these features and more, it’s an amazing and meticulously crafted Custom Shop tribute to a truly magical guitar played and loved by one of rock’s greatest guitarists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel Name:\u003c\/b\u003e Limited Edition George Harrison Rocky Strat®\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9216070066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries: \u003c\/b\u003eLimited Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor: \u003c\/b\u003eSonic Blue with Custom Rocky Graphics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBody Shape: \u003c\/b\u003eStratocaster®\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBody Material:\u003c\/b\u003e 2-Piece Select Alder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBody Finish:\u003c\/b\u003e Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck Material:\u003c\/b\u003e 5A Flame Maple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck Shape:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960 Oval \"C\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScale Length:\u003c\/b\u003e 25.5\" (648 mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFingerboard Radius:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.25\" (184.1 mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Frets:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFret Size:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eString Nut:\u003c\/b\u003e Bone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNut Width:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.650\" (42 mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck Finish: \u003c\/b\u003eNitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFingerboard:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosewood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePosition Inlays:\u003c\/b\u003e Micarta White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridge Pickup:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Ybarra Hand-Wound '60's Strat®\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiddle Pickup:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Ybarra Hand-Wound '60's Strat®\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck Pickup: \u003c\/b\u003eAbigail Ybarra Hand-Wound '60's Strat®\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eControls:\u003c\/b\u003e Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePickup Switching:\u003c\/b\u003e 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePickup Configuration:\u003c\/b\u003e SSS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridge:\u003c\/b\u003e 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTuning Machines:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage-Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/b\u003e Right-Hand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardware Finish:\u003c\/b\u003e Chrome\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePickguard: \u003c\/b\u003e3-Ply Mint Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eControl Knobs: \u003c\/b\u003eWhite Plastic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwitch Tips:\u003c\/b\u003e White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded Accessories:\u003c\/b\u003e Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34303505891463,"sku":"9216070066-GHR120","price":470359.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0343\/4368\/2183\/products\/fender-electric-guitars-solid-body-fender-custom-shop-limited-edition-george-harrison-rocky-strat-master-built-by-paul-waller-9216070066-ghr120-28494752055431.jpg?v=1651497256","url":"https:\/\/www.chicagomusicexchange.mom\/en-mx\/products\/fender-custom-shop-limited-edition-george-harrison-961276","provider":"Chicago Music Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}