What is Fender Custom Shop Dealer Select?

Dealer Select is a term used by Fender Custom Shop to denote small runs of instruments that are designed in collaboration with certain dealers and available only through them. This run has been designed in part by ourselves here at guitarguitar, making for something truly special

What is a Flash Coat Nitro Finish?

This is a thinner finish than we’ve ever had before, and it has been carefully created from three layers. Firstly, there is a super thin sealer coat, followed by the colour and then a topcoat. It makes for a more resonant guitar and a finish that is going to respond to wear and tear more easily, giving you a unique aged look more quickly.

What is the difference between 59 and Late 59?

The fingerboard! Early 59 Stratocasters were built with Maple fingerboards, and later models used Rosewood. This is exactly the same in our guitarguitar Dealer Select models.