Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Jason Smith '61 Strat Heavy Relic (Black Over Shell Pink) Overview
A complete one-off Jason Smith Master build. '61 Strat - Black over Shell pink, heavy relic. Nitro Finish. HSS-áconfiguration. Tortoiseshell-águard, Alder body, quartersawn Maple neck with dark Rosewood slab 'board. Large 'C' profile neck, compound radius fingerboard (9.5 - 14") medium jumbo frets, white dots, Sperzel trim lock tuners.-áThere's a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates in the bridge position with a '69 single coil in the neck and Fat 50's in the middle position. Custom wiring, (coil tap on volume and micro switch in same position as Gilmour strat for adding neck and bridge in the neck position).
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- As a 13-year Fender veteran and son of longtime Fender Research and Development legend Dan Smith, Jason Smith grew up on Fender-"It's always been in my family," he said, "And I was always extremely interested in everything my father did." Born in Rochester, N.Y., and raised in California, Smith remembers meeting guitar deities from about age five on through his father's work with Fender- Eric Clapton, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Beck and Robben Ford, to name only a few. He went to his first big rock concert at age six-Rush- and Smith remembers going backstage with his dad and meeting Geddy Lee after the show. Before he was even in his teens, Smith was going to see Pink Floyd, ZZ Top and many other major artists.
- Rock music and Fender are simply part of his DNA. Smith joined the Fender Custom Shop in 1995, and in 2006 completed a 5-year apprenticeship under acclaimed Senior Master Builder John English. Smith is an accomplished player who brings a player's sensibility to his work in the Custom Shop in addition to his expertise as a builder. With the coveted Master Builder title that he's strived for over so many years now his, he is in his element. After all, Fender is practically in his blood. "I've always loved it," Smith said. "And it feels great that I've reached the goal that I've worked toward for five years in apprenticeship, and the eight years before that."
