2013 Fender Vintage Hot Rod '57 Stratocaster Candy Apple Red, USA-Made & 100% Original w Case

Up for sale, a 2013 Fender Vintage Hot Rod '57 Stratocaster in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a blue Fender G&G Deluxe hardshell case. An uncommon and discontinued model, this Strat is a variation on the American Vintage platform, boasting a number of unique player-friendly features including a soft V-shaped profile carve, medium jumbo fretwire, a 9 1/2" fretboard radius, and a distinctive pickup complement with SCN noiseless Strat pickups in the middle and neck positions, and a Dimarzio Tone Zone S blade humbucker at the bridge.This Strat is particularly smooth and lively-sounding even unplugged, weighing 8lbs with an alder body. The SCN pickups feature samarium cobalt magnets and noise-cancelling functionality, while retaining plenty of traditional Strat spank, sparkle, and bounce. The Dimarzio Tone Zone blade humbucker is a ceramic magnet design, wound to a whopping 12k ohms and well-suited for heavy distortion and searing lead work. We've had this Strat professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, accurate intonation, and low action.The one-piece maple neck has a soft V-shaped profile carve with more shoulder than a severe V, and lightly rolled fretboard edges for added comfort, measuring .820" deep at the 1st fret and .890" at the 12th. The 9 1/2" radius fretboard retains the medium jumbo fretwire, and the frets have well-rounded crowns and their full factory height, showing only very light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5. The neck is straight, the truss rod is ideally adjusted, and the guitar plays well in every register up the 25 1/2" scale. The nut measures 1.650" in width. On the headstock, the Stratocaster waterslide decal is completely intact along with the original Kluson-style tuning machines. The neck pocket retains its date stamp from May of 2013, and the pocket and heel have additional factory stamps.All of the electronics function as intended, with a five-way pickup selector switch. All original plastics are in great shape, with light pick scuffing on the treble side of the one-ply pickguard. Hardware includes the vintage-style vibrato that actuates smoothly and reliably, and the chrome plating on the hardware is positively gleaming. Wear on the Candy Apple Red gloss nitro lacquer finish is limited to a few scattered dings on top and some trem arm wear on the lower bout, and a few additional minor marks and light finish scratches on the back and body perimeter.A blue Fender G&G Deluxe hardshell case is included.