Fender Custom Shop '68 NOS Stratocaster 1998 Sparkle Green Texas Special pickups 5–47—offering the perfect balance of

5–47—offering the perfect balance of flexibility for expressive bends and tension for articulate rhythm playing

Thanks to a dual stack concentric volume control

It features the modern C-shaped neck

Years of simulated wear have softened it into something that looks genuinely vintage

Neck: maple

Fender Custom Shop '68 NOS Stratocaster 1998 Sparkle Green Texas Special pickups 5–47—offering the perfect balance ofFinished in a head turning Sparkle Green metalflake that throws light from every angle, this New Old Stock instrument pairs unmistakable late 1960s looks with hand built precision. Built by the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, California in June 1998 and signed off by Custom Shop Manager John Page (serial CN703333), it carries the period correct large headstock with transition logo, a warm round laminated rosewood fingerboard with a vintage 7. 25"