$40,000.00 Strat

Seven · 02-10-2012, 11:37 AM

Buy Fender Custom Shop John Cruz Masterbuilt Samurai Stratocaster Electric Guitar | Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Guitars | The Music Zoo | JC1819

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Every year when we board the plane to head to NAMM, we anticipate what unique showpieces are going to blow us away. For 2012, the decision came quick, as this Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt instrument easily took the cake.

Meet the Samurai Stratocaster, a collaboration between some of the top builders and artists in the business to create a true masterpiece. This one-of-a-kind was built together by the one and only John Cruz at the Custom Shop. It has a leather pickguard that has been designed and tooled by Dru Whitefeather which has been colored in and painted by Pamelina. The Indian rosewood fretboard has gorgeous inlay art done by Ron Thorn, and of course Cruz put his own magic into selecting some of the finest pieces of maple and koa for the neck and body.

What we really appreciate about this instrument is that it's not only made to be a cosmetic showpiece, it's been crafted to sound and feel like a top-shelf instrument should. It is a musical instrument after all. With it's super-comfortable '60s "C" neck shape, 21 jumbo frets, and set of Custom Shop '60s Stratocaster pickups, the Samurai Strat sounds exactly like a high-class Strat should. Even if this Stratocaster sits in a glass display for its entire life, the fact that it's ready and waiting to be played with such quality functional features makes us love it even more.

Masterbuilt by John Cruz
Leather work by Dru Whitefeather
Inlay art by Ron Thorn
Painted by Pamelina
5-A Grade Oil Finished Koa Body
Quartersawn Flamed Maple Neck
Indian Rosewood Fretboard
Mid '60s Style Oval "C" Neck Shape
25.5" Scale Length
.790" Neck Thickness at 1st Fret
.930" Neck Thickness at 12th Fret
7.25" Fretboard Radius
21 Jumbo Frets
Custom Shop '60 Stratocaster Pickups
5-Way Pickup Switch
Chrome Hardware
7 lbs, 15 oz

Seven · 02-10-2012, 11:38 AM

NAMM 2012: The Amazing Samurai Stratocaster From Fender Masterbuilder John Cruz - YouTube

Ledheadforlife · 02-10-2012, 11:59 AM

Guess I'm in the wrong business...

b3john · 02-10-2012, 12:17 PM

It's not so much a guitar as it is a work of art. It's not meant to be played, it's meant to hang on a wall or in a display case. An expensive knick-knack for dentists, lawyers, executives, etc.

Not really news, though, PRS has been doing this for years.

nicolasrivera · 02-10-2012, 12:26 PM

Hope the next one does not have that girly vive, that blue and pink appointments just don't cut it for me.

Inlay work is amazing and JC always does great work.

AngryHatter · 02-10-2012, 12:28 PM

Sorry but art, that is not.

st.bede · 02-10-2012, 12:37 PM

I really do not know what to say. This is somehow outside of my understanding of the world. I love art and the artistry of that piece is wonderful but, somehow I feel like a guitar should be played. I feel like something about the art will not be actualized if music is not made with it. However I also feel like making art and then experiencing it should not be limited to oil paints and canvass. Well at least now I have something to thing about. I did notice that adjusting the truss rod could be problematic.

st.bede · 02-10-2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryHatter

Sorry but art, that is not.

Why is it not art?

MrMoolah · 02-10-2012, 10:03 PM

Well... for that price I can make a custom made one from anybody in the usa for 1/20 the price.

thexmadxtopxhatter · 02-10-2012, 10:06 PM

He's talking about it like he's expecting the buyer to play it a lot...

Now honestly who would ever gig with that

deepblue · 02-10-2012, 10:17 PM

Pass.

Ledheadforlife · 02-10-2012, 11:05 PM

I like samurai as much as the next guy, but If I'm payin 40k, I'm gonna need a ninja motif...

dazzypig · 02-11-2012, 10:43 AM

Sure, it's well done, but $40K it isn't. Crazy kids.

02-10-2012, 11:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ledheadforlife Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8,482 Thanks: 108 Thanked 76 Times in 23 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat Guess I'm in the wrong business... MrMoolah likes this.

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b3john Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: stage left Posts: 3,876 Thanks: 171 Thanked 33 Times in 12 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat It's not so much a guitar as it is a work of art. It's not meant to be played, it's meant to hang on a wall or in a display case. An expensive knick-knack for dentists, lawyers, executives, etc. Not really news, though, PRS has been doing this for years. Mad Scientist likes this. __________________ A bunch of Strats, some Gibsons, a couple clonewheels, a few Fender amps, various stompboxes *Posted from MyLesPaul.com App for Firebird X*

02-10-2012, 12:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
nicolasrivera Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honduras Posts: 16,586 Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 900 Times in 238 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat Hope the next one does not have that girly vive, that blue and pink appointments just don't cut it for me. Inlay work is amazing and JC always does great work.

02-10-2012, 12:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
AngryHatter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 13,324 Thanks: 40 Thanked 107 Times in 44 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat Sorry but art, that is not.

02-10-2012, 12:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
st.bede V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fresno Ca Posts: 7,195 Thanks: 245 Thanked 203 Times in 80 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat I really do not know what to say. This is somehow outside of my understanding of the world. I love art and the artistry of that piece is wonderful but, somehow I feel like a guitar should be played. I feel like something about the art will not be actualized if music is not made with it. However I also feel like making art and then experiencing it should not be limited to oil paints and canvass. Well at least now I have something to thing about. I did notice that adjusting the truss rod could be problematic. __________________ "The economy is a system of interdependence." “Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.” ― Jean-Jacques Rousseau I have slowly morphed into a space alien trying to communicate enigmatic messages to my home world. "to criticize without vision is to be complicitious with dominance" Carolyn Casey "There is no hierarchy of goodness" *Des*

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02-10-2012, 10:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
MrMoolah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 165 Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat Well... for that price I can make a custom made one from anybody in the usa for 1/20 the price. __________________

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thexmadxtopxhatter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,387 Thanks: 9 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat He's talking about it like he's expecting the buyer to play it a lot... Now honestly who would ever gig with that

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deepblue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,688 Thanks: 195 Thanked 134 Times in 47 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat Pass. __________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________________________

02-10-2012, 11:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ledheadforlife Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8,482 Thanks: 108 Thanked 76 Times in 23 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat I like samurai as much as the next guy, but If I'm payin 40k, I'm gonna need a ninja motif... nicolasrivera likes this.

02-11-2012, 10:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
dazzypig Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England , UK Posts: 1,816 Thanks: 20 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: $40,000.00 Strat Sure, it's well done, but $40K it isn't. Crazy kids. __________________ Why put of 'till tomorrow what needn't be done 'till next week?

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