The new Pawn Shop Series guitars draw inspiration from the eccentric and sometimes wildly innovative Fender creations of the mid-'60s and mid-'70s era that sometimes found their way to the outside world and into the more esoteric pages of Fender history. With this adventurous spirit in mind, Pawn Shop Series instruments emerge as all-new Fender guitars with a boldly creative alchemy of diverse Fender components. And while they are brand-new members of the Fender family crafted with thoroughly modern sound and quality, Pawn Shop Series instruments now take the stage with a remarkable new identity as "guitars that never were but should have been."
The Pawn Shop Fender '51 has a Stratocaster body and a 'C'-shaped Telecaster neck, with a single-coil Texas Special neck pickup, Fender Enforcer humbucking bridge pickup and a dual-knob chrome control plate. Other features include a maple fretboard with modern 9.5-inch radius and medium jumbo frets, master volume control with push-pull coil split, three-position rotary pickup selector knob, '70s-style hard-tail Stratocaster bridge, vintage-style tuners and strap buttons, and deluxe gig bag.
In Depth
Series: Pawn Shop Series
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyester
Neck: Maple with "U" shaped contour
Neck Finish: Polyester
Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Nut Width: 1.650 in (42 mm)
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Truss Rod: Standard Truss Rod
Truss Rod Nut: 3/16" Adjustable Hex Nut
Pickups: Enforcer Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
Texas Special Single-Coil Neck Pickup
Pickup Switching: 3 Position Rotary Toggle Switch
Controls: Master Volume with Push/Pull Coil Split, 3-Position Rotary
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Bridge: 70's-Style Hardtail Stratocaster Bridge
Strap Buttons: Vintage Style Strap Buttons
Pickguard: White/Black/White
Strings: Fender USA Super 250L's, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)