2018 Fender Custom Shop Michael Landau 1968 Stratocaster 30th Anniversary Artist Edition Black [USED]

Description

2018 Fender Custom Shop Michael Landau 1968 Stratocaster

30th Anniversary Artist Edition

Condition: Very good – lightly used, fully original, technically perfect.

This 2018 Fender Custom Shop Michael Landau 1968 Stratocaster – 30th Anniversary Artist Edition is a finely crafted Custom Shop instrument created to celebrate 30 years of Michael Landau’s collaboration with Fender. Inspired by Landau’s original late-1960s Stratocaster, this model delivers authentic vintage feel, exceptional dynamics, and modern reliability — without losing its classic soul.

Built as a true working musician’s guitar, it focuses on touch, response, and musicality above all else.

Tone & Character

This Stratocaster is fitted with three Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s single-coil pickups, offering a warm low end, rich and vocal midrange, and smooth, rounded highs. The tone is open, harmonically complex, and extremely touch-sensitive. Clean sounds are full and bell-like, while overdriven tones remain articulate and expressive without harshness.

Ideal for blues, rock, fusion, pop, and professional studio work where nuance and feel are essential.

Body & Neck

• Body: Alder

• Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer (1968-style)

• Neck: Maple, Mid-’60 “Oval C” profile

• Fingerboard: Round-laminated Rosewood

• Radius: 7.25″

• Frets: 6105

• Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)

The Mid-’60 Oval C neck profile feels authentic and organic in the hand — substantial but never bulky. The vintage-correct 7.25″ radius, paired with 6105 frets, delivers a classic Stratocaster feel while still allowing comfortable bending and precise control.

Electronics & Hardware

• Pickups: 3 × Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Single Coils

• Controls: 1 × Volume, 2 × Tone, 5-way selector

• Bridge: Vintage-style synchronized tremolo

• Tuners: Vintage-style tuning machines

• Nut: Bone

• Hardware: Nickel / Chrome (vintage-correct)

All components are chosen to preserve traditional Stratocaster resonance and response while ensuring stability and reliability for professional use.

Playability

This guitar feels alive in the hands. It reacts instantly to dynamics, picking strength, and phrasing, rewarding expressive players with a wide tonal palette. Whether used for subtle rhythm work or singing lead lines, it remains balanced, responsive, and inspiring.

A true player’s Stratocaster, built for musicians who value feel and tone over specs alone.

Included

• Original Fender Custom Shop hard case

• Certificate of Authenticity (COA)

• Tremolo arm and case accessories

Summary

The Michael Landau 1968 Stratocaster – 30th Anniversary Artist Edition captures the essence of a classic late-’60s Strat with Custom Shop refinement. With Hand-Wound Fat ’50s pickups, a Mid-’60 Oval C neck, 7.25″ radius, and 6105 frets, it offers vintage authenticity, exceptional dynamics, and professional-grade playability.