Fender George Harrison "Rocky" Stratocaster Electric Guitar

George Harrison’s impact and influence on popular music is unparalleled. Known for pushing musical boundaries and sonic experimentation, George’s inventive hooks and groundbreaking tones helped propel the Beatles into legendary status. George played a variety of iconic guitars throughout his career, but the most visually distinctive was his 1961 Sonic Blue Stratocaster, hand-painted in psychedelic Day-Glo colors and affectionately named “Rocky.” George acquired the guitar in 1965 and first used it on the Beatles’ Rubber Soul album and continued to play it extensively on subsequent recordings including Revolver, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Magical Mystery Tour and the White Album.

 

The George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster features an alder body lovingly hand-painted with a replica of Harrison's famous psychedelic brushstrokes. Every last detail is captured, from the artwork on the pickguard and plastic parts to a replica decal on the back of headstock from Grimwoods - the original music store where the guitar was purchased. A trio of vintage-style ‘60s Stratocaster pickups sing with dynamic, crystalline tone that hearkens back to Fender's golden age. A Mid-’60s “C”- shape maple neck with a 7.25” radius slab rosewood fingerboard and 21 vintage-style frets offers a familiar neck profile with a comfortable feel. Finally, the Rocky Strat features a vintage-style synchronized tremolo and tuners which provide the look and feel of a classic Fender instrument.

 

 

A vintage-style brown hard shell case with orange interior is included with this beautiful guitar.

HEADSTOCK:  Stratocaster

NECK MATERIAL:  Maple

NECK FINISH:  Gloss Urethane

NECK SHAPE:  '60s "C"

NECK CONSTRUCTION:  4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS:  7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:  Slab Rosewood

POSITION INLAYS:  Aged White Dot

SIDE DOTS:  White

NUMBER OF FRETS:  21

TRUSS ROD:  Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT:  Bone

NUT WIDTH:  1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL:  Bone

 

BODY:  Alder

BODY FINISH:  Gloss Urethane

BODY SHAPE:  Stratocaster

 

BRIDGE:  6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

PICKGUARD:  Hand Painted Rocky Artwork over 3-Ply Mint Green

PICKUP COVERS:  Hand Painted over Aged White

CONTROL KNOBS:  Hand Painted over Aged White

SWITCH TIP:  Aged White

HARDWARE FINISH:  Chrome

TUNING MACHINES:  Fender Vintage-Style

STRING TREES:  Single Wing with Tall Metal Spacer

STRINGS:  Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

NECK PLATE:  4-Bolt Serialized

STRAP BUTTONS:  Vintage-Style

 

BRIDGE PICKUP:  Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat

MIDDLE PICKUP:  Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat

NECK PICKUP:  Vintage-Style '60s Single-Coil Strat

PICKUP CONFIGURATION:  SSS

CONTROLS:  Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)

SWITCHING:  5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup