Big River • HSS “Izabella” S-Style • Two Piece Okoume Mahagony • Aged Metallic Mercedes Blue Nitro • Roasted Maple/Rosewood, 9.5” radius, Medium C Profile, 22 med.jumbo frets w/ hidden and rounded edges (see photos), bone nut • Locking Tuners, Aged Parchment Pickguard w/ Aged Mint covers and knobs • Aged Nickel Vintage Style 6pt Trem with bent steel saddles • Oak 5way • 500k CTS Pots w/ Blender Pot taking the place of the 2nd tone pot and adding a gradual tap for the humbucker bridge, .033 Mallory Mustard Cap, it500k resistors for the neck and middle single coils so they read 250k, for volume balance when switching between positions, Puretone 4Prong Jack, Gavitt Cloth Wire • Alnico 5 Vintage Style late 50’s voiced single coils, Alnico 2 PAF Style Humbucker Bridge • Aged Nickel Hardware Throughout •
Alrighty a new metallic color! So this one is a Metallic Mercedes Blue Nitro which if I remember correctly, was a custom color Fender made for Eric Clapton. Apparently in the 80’s Clapton wanted a color that would match his new metallic blue Mercedes.
So the finish turned out great! Tasteful medium aging redulted in a killer looking and feeling strat! The neck is super comfy, all aged nickel hardware makes this one pop. The single coils give you that perfect bell like tone, while the Alnico 2 PAF in the bridge turned into a perfect match for the N&M with the more laid back Alnico 2 magnets… then i built out the wiring haranessa with a blender pot replacing the 2nd tone knob. This blender pot allows you to tap as much or little of the humbucker in the bridge.
Anyway this color is for sure a keeper and this “Izabella” is an absolute to e machine! And then upgrades for the pickups are available as well! Just shoot me a message to see what’s in stock along with prices! Thanks! Michael
Website:
www.Bigriverguitars.com
Email:
Bigriverguitars@gmail.com
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