2001 Fender Custom Shop 'Mary Kaye' Stratocaster #R3651SOLD. Mary Kaye was a 50's Singer Guitarist, infamous for her use of a particularly interesting custom ordered Fender Stratocaster. It was finished like the standard issue Fender Telecaster of the period, a Translucent Blonde finish on a Swamp Ash Body, but the big deal is that it also had Gold plated Hardware. Ever since, that combination on a Strat has always been known as "Mary Kaye". The Custom Shop has made that combination in small numbers from

so you get the thinner Nitro Celluose finish

Mary Kaye was a 50's Singer/Guitarist

Really nice slightly "V "shaped Neck

Yer’ basic garden variety pared back rock guitar

It's the real deal and all original

build by Soundcraft in Sydney

Block Inlaid

Check out how they sound and you'll get the picture

They are considered a seminal "Surf Instrumental" Guitar and this one sounds just like that

"features including custom-wound Bare Knuckle Johnny Marr single-coil neck and bridge pickups

It is of course part of the Fender Custom Shop “Time Machine Series” and is based on a ’56 Strat

Nice well thought out guitar