夢幻逸品2004 Fender Custom Shop Jeff Beck "Graffiti Yellow" Stratocaster Masterbuilt by Todd Krause

1986年，Fender的品牌總監John Hill在倫敦酒店辦了一場派對，當中包含了幾個重要的吉他手，Eric Clapton、David Gilmour、Hank Marvin與Jeff Beck ，還有兩位Fender品牌的重要角色，Bill Schultz與Dan Smith，他們和這幾位重量級的吉他手討論製作簽名琴的計畫。幾個月過後，Jeff Beck要求Fender為他製作一把全新的Stratocaster，需要有一個巨大的琴頸，由於John Hill知道Jeff Beck對American Graffiti電影中那輛鮮黃色的1932年福特Chopped Deuce Coupe的熱愛，於是建議將吉他噴塗成鮮黃色，並取名為Graffiti Yellow。

1989年，Jeff Beck帶著這把鮮黃色的Vintage '62 Stratocaster到日本巡迴，這把吉他搭配了 Vintage Style的琴橋與Vintage Reissue拾音器，未安裝上Jeff Beck要求的Wilkinson Roller Nut，而琴頸也尚未完成最終的形狀打磨與上漆，但Jeff Beck非常喜歡，他希望保持原樣。在日本巡迴結束後，這把吉他被送回了Fender進行修改，換上了Two Point的琴橋、Lace Sensors拾音器、Sperzel鎖定式弦鈕與Wilkinson Roller Nut，並安裝上了一個超大無上漆並帶有巴西玫瑰木的琴頸，而這把吉他的配置也成為了不久後Fender推出的Strat Plus系列的原型琴。



Fender最終在1990年推出了第一版Jeff Beck Stratocaster，意外的是，這款代言琴推出時，只有三款顏色，分別為Midnight Purple、Surf Green與Vintage White，也許是油漆等某些原因，竟然沒有Graffiti Yellow的配色，因為Graffiti Yellow對Jeff Beck來說具有重要的意義，所以許多人都認為這不應該被稱作正統的Jeff Beck Stratocaster，直到現今，Fender依舊沒有量產過擁有Graffiti Yellow配色的Jeff Beck Stratocaster，Graffiti Yellow只有出現在Strat Plus與少數的Masterbuilt系列。

這把吉他是

2004年由Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt-Todd Krause所製作給日本總代理山野樂器，Alder琴身、Jeff Beck Signature 50s Deep C Shape鳥眼楓木琴頸，指板以色澤與紋路推測應是巴西玫瑰木，但無證明已不可考，搭配一組Hot Noiseless Pickups、Sperzel鎖定式弦鈕、Wilkinson Roller Nut，並塗上了與Jeff Beck Stratocaster原琴相同、最經典的Graffiti Yellow，在證書上標記著Custom Beck Stratocaster，並且以個位數的數量製作。



收藏品項，整體幾乎全新，沒有使用痕跡或傷痕，連護板與背板的膠膜都還在。2004年的Custom Shop Masterbuilt Jeff Beck Graffiti Yellow除了這支以外，目前在市場上找不到第二支的任何紀錄。而Todd Krause在十年後的2014年也製作過同規格的Jeff Beck “Style” Stratocaster，但不同於2004年版本，沒有Jeff Beck原琴的深黃色，顏色較亮，在證書也沒有印上任何Beck的字樣。

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In 1986, Fender's brand director John Hill hosted a party at a London hotel, attended by several notable guitarists: Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Hank Marvin, and Jeff Beck, along with two key figures from Fender, Bill Schultz and Dan Smith. They discussed plans for creating signature guitars. Months later, Jeff Beck requested Fender to make him a new Stratocaster with a large neck. Knowing Beck's love for the 1932 Ford Chopped Deuce Coupe from the movie "American Graffiti," John Hill suggested painting the guitar in a bright yellow color and naming it Graffiti Yellow.

Jeff Beck took this Vintage '62 Stratocaster with Graffiti Yellow finish on a 1989 tour in Japan. The guitar featured Vintage Style bridge, Vintage Reissue pickups, but lacked the Wilkinson Roller Nut Beck had requested. The neck was also unfinished, yet Beck was pleased and wanted it to remain as is. After the Japan tour, the guitar was sent back to Fender for modifications, including the installation of a Two Point bridge, Lace Sensors pickups, Sperzel locking tuners, and Wilkinson Roller Nut. It also received a large headstock and an unfinished maple neck with Brazilian rosewood, and this guitar became the prototype for the soon-to-be-launched Strat Plus series.

In 1990, Fender released the first version of the Jeff Beck Stratocaster. Surprisingly, it was available in only three colors: Midnight Purple, Surf Green, and Vintage White. Graffiti Yellow was notably absent, despite its significance to Jeff Beck. Many argued that without Graffiti Yellow, it couldn't be considered a true Jeff Beck Stratocaster. To this day, Fender has yet to mass-produce a Jeff Beck Stratocaster in Graffiti Yellow, with the color only appearing on a few Strat Plus and Masterbuilt models.

This guitar was built in 2004 by Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilder Todd Krause for Yamano Japan. It featured an Alder body, a Jeff Beck Signature 50s Deep C-shaped birdseye maple neck, speculated to have a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard but we have no conclusive evidence. It comes with Hot Noiseless pickups, Sperzel locking tuners, and a Wilkinson Roller Nut, it was painted with iconic Graffiti Yellow, same as the Beck's original Strat guitar. And it was labeled as the "Custom Beck" Stratocaster in its certificate and was produced in extremely limited quantities. We don't know the actual production quantity of this particular guitar remains the only one in the market we can find. Making it a highly sought-after collector's item. Todd Krause also produced a similar Jeff Beck "Style" Stratocaster in 2014, but unlike the 2004 version, it featured a brighter yellow color and lacked any Beck word on its certificate.

The guitar is in collector's condition, almost like new, with the pickguard and backplate still not peeled off yet.

Comes with the original Fender case, COA and paperwork.