Saddles: vintage replacement saddles, not matched, modified to minimize the severity of the angle of the string break over the contact point to reduce string breakage. Each string with three full winds on the tuning machines for best angle at the nut. At the 12th fret: 5/64" on the treble E, 7/64" on the bass E. String height: High action for clear, ringing tone. Radius is flatter than the standard vintage 7.25" radius due to at least two refrets, creating a 9" or 10" radius in the upper register. Fingerboard: Veneer rosewood (most other rosewood fingerboard Strats of Stevie's had slab-boards). In the early to mid-80's the fret wire was Dunlop 6100. No particular brand or size of fretwire the tallest bead and smallest tang that would fit in the fingerboard without damaging it. 012" relief at the 7th and 9th frets, leveling out for the remainder of the fingerboard. Neck size: Nut width is the typical 1-5/8" and the neck profile is "D." Neck adjustment. Pickups are 1959, which is why Stevie referred to it as a '59. So Number One can rightly be called a '63 Strat. Price: $0 value now estimated at $1,000,000.Īge: Number One was disassembled by Fender Custom Shop employees in 2003, and they stated that the neck is from December '62 and the body is a '63. Acquired by Stevie in 1974 from Ray Hennig's Heart of Texas Music, Austin, Texas.
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