1996 FENDER STRATOCASTER RICHIE SAMBORA SIGNATURE IN CRIMSON RED METALLIC

A stunning and rare Fender Richie Sambora Stratocaster in arguably the best finish Crimson Red Metallic!

Richie Sambora is a revered rock artist who emerged in the mid 1980’s as Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist and it was clear that Fender was interested in him, for as early as 1991 he appeared in Fender’s frontline. In 1993 Fender unveiled his official signature model, the Richie Sambora Stratocaster.


The 1996 Richie Sambora Signature Stratocaster at a glance:

  • Lightweight Poplar body is incredibly comfortable to play over long gigs and extremely resonant with long sustain and thick warm tones
  • Maple Neck with Rosewood fingerboard; focused mid-range, crisp highs and smooth playing feel
  • Custom Flat Oval Modern “C” shaped Neck
  • Floyd Rose II Double Locking 2-point Tremelo Bridge
  • HSS Configuration; DiMarzio® Custom PAF Pro humbucking bridge pickup, and two DiMarzio® special design Single Coil pickups with crystal-clear character
  • Custom “tweed” hardshell case which is included.


USD 1,000,000

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description

The Richie Sambora Stratocaster, made in Mexico, in production between 1994 and 2002, features a Floyd Rose II Double Locking 2-point Tremelo Bridge and DiMarzio® Custom PAF Pro humbucking bridge pickup, and two DiMarzio® special design Single Coil pickups. Unlike the first American Series, it features a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard without the “star” markers, and a simple four-bolt neck plate without micro-tilt. It also does not have the mini-switch and MDX circuit. 


This guitar came to us from the original single owner as part of a collection being downsized. It is in very good plus (VG+) condition with no breaks or repairs of any kind. All electronics are 100% original to this guitar and work perfectly, as they should. The finish is in excellent condition with only the finest of polishing swirl-marks which are only visible from a very close distance and only in the “wrong” lighting angle. There is one small 1-mm chip on the paint on the rear end inner edge just below the strap button as shown in our pictures. The neck is straight with very little relief, and the strings are setup with very low action and no fret buzz. The truss rod works properly in both directions, and the frets have lots of life left in them; this guitar shows very little playwear.


Fender supplied a Gig Bag with this guitar originally, however we protected her in a custom ordered “tweed” hardshell case which is included. 

Specifications

General

Condition

Used (VG+ condition)

Number of Strings

6

Orientation

Right-handed

Country of Origin

U.S.A.

Year

1996

Limited Edition / Series

No

Weight

8-lbs 2.8-oz

body

Body Type

Solidbody

Body Shape

Double Cutaway HSS Strat™

Body Material

2-pc Poplar

Body Carve

Front: Flat

Back: Waist Contour

Body Binding

Front: No

Back: No

Weight Relief

Un-chambered 

Body Finish Type

High-gloss Polyurethane

Color

Front: Crimson Red Metallic

Back: Crimson Red Metallic

neck

Neck Material

1-pc Maple with Skunk Stripe and Satin Urethane finish Back

Truss Rod

Bi-flex 2-way Adjustable

Peghead Particulars

Front: Natural Maple with Fender® and Stratocaster™ Logos, Artist’s Signature Decals     


Back: Ink Stamped Made in Mexico and Serial Number

Neck Profile

Flat Oval Modern “C” 

Fingerboard Material

Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

9.5”

Scale Length

25.5"

No. Frets / Type

21 Medium Jumbo 

Nut Size / Material 

1.650” / Stainless Floyd Rose® Original Locking Nut  

Neck Width

1.642” at 1st fret / 2.049” at 12th fret  

Neck Depth

0.820" at 1st fret / 0.870" at 12th fret

Fingerboard Inlays

Acrylic White Dot

Neck Binding

No

Side Dots

White

Neck Joint

Bolt-on

hardware

Bridge / Tremolo

Chrome, Floyd Rose® II Original Double-locking Tremolo System

String Tree

Chrome, ‘FR’ 6-string Bar Type

Tuning Machines

Chrome, Fender Standard Cast/Sealed, 15:01 Ratio

Pickup Cover / Ring

White Plastic, Exposed Blade Singlecoil (2) and uncovered Exposed Blade Humbucker

Strap Buttons 

Polished Aluminum End Pins

Pickguard

3-ply White, 11-holes (modern config) shielded

Control Knobs

White Plastic Strat™ Knobs with no Dial Pointers

Switch 

White Plastic Blade Tip  

electronics

Bridge Pickup

DiMarzio® Custom PAF Pro Humbucker, Alnico V, DCR 8.4k

Middle Pickup

DiMarzio® Cruiser Single-coil Middle, Ceramic Magnet, DCR 3.55k

Neck Pickup

DiMarzio® Cruiser Single-coil Neck, Ceramic Magnet, DCR 3.13k

Active / Passive

Passive

Series / Parallel

Series

Controls

1 Master Volume, 2 Tone, 5-position Blade Pickup Selector     

Vol Potentiometer 

250k   

Tone Potentiometers  

250k  

Capacitor / Resistor 

DiMarzio® Custom™ Set Values

Harness

Standard pickguard-mounted Strat™ Wiring

S-1 Switch

No

Greasebucket T-Circuit

No

MDX/TBX Circuit

No

Active Electronics

No

Piezo

No

Kill Switch

No

Output Jack

Switchcraft™ 1/4" 2-Conductor Mono

miscellaneous

Case / Gigbag

No Case by Default. We provide Tweed Hardshell Case, Orange Interior and lock

Strap Locks

No

Strings

Fender® U.S.A. 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Tools / Accessories

No / Case Keys are included

Manual / Literature
No

C.O.A. 

No

Other

Floyd Rose® Tremelo Arm 

Weight

Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard Units


Disclosure



Some technical Specs may have been extracted from Fender® U.S.A. and/or internet archives. The words Fender® / DiMarzio®/ Floyd Rose® and the associated designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and the other named entities, respectively

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