A world-renowned session ace, Michael Landau has played on hundreds of albums since the early 1980s, boosting big acts like Michael Jackson, B.B.King and Miles Davis. He also fronts several bands, with recent act Renegade Creation alongside Robben Ford.

The Fender Custom Shop Artist Collection Michael Landau Signature 1963 relic Stratocaster is based on Landau's 1963 Stratocaster, featuring selected lightweight alder body, special "custom oval C" neck profile, custom hand-wound pickups and wiring, and a worn Fiesta Red over Three-color Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Other features include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, period-correct small headstock, five-way pickup switching, and custom vintage-style tremolo bridge. The guitar comes with a case, strap and Fender Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.

• Body Wood: Select Lightweight Alder
• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Colour: Fiesta Red over 3TS
• Electronics: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"
• Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Frets: Narrow Jumbo
• Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
• Inlays: White Dot
• Model: Michael Landau Signature 1963 Stratocaster
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: Custom "C"
• Neck Wood: Maple
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Pickups: Custom Shop Fat 50s Stratocaster Single-Coils
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Tuners: Vintage-Style
• Nut Width: 1.650"