Thanks, It's a Custom Shop special order '57 Heavy Relic.
I've had it a few months now and I am digging the absolute {censored} out of it!
The neck wear is absolutely gorgeous. The back has no lacquer and is a V at the nut, moving gradually towards a flatter C at the heel.
It's one of the most alive guitars I have ever played. The whole body resonates with an almost acoustic-like quality.
It's a nice weight too, fairly light, but it sounds very fat.
I played nearly all the CS Strats I could when i decided on this one.
I tried out the Ybarra pickups, Bareknuckle's some other custom wound ones that I can't remember the name of, and funnily enough I settled on the Custom Shop Fender fat 50's as sounding the best. They had the most character and vibe. A nice open top end with good lows and good in the mids too. It's half the reason I went for this one really. It does get a bit noisy at higher gain settings, but it's a beat up old Strat, so it's allowed
I cannot say enough good things about it. I enjoy just looking at it to be fair..
I have been playing it literally all day today.
Anyway, i am gushing now..
Ive yet to play a CS Strat , but I sure want to.