Confession time: this is the Custom Shop Strat we've been dying to get our hands on since we became Custom Shop dealers! Aged Black '68 Strat? Landau specs? We're in!

Why We Love This

World-renowned session ace Michael Landau has played on hundreds of albums since the early 1980s. He has also fronted several bands, including the Raging Honkies, Burning Water and, more recently, Renegade Creation with Robben Ford. With his own group, he continues to raise the bar in electric jazz, instrumental and rock guitar.

The Fender Custom Shop Artist Collection Michael Landau Signature 1968 Relic Stratocaster is based on Landau's 1968 Stratocaster, with a hand-selected lightweight alder body, special "custom oval C" neck profile, Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coils, and a worn black nitrocellulose lacquer finish.

Other features include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, period-correct large headstock, five-way pickup switching, and custom vintage-style tremolo bridge.