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Booking Form

2299

With Hardcase and COA
Stratocaster relic guitar

This is the order form for your Custom Order guitar.

To complete your Custom Order reservation, you must follow these steps:

1. Complete the reservation form. In it, you will need to specify the features you want for your guitar and any other descriptive notes you need to add.

2. After filling out the form and accepting the custom order conditions, you will be redirected to a payment screen.

3. Once you have filled in the form and made the reservation, we will contact you to provide more details about the features and configuration of your Bad Dog guitar.

Technical specifications and features ST 1957

BODY

  • Wood: American Lightweight Alder or Swamp Ash for Blonde finish. Individually selected for weight and grain

  • Number of pieces: 1-piece

  • Construction: Solid body

  • Routing: SSS (Single / Single / Single)

  • Finish: Genuine nitrocellulose

  • Finish type: Thin skin, no plasticizers

  • Relic: Options (NOS / Closet / Light Relic)

Official 1957 Colors / Finishes:

  • 2-Tone Sunburst

  • Blonde

NECK

OPTION A · VINTAGE CORRECT

  • Wood: One-piece American maple

  • Profile: Soft V (0.85 Fret 1 - 0.95 Fret 12)

  • Fingerboard radius: 7.25"

  • Frets: Narrow vintage (1.98W x 1.09H mm)

  • Scale length: 25.5"

  • Nut: Genuine aged bone

  • Nut width: 41.5 mm

  • Truss rod: Heel-adjust

  • Finish: Nitrocellulose – Vintage Amber

OPTION B · PLAYER / MODERN VINTAGE

  • Wood: One-piece American maple

  • Profile: Medium C (0.85 Fret 1 - 0.95 Fret 12)

  • Fingerboard radius: 10"

  • Frets: Medium (2W x 1.40H mm)

  • Scale length: 25.5"

  • Nut: Genuine aged bone

  • Nut width: 41.5 mm

  • Truss rod: Heel-adjust

  • Finish: Nitrocellulose – Vintage Amber

HEADSTOCK

  • Shape: Pre-CBS Stratocaster style

  • Logo: Optional (with logo or unbranded)

  • String tree: Vintage butterfly style

  • Tuners: Kluson Vintage "Single Line" period-correct reproductions

HARDWARE
Classic 6-screw vintage tremolo system, true to 1950s specifications, with steel block, steel baseplate (83.4 x 38.4 mm), and bent steel saddles. String holes are countersunk for smooth operation. Includes tremolo arm, springs, claw, screws, and Allen keys.

  • Type: Vintage 6-screw tremolo

  • Saddles: 6 vintage-style bent steel saddles

  • Block: Solid steel block

  • Finish: Nickel / lightly aged

  • Screws: Vintage-spec

Pickguard

  • 1-ply White/Cream

  • No bevel

  • 8-hole

ELECTRONICS

  • Configuration: Classic Stratocaster

  • Pickups: Bad Dog Custom Hand-Wound – 1957 style

  • Magnets: Alnico V

  • Output: Low (vintage correct)

  • Bridge tone: None (vintage correct)

  • Optional: Bridge tone control available

Switch

  • 3-way (original spec)

  • 5-way (optional)

  • Wiring: Vintage cloth wire

  • Potentiometers: Individually selected and measured

  • Capacitor: Paper-in-Oil, period-correct reproduction

  • Philosophy: 1950s Fender-style specification

ST 1957 Reservation Form

Body

OPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS. ST 1957

Color/Finish
2 Tone Sunburst
Trans Blonde

Relic of the Body

Relic of the Body
Closet Classic. (Light Relic) Classic finish, no sanding or chipping, light patina of age.
Journeyman (Medium Relic): Relic with wear, sanding, armrests, chipping.
Heavy Relic. Accented Journeyman.
Without Relic
Cracking of the body's lacquer.
Yes, crackled
No, without crackling

Neck

Choose between the two mast options: VINTAGE CORRECT or MODERN VINTAGE. Read the product specifications.
OPTION A Vintage Correct: American Maple. 1 piece. 7'25". Narrow Vintage frets. Soft V profile
OPTION B Modern Vintage: American Maple 1 piece. 10". Medium Jumbo frets. Medium C profile
Cracking of the lacquer on the neck
Yes, cracked shovel
No, without cracking
Switch
3 Ways (Vintage)
5 Ways
PAYMENT TERMS. Choose how you want to pay for your guitar
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