Fender® Lenny Tribute Stratocaster

SRV Lenny

The Fender Lenny Tribute Stratocaster is now available at Kosmic Sound. To view it please call in. It is not on public display, but JP, George or Gareth will be pleased to show it to you in all it's glory!

Fender Press Release

In a historic collaboration among Fender®, Guitar Center® and the Stevie Ray Vaughan estate, the famous Stevie Ray Vaughan "Lenny" Stratocaster® guitar has been commissioned by Guitar Center to be reproduced in a limited edition by the Fender Custom Shop. As part of Fender's Tribute Series of guitars, "Lenny" will be produced in a limited quantity, with 185 guitars offered for sale in the United States, made available exclusively through Guitar Center. Guitar Center stores throughout the United States will introduce the guitar on Dec. 12, 2007, and will offer them to customers for $17,000 (U.S.).

This emotive addition to the Custom Shop Tribute Series will feature an intricate reproduction of "Lenny" down to the smallest of details—from the customized neck that was a gift from ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons to the reflective "SRV" stickers on the body to the battered headstock, the autograph that Stevie himself etched into the neck plate, and even an autograph from legendary baseball great, Mickey Mantle.

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, purchased the original guitar for $623,500 at a 2004 Christie's auction that benefited the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, a charitable organization founded by Eric Clapton.

"Guitar Center is both thrilled and privileged to be able to offer Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Lenny' Fender Stratocaster to the world," said Keith Brawley, Guitar Center vice president of merchandising for guitars and amplifiers. "Stevie Ray Vaughan's fans are among the most loyal and passionate guitar lovers in the world. The 'Lenny' Stratocaster, Stevie's main instrument for his love songs, is a truly fascinating guitar that has, as part of its DNA, a tender, personal love story and an incredibly colorful and touching history."

The original "Lenny" guitar is a universally recognizable Fender Stratocaster, best known for its uniquely bright and powerful tone and known as one of Stevie Ray Vaughan's favorite instruments throughout his entire career. The guitar itself has an almost mystical heritage that can be traced back to the very beginning of Vaughan's rise to stardom.

Check out the official Fender Lenny pages here...

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