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The Nash S-57 is a vintage-style electric guitar built by Nash Guitars, an American boutique manufacturer founded by Bill Nash. The instrument is built to closely mimic the design, hardware, and tonal characteristics of a 1957 Fender Stratocaster. It features the iconic double-cutaway body shape, three single-coil pickups, and a synchronized tremolo bridge. Like other Nash instruments, it includes hand-applied relic treatments that artificially age the body and neck to simulate vintage wear.
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What kind of guitar is the Nash S-57?
The Nash S-57 is a Bill Nash S-style electric guitar, notable for recreating the look and feel of a 1957 Stratocaster. It is a high-end, hand-aged American boutique instrument designed to mimic a vintage relic.
Does the Nash S-57 use vintage-style frets and hardware?
Yes, to authentically recreate a 1957 Stratocaster feel, the Nash S-57 typically features narrower vintage-style frets. Bill Nash also physically ages and custom-tinted the hardware to give it the appearance of decades of genuine wear.
How does the relic aging process work on a Nash S-57?
Bill Nash physically sands, dents, and applies custom-patinaed hardware to the guitar by hand to simulate a naturally relic'd instrument. This process includes intentionally wearing the nitrocellulose finish so it looks and feels like an original 1950s guitar.
What type of pickups come installed in the Nash S-57?
Nash loads the S-57 with high-quality, vintage-voiced single-coil pickups to deliver the clear, bell-like tones of classic 1950s S-style guitars. These pickups are specifically chosen to match the hand-aged American construction of the instrument.
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