John English's Second Prototype for the Freddie Tavares 'Aloha' Stratocaster.

Weighs just 7.80 lbs. and has a comfortable nut width of just over 1 5/8 inches, and a medium-to-thin neck profile. Chrome-nickel plated Aluminium body, hand engraved with a Hawaiian scene by master artisan Ron Chacey, and one-piece highly figured 'birds-eye' maple neck and fretboard with 22 frets and green 'abalone' dot position markers and Aloha and palm tree pearl inlays by Larry Sifel. Neck plate engraved "FREDDIE TAVARES / "ALOHA" /  PROTO #02". On the end of the neck, written in black ink is "DD# 4 PROTO / J. English 8-94". Aluminium tremolo cover engraved "Freddie Tavares / Commemorative / Aloha / Stratocaster". Three 'Single Lace Sensor' pickups with  specially wound outputs of 7.20k, 7.17k, and 6.82k, respectively. Specially hand engraved chrome-nickel plated aluminium pickguard. Special chrome Stratocaster knobs with knurled sides. Fender "Synchronized Tremolo" combined 'six-saddle' bridge/tailpiece, special chrome tremolo arm. This 'Prototype' is in near mint (9.25) condition and is housed in it's original baby blue leather Custom Shop gig bag which in turn is housed in the original  SKB flightcase.