Fender Custom Shop 1959 Stratocaster Roasted Heavy Relic
SKU: F923-5000-486
Stand out from the crowd with the Limited Edition Fender Custom Shop Heavy Relic Strat, a throwback to one of the most exciting times of Stratocaster development. ’59 saw the debut of the rosewood fingerboard, bringing a new look and sound to the Strat®. The two-piece,nitro-finished alder body’s Heavy Relic treatment, roasted neck, gold anodized pickguard and Texas Special® pickups make this guitar bad, baby, bad—especially when it comes to its looks and sound.
Other features include a lacquer-finished quartersawn roasted maple neck with “ ’59 C”-shaped profile, 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard, 6100 jumbo frets and Vintage Modified #2 wiring. Easy playability, tonal versatility and nostalgic, gorgeous looks make it a want for every player, and a must for every collector. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
SPECS
- Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Control Knobs: Vintage White Relic®
- Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Relic®
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold Anodized
- Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
- Neck Material: Quartersawn Roasted Maple
- Neck Shape: 1959 "C"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: 6100 Jumbo
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
- Strings: NPS, .010-.046 Gauges
- Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Polishing Cloth, Certificate of Authenticity