Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Aged Sonic Blue over 3-Colour Sunburst

New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the ’60 Stratocaster Heavy Relic, and believe us—it’s very aptly named. The two-piece select alder body wears Heavy Relic lacquer finished in Aged Sonic Blue over Three-Color Sunburst. This is the heaviest of the Relic treatments, with each imparting the look of a golden-era 1960 Strat that has not exactly been handled gingerly over six-plus decades. From seriously dinged and damaged wear to intensely discoloured hardware and finish, this is a guitar that has been to Hell and back more than once; a guitar that has repeatedly been through the ringer and then some, laughing all the while even as it demands more punishment.

Classic appointments abound: Its quartersawn maple neck has an easy-playing ’60-style Oval “C” profile, topped by a flat-lam rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5” radius, 21 jumbo (6100) frets and a bone nut. Three Custom Shop hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups brings out the best in Strat® tone with clear highs, chirpy midrange and tight lows, along with Vintage Modified #2 wiring and a Tone-Saver bleed circuit (eliminates tone loss when volume is turned down).

Other premium features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, five-way pickup switch, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Please note: The photos of this guitar are stock images and may not be the exact guitar that arrives with us. Photos of the specific guitar will be taken when the instrument lands in store.

Specifications

General

• Series: Time Machine™
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Color: Aged Sonic Blue Over 3-Color Sunburst
• Country Of Origin: US

Neck

• Headstock: Stratocaster® Small
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: ‘60S Oval “C”
• Neck Thickness: .820"
• Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
• Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .950"
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Flat-Laminated Rosewood
• Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
• Number Of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod: Early ‘60S
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone

Body

• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder

Hardware

• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Pickup Covers: Vintage White
• Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic
• Switch Tip: Vintage White
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style With Fender® Logo
• String Trees: American Vintage ‘59-'64
• Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
• Tremolo Arm: Vintage Upgraded ‘60S
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop “V” Logo

Electronics

• 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®
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Controls: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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
• Potentiometers: 250K 10% Taper Split

Accessories

• Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.