Fender Custom Shop Late 1962 Stratocaster Relic Closet Classic Hardware, 3-Colour Sunburst

New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Late ’62 Stratocaster Relic with Closet Classic Hardware. Just over 60 years after its namesake predecessor, the instrument is loaded with aged looks, sound and vibe that expertly evoke the Stratocaster in the early 1960s.

Its two-piece select alder body wears Relic lacquer finished in Three-Color Sunburst. From the finish checking that covers the body to every last ding, dent and scar from bridge to headstock—plus Closet Classic hardware with showing moderate oxidization—this treatment imparts authentically worn-in look and feel and tells a story of a guitar that has experienced many years of regular use in clubs and bars.

In a distinctive combination of appointments for a transitional Stratocaster from late 1962, the rift-sawn maple neck has a classic ’60-style Oval “C” profile and is topped by a 9.5”-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard with clay-dot inlays (with wide 12-fret spacing), 21 narrow tall (6105) frets and a bone nut. Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’60-’63 Stratocaster Pickups (reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup for hum cancellation in switch positions 2 and 4) deliver sought-after and dynamically expressive early-’60s Strat® tone, with glassy highs, slight midrange scoop and focused lows.

Other premium features include Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuit (eliminates tone loss when volume is turned down), five-way pickup switch, three-ply mint green pickguard, 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
• Colour: 3-Color Sunburst
• Country Of Origin: US

Neck

• Headstock: Stratocaster® Small
• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: ‘60S Oval “C”
• Neck Thickness: .790"
• Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
• Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .930"
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Round-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 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 ‘60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Rwrp ‘60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ‘60/'63 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.