Fender Custom Shop ’58 Strat, Relic, Maple Neck – Super Faded Aged Surf Green

Description

Fender Custom Shop ’58 Strat, Relic, Maple Neck – Super Faded Aged Surf Green

Weight: 3.351 kilo

MORE ABOUT ’58 STRAT® RELIC®
1958 was the final year of the original one-piece maple neck before Leo Fender switched to a glued-on “slab” rosewood fingerboard, which significantly changed the look and tone of Fender instruments. Many players swear by the one-piece maple for its tone and stability, which is what makes 1958 such a sought-after year for the Strat. The ’58 Strat Relic is a nod to that year in all its glory, with several custom mods. A two-piece select alder body (ash on natural blonde finish model) wears a Relic lacquer finish, while the resonant one-piece quartersawn maple neck has a comfortable 1954-style “soft V” profile, 9.5 fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.

Custom Shop hand-wound Fat ’50s pickups (with reverse-wound/reverse polarity middle pickup) are connected to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and five-way switching, creating a thick, balanced tone at any volume. Other features include a single-ply eggshell pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

TIME MACHINE
Our shrine to the heritage and legacy of those pioneers who made us what we are today. The Fender Custom Shop reached new heights of craftsmanship with its acclaimed Time Machine series—artfully “relic-ed” guitars and basses that revolutionized the entire concept of “reissue” instruments. The Custom Shop has since ventured even higher by crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and tooling used to create the originals all those years ago.

Relic®
There and back—and still here today.
The authentic worn-in wear of a guitar that has experienced many years of regular use in clubs and bars. Marks that tell a story, finish checking all over the body, and scars, dings and dents from bridge to headstock.

Specs:

General
Model Name:’58 Strat® Relic®, Maple Neck, Super Faded Aged Surf Green
Model Number:9235001571
Series:Time Machine
Color:Super Faded Aged Surf Green

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

Neck
Neck Material:1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape:1954 “Soft V”
Scale Length:25.5″ (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius:9.5″ (241 mm)
Number of Frets:21
Fret Size:Narrow Tall (6105)
String Nut:Bone
Nut Width:1.650″ (42 mm)
Neck Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard:1-Piece Maple
Position Inlays:Micarta Black Dot

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s RWRP Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s 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

Hardware
Bridge:Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines:Vintage Style
Orientation:Right-Hand
Hardware Finish:Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard:1-Ply Eggshell
Control Knobs:White
Switch Tips:White

Miscellaneous
Strings:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories:Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.