Pre-owned in As New condition, this 2021 Fender Custom Shop 1963 Stratocaster looks fantastic in a Journeyman Aged Fiesta Red finish. A very nice Custom Shop Strat that would suit the collector or player alike.
The early 1960s saw some important changes to the Stratocaster, including a new pickguard configuration, neck profile and a “round-laminated” rosewood fingerboard, all culminating in a compelling new contemporary look and sound. The 1963 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic is a fine testament to these innovations, featuring a two-piece select alder body with deep contours for perfect comfort, a quartersawn maple neck with a time-honored 1963 “C” profile, and a 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets for steady play up and down the neck.
Hand-wound Fat ’60s pickups with reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup are given extra turns of wire to produce rich ’60s tone, sent to a five-way switch and vintage modified #2 wiring on a three-ply mint green pickguard. Other features include a Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model Name: | 1963 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic® with Closet Classic Hardware, Rosewood Fingerboard |
Series: | Time Machine™ |
Color: | Aged Fiesta Red |
Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
Neck Shape: | 1963 "C" |
Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
Number of Frets: | 21 |
Fret Size: | Narrow Tall |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
Truss Rod Nut: | Vintage-Style Slotted |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Round-Lam AAA Rosewood |
Position Inlays: | Micarta White Dot |
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat® |
Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s RWRP Single-Coil Strat® |
Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s 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: | Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green |
Control Knobs: | Vintage White |
Switch Tips: | Vintage White |
Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |