Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster Heavy Relic, Aged Black over 3-Color Sunburst
SKU: F923-6081-222
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 finishes in Faded Aged Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Olympic White over Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Sonic Blue over Three-Color Sunburst and Aged Black 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 discolored 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.
SPECS
Model Name: | 1960 Stratocaster® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Black over 3-Color Sunburst |
Model Number: | 9236081222 |
Series: | Time Machine™ |
Color: | Aged Black over 3-Color Sunburst |
Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
Neck Shape: | '60s Oval "C" |
Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
Number of Frets: | 21 |
Fret Size: | Jumbo (6100) |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
Headstock: | Stratocaster® Small |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Flat-Laminated Rosewood |
Position Inlays: | Vintage Clay Dot |
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 with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, 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 with Fender® Logo |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green |
Control Knobs: | Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic |
Switch Tips: | Vintage White |
Strings: | Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |