Fender Custom Shop '64 Strat Journeyman Relic (Faded Aged Fiesta Red) inc Hard Case

1964 saw significant design changes to the Strat, including but not limited to the pickups, pickguard, headstock logo and body contours. The Custom Shop ’64 Strat Journeyman Relic is a faithful recreation of that transitional year’s model, with several compelling custom modifications ideal for all players. Its two-piece select alder, lightweight body wears a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish with the perfect amount of wear. The quartersawn maple neck has a 1963 “C” profile, 9.5”-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.

Custom Shop hand-wound gray bottom ’64 Strat pickups (with reverse-wound/reverse polarity middle pickup) are connected to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and a five-way switch for period-correct tone that preserves highs even at lower volumes. Other features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, custom shop synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

A Fender Custom Shop instrument is extraordinary. You know it when you play one, it’s definitely more than the sum of its parts. It’s filled with intangible, electrifying elements that add a new dimension to your playing experience. It’s as if the instrument itself is imbued with history, alive with the spirit of the place where it was built and the devotion of those who crafted it.

The Custom Shop is home to Fender’s most skilled and talented builders. It’s a bustling, noisy and creatively volcanic place that re-earns its nickname — the Dream Factory, every day. Custom Shop builders are completely dedicated to their art. Part craftsman, part artist, part music fan and, more often than not, part mad scientist. They’re the best at what they do, and they pour all of their passion, hard-earned knowledge and skill into every instrument they build. It’s no ordinary place, and the creations that come from it are no ordinary instruments.

Features

• 2-Piece Select Alder, Lightweight body w/ Lacquer finish
• Quartersawn Maple 1963 "C" neck w/ Narrow Tall (6105) scale, & Quartersawn Maple finish
• Round-Lam Rosewood fretboard w/ 9.5" (241 mm) radius & Vintage Clay Dot inlays
• 21 Narrow Tall (6105) frets
• 1.650" (42 mm) Bone nut
• Vintage Style tuning machines
• Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized tremolo
• Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat® bridge and neck pickups, Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat® RWRP middle pickup
• Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) controls, & 5-Position Blade switch
• Includes Deluxe Hardshell