Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster Heavy Relic, Aged Sonic Blue over 3-Color Sunburst
SKU: F923-6081-221
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 Sonic Blue over 3-Color Sunburst |
| Model Number: | 9236081221 |
| Series: | Time Machine™ |
| Color: | Aged Sonic Blue 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. |