Fender Custom Shop LTD Roasted 1961 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic Aged Black/3-Tone Sunburst(464)

The Limited Edition Roasted ’61 Strat Super Heavy Relic embodies everything that made 1961 such a special year, with some bad-to-the-bone modifications found only in the Fender Custom Shop that will entice the most discerning player. A super-heavy relic lacquer finish imparts the look and feel of a guitar that has relentlessly lit up stage after stage for many years. Its two-piece select alder body (ash on aged natural finish model) is roasted to create a rich dark color and to simulate a guitar that has aged with a decrease in wood moisture content and an increase in sustain.

The tinted and roasted quartersawn maple neck has a chunky custom large “C” profile, topped by a 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 jumbo (6100) frets. Hot hand-wound Texas Special pickups provide searing tone, with five-way switching and a Strat “1/2 blender” wiring, which lets players blend the neck and bridge pickup in switch positions 1 and 2.

Other features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, 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.

Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: Roasted Alder
Body Finish: Lacquer
Neck Material: Roasted Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: Large "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Headstock: Stratocaster®
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Flat-Lam Rosewood
Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
Orientation: Right-Hand
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
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: Volume, Tone, Blend
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
Special Electronics: N/A
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.