Fender 1963 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic with Closet Classic Hardware MN Aged Olympic White

1963 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic with Closet Classic Hardware - Rosewood Fingerboard - Aged Olympic White

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.

• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Control Knobs: Vintage White
• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated AAA Rosewood
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• 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: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• 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
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell