Fender Custom Shop Ltd Ed Roasted 1961 Super Heavy Relic Stratocaster Guitar, Aged 3 Tone Sunburst

The Limited Edition Roasted '61 Strat Super Heavy Relic embodies everything that was 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 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 a searing tone, with five-way switching and a Strat “1/2 blender” wiring, which lets players blend the neck and bridge pickups 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 spacers. Also includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Specifications:

• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: Roasted Alder
• Body Finish: Lacquer
• Neck Profile: Large "C"
• Fretboard Material: Flat-Lam Rosewood
• Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• No. of Frets: 21 Jumbo
• Fretboard Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
• Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat® (Bridge), Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat® (Middle), Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat® (Neck)
• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case
• Included Accessories: Strap, Certificate of Authenticity