The early 1960s saw some important changes to the Stratocaster, including a new pickguard configuration, updated neck profile and a “round-laminated” rosewood fingerboard, all culminating in a compelling new contemporary look and sound. The 1963 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic from Fender Custom Shop 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. Additional features include a Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. A deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity are also included.
Features * Alder double cutaway body * Bolt-on maple neck with 1963 C profile * Rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets * Hand-wound Fat '60s single-coil pickups * Vintage-style synchronized tremolo * Vintage-style tuners * Deluxe hardshell case included
Specs
1963 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic with Closet Classic Hardware Electric Guitar Specifications:
Body *Body Type: Double Cutaway Solid Body *Body wood: Alder
Neck *Neck shape: C *Neck wood: Maple *Joint: Bolt-on *Truss rod: Standard
