SOLD C.SHOP 2016 1961 RELIC STRATOCASTER

More about 1961 Relic® Stratocaster®

The Fender Custom Shop 1961 Relic Stratocaster takes you back to a pivotal period in the instrument’s history, when surf music caught a huge wave and the Strat entered a phenomenal new decade. Its lightweight alder body features a Relic lacquer finish that evokes years of wear and tear, and sparkling tone comes from three hand-wound Texas Special pickups with modern five-way switching and Vintage Modified wiring.

Other premium features include a tinted quartersawn maple neck with a mid-’60s oval “C” profile and small headstock, 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with jumbo frets and bone nut, three-ply mint green pickguard, and vintage hardware. Includes Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and brown case. Available in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White and Fiesta Red.

Specs

General

General

Model Name: 1961 Relic® Stratocaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Olympic White
Model Number: 1550610800
Series: Time Machine
Color: Olympic White

Body

Body

Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Body Material: Lightweight Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck

Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: Mid ’60s Oval “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)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Dot

Electronics

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Pos 1. Bridge Pickup Pos 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Pos 3. Middle Pickup Pos 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated) Pos 5. Neck Pickup (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated)
Pickup Configuration: SSS

Hardware

Hardware

Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Control Knobs: White Plastic

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Strings: NPS, .010-.046 Gauges