Fender Custom Shop 1961 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Super Faded Aged Sonic Blue / 3 Tone Sunburst

The ’61 Strat Heavy Relic takes you back to a special time during the evolution of the venerable model when Leo Fender was constantly modifying, progressing, innovating and perfecting. 1961 was the final year of the round-lam or “slab” rosewood fingerboard, ushering in a new era of ’60s Strats along with many other changes and upgrades. On this model, a two-piece select alder body wears a well-worn Heavy Relic lacquer finish, and the quartersawn maple neck has a ’60s-style “oval C” profile, 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard, and 21 Jumbo (6100) frets for classic feel and gigantic bends.

Custom Shop hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups provide extra output and are hooked up to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and five-way switching, all on a three-ply mint green pickguard. Other features include a Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Mint condition!

Specs:

• Neck material: Quartersawn maple
• Neck finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
• Neck shape: 1960 oval "c"
• Fingerboard radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fingerboard material: Flat-laminated rosewood
• Position inlays: Vintage clay dot
• Side dots: Vintage clay
• Number of frets: 21
• String nut: Bone
• Nut width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut material: Bone
• Body: 2-piece select alder
• Body finish: Lacquer
• Bridge: Custom shop vintage synchronized tremolo
• Pickguard: 3-ply mint green
• Control knobs: Vintage white
• Switch tip: Vintage white
• Hardware finish: Nickel/chrome
• Tuning machines: Vintage style
• Strings: Nickel plated steel (.010-.046 gauges)
• 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: Master volume, tone 1. (neck/middle pickups), tone 2. (bridge pickup)
• Switching: 5-position blade
• Fret size: Jumbo (6100)
• Scale length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)