Fender Custom Shop 57 Stratocaster

Rock ‘n’ roll was steaming ahead in 1957, and the electric guitar was taking on a prominent role in stripped-down bands, replacing the saxophone as the main lead instrument. The Fender Stratocaster was taking center stage in the hands of legendary musicians and reshaping the sound of modern music. The Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster Relic brings you back to that time in all its greatness with a few player-centric modifications under the hood.

A two-piece hand-selected alder body (ash on aged white blonde) wears a Relic lacquer finish and the one-piece tinted quartersawn maple neck hosts a “1957 V” profile, 9.5” fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall frets. Hand-wound ’57 pickups with reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup are wired up to a five-way switch and Fat ’50s wiring on a single-ply parchment pickguard for vintage-accurate tone and look. Other features include Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

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Mint condition!

General

Model Name: 1957 Stratocaster® Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Faded Aged Daphne Blue
Model Number: 9231012785
Series: Time Machine
Color: Faded Aged Daphne Blue

Body

Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Body Material: 2-Piece Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: 1957 Soft "V"
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 Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Maple
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 RWRP Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 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

Hardware

Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Orientation: Right-Hand
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tips: Vintage White

Miscellaneous

Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Case: Hardshell