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1959 Journeyman Relic Stratocaster Electric Guitar

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Overview

A fabulous Fender Custom Shop reproduction with handwound pickups.

The Fender Custom Shop 1959 Journeyman Relic Stratocaster Electric Guitar was built to incorporate an amazing mixture of vintage vibe and feel combined with modern playability. This '59 Strat has been given a light, Journeyman Relic treatment and features an alder body with a thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish and single-ply parchment pickguard. The neck has a dark Indian rosewood fingerboard with a '59 Esquire "C" neck shape and a 9.5"-radius fingerboard with twenty-one 6105 frets. Three Custom Shop handwound '59 Strat pickups, five-way selector switch, vintage hardware and a bone nut give this beauty authentic looks and tone. Includes hardshell case.

Features

Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Not applicable
  • Body wood: Alder
  • Body finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: 59 Esquire C
  • Neck wood: Maple Grade AA
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Fretboard
  • Material: Rosewood Dark Indian
  • Radius: 9.5"
  • Fret size: 6105
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width: 1.62" (41.3mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: SSS
  • Neck: Handwound '59 Strat
  • Middle: Handwound '59 Strat
  • Bridge: Handwound '59 Strat
  • Brand: Fender Custom shop
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: Vintage Modified Wiring #1 Tone 1 (Neck Mid) / Tone 2 (Bridge)
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Vintage synchronized tremolo
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Journeyman relic treatment
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: United States

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