Exceptional Guitars

Fender - 1959 Heavy Relic-Super Faded Aged

Description

This venerable transition year for the Strat brought several big changes, including a flat-lam rosewood fingerboard, white "clay" position dots and an 11-hole pickguard (single-ply until that July). Leo Fender, never one to waste anything, would use up parts until they were gone completely, so during transition years you can find different and distinctive combinations of parts. Fender incorporated some of those rare combinations in this faithful recreation.

A two-piece select alder body (ash on aged white blonde) wears a Heavy Relic nitrocellulose lacquer finish for a well-loved look and feel. The rift-sawn maple neck sports an "oval C" profile, 9.5"-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard and 21 jumbo frets for comfortable deep bends. Hand-wound Texas Special pickups are connected to five-way switch and vintage modified #2 wiring on a rare 11-hole single-ply parchment pickguard. Other features include a Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Specifications
Series: Time Machine
Country Of Origin: US
Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 60s Oval "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Flat-Laminated AAA Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot
Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special RWRP 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)
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
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity