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Fender '57 Stratocaster Relic - HLE Gold

Description

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.

Specifications
Series: Time Machine
Country Of Origin: US
Body: 2-Piece Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1957 Soft "V"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Narrow Tall
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
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
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)