Includes FenderCustom Shop guitar case and certificate
Custom Shop Strat with Authentic '58 Specs
The Fender '58 Strat Relic MN Faded Aged Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst combines authentic vintage specs with subtle modernizations to a flexible all-round guitar for almost every genre between funk, Blues and rock as part of the Custom Shop Time Machine series. Following the specifications of the last Strat vintage without rosewood fingerboard, the electric guitar features an alder body in classic design naturally a one-piece maple neck, which promises excellent playing characteristics with the "1954 Soft V" profile and 9.5" fingerboard radius. Hand-wound Custom Shop Fat '50s single coils also elicit diverse clean and overdrive tones with top-notch vintage character. While historically accurate add-on parts complete the features of the '58 Strat Relic, the detailed Relic finish conveys the look and feel of a frequently played and lovingly cared for vintage original.
The Fender '58 Strat Relic MN Faded Aged Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst convinces with authentic vintage feeling.
The one-piece quartersawn maple neck of the '58 Strat Relic is connected to the alder body via four screws and a neck plate.
Traditional construction and first-class handling
To get as close as possible to the sound and feel of a 1958 Stratocaster, the FenderCustom store naturally relies on historically accurate tonewoods and manufacturing methods. Under the thin nitrocellulose finish, which does not affect the resonance of the classic bolt-on construction, a two-piece alder body is used, which fits comfortably and stably to the body due to the "Contour Body" design. With the "1954 Soft V" profile and the modern 9.5" fingerboard radius, the one-piece neck made of particularly stable quartersawn maple offers the best conditions for implementing classic and modern playing techniques.
Hand-wound Fat '50s single coils with Alnico-V magnets and a typical 5-way circuit promise versatile vintage sounds.
Flexible sounds with vintage character
For pickups on the '58 Strat Relic, the luthiers at FenderCustom Shop choose three hand-wound Fat '50s single coils. Made to traditional specifications with Formvar wire and hand-ground Alnico V-pole pieces, the single-coils elicit powerful vintage tones from the guitar amp that are ideally suited for tradition-conscious clean and overdrive sounds thanks to a full bass foundation and a brilliant but never harsh treble spectrum. Here, the reverse-wound and polarized RWRP midrange pickup reliably prevents unwanted hum in the intermediate positions of the 5-way switch. In addition to the master volume control and a separate tone control for the bridge pick up, the electric guitar has a common tone pot for the neck and middle pickups, so that the sound can be precisely adjusted in all positions of the pickup switch.
In addition to the Custom Shop badge, the headstock of the '58 Relic Strat bears six tuning-stable vintage-style tuners.
Historically accurate hardware
Last but not least, the FenderCustom Shop completes the '58 Strat Relic MN Faded Aged Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst electric guitar with add-on parts in authentic 1950s style. With buttery smooth handling, the Custom Shop Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo on the body encourages smooth shimmering vibrato embellishments of melodies and chords. The six tailpieces made of bent steel plate not only support the traditional sound character of the guitar, but also guarantee an exact adjustment of intonation and string position. Behind the bone nut, vintage-style tun ers keep the electric guitar securely in tune.
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