New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1959 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic.  We chose to do this one in a classic Shell Pink finish, with the Faded Aged treatment to tone it down and give it the vibe of a vintage guitar.  With the Journeyman Relic finish package, vibe is completed with some wear, but not a lot - think of a guitar that was used and not abused, worn in and handed down over the years.

The two-piece select alder body is lightweight and resonant.  Classic appointments from the end of the decade are featured up and down the guitar: quartersawn maple neck with ’59-style “D” back-shape and flat-laminated rosewood fingerboard (modern 9.5" radius and narrow tall 6105 frets) bring out the best in tone and playability.

For the pickups, when we want classic golden era tone with a little more punch, we're going with the ever-popular Custom Shop Fat 50's Strat set. This gives you calibrated pickups constructed with hand-beveled, staggered Alnico V magnets and Formvar magnet wire and they deliver enhanced bass response without the harsh midrange. The middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in positions 2 and 4. The balanced output and enhanced dynamics are what make this Fender's most requested pickup set.  We also dig the Vintage Modified # 2 wiring setup.  This features a master volume, tone # 1 (neck & middle pickups), and tone # 2 (bridge) with treble bleed (for keeping mids and rolling off highs without adding bass).  This guitar sounds downright amazing.

Other features include a 5-way switch, 3-ply mint green pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and a wing string tree with tall metal spacerr.

The guitar comes complete with a deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.  For anyone looking for the authentic sound and look of a '59 Strat, with a touch of modern playability, in a super cool and rarely seen color, this is it.

• SERIAL # CZ578204
• WEIGHT: 7.9 lbs
• PART # 9236091088
• SERIES: Time Machine
• BASE MODEL: 1959 Stratocaster
• COLOR: Super Faded Aged Shell Pink
• FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• BODY: 2-Piece Select Alder
• NECK MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple
• NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• NECK SHAPE: 1959 "D"
• NECK THICKNESS: .800"
• NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.200"
• NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .980"
• FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: AAA Rosewood
• FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
• FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall (6105)
• NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
• POSITION INLAYS: Vintage Clay Dot
• TRUSS ROD: Early '60s
• STRING NUT: Bone
• NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
• BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Mint Green
• CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White Plastic
• SWITCH TIP: Vintage White
• HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
• TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
• STRING TREES: American Vintage '59-'64
• STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• TREMOLO ARM: Vintage Upgraded '60s
• NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
  
• BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• CONTROLS: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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
• POTENTIOMETERS: 250K 10% Taper Split
• INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.