MODEL NUMBER
151-0043-(Color#)
923-0040-(Color#): Special Roadshow model, available to 2015 FCS Roadshow participants only.
BODY
Body Material: Select Lightweight Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Limited Edition Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style "FENDER" logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Parchment
Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm Tip: Parchment
Pickup covers: Parchment
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "LIMITED EDITION", Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
(803) 2-Color Sunburst
(899) Dirty White Blonde
COLORS - 2015 ROADSHOW ONLY
(806) Aged Black
(840) Faded Fiesta Red
(805) Aged Olympic White
(802) Aged Lake Placid Blue
(882) Faded Candy Tangerine
(857) Faded Surf Green
(812) Faded Red Sparkle
(813) Faded Blue Sparkle
(818) Faded Gold Sparkle
Other Colors Available
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .009-.042
ACCESSORIES
Blonde Limited Edition Hardshell Case (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
1955 Fender Downbeat Catalog
CruzTools Tool Kit
COMMENTS
Relic Finish. Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
FENDER SAYS
The 2015 Limited Edition 1955 Relic Stratocaster takes you straight back to the instrument's original era, with a lightweight ash body in Dirty White Blonde or Two-Color Sunburst lacquer Relic finishes that evoke years of hard-fought wear and tear. The sparkling trio of hand-wound '55 single-coil Stratocaster pickups is mounted on a single-ply eight-hole white pickguard, with five-way switching for modern tonal versatility.
Other premium features include a quartersawn maple neck with worn Relic treatment on the back, 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard with 21 narrow jumbo frets, rock-solid American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, American Vintage tuning machines and a Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate. Includes blonde Limited Edition case containing a 1955 Fender Downbeat catalog insert reproduction.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop and Vince Cunetto and the birth of Relics
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender e la nascita del Relic
151-0043-(Color#)
923-0040-(Color#): Special Roadshow model, available to 2015 FCS Roadshow participants only.
BODY
Body Material: Select Lightweight Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Limited Edition Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style "FENDER" logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Parchment
Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm Tip: Parchment
Pickup covers: Parchment
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "LIMITED EDITION", Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
(803) 2-Color Sunburst
(899) Dirty White Blonde
COLORS - 2015 ROADSHOW ONLY
(806) Aged Black
(840) Faded Fiesta Red
(805) Aged Olympic White
(802) Aged Lake Placid Blue
(882) Faded Candy Tangerine
(857) Faded Surf Green
(812) Faded Red Sparkle
(813) Faded Blue Sparkle
(818) Faded Gold Sparkle
Other Colors Available
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .009-.042
ACCESSORIES
Blonde Limited Edition Hardshell Case (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
1955 Fender Downbeat Catalog
CruzTools Tool Kit
COMMENTS
Relic Finish. Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
FENDER SAYS
The 2015 Limited Edition 1955 Relic Stratocaster takes you straight back to the instrument's original era, with a lightweight ash body in Dirty White Blonde or Two-Color Sunburst lacquer Relic finishes that evoke years of hard-fought wear and tear. The sparkling trio of hand-wound '55 single-coil Stratocaster pickups is mounted on a single-ply eight-hole white pickguard, with five-way switching for modern tonal versatility.
Other premium features include a quartersawn maple neck with worn Relic treatment on the back, 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard with 21 narrow jumbo frets, rock-solid American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, American Vintage tuning machines and a Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate. Includes blonde Limited Edition case containing a 1955 Fender Downbeat catalog insert reproduction.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop and Vince Cunetto and the birth of Relics
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender e la nascita del Relic
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Courtesy of Sweetwater