MODEL NUMBER
1529452-(Color#)
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 5/4 Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted 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: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black, 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: 30th Anniversary Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Low “G” Alnico 3
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Low “G” Alnico 3
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Low “G” Alnico 3
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Special Electronics: Tone-Saver Treble Bleed
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style with Fender Logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Eggshell
Switch Tip: Eggshell
Tremolo Arm Tip: Eggshell
Pickup covers: Eggshell
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
(103) Wide Fade Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
(106) Aged Black over 2-Color Sunburst
(156) Aged Coral Pink over Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
(189) '55 Desert Tan over Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Tweed Deluxe Hardshell Case (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Heavy Relic Finish
FENDER SAYS
While it may look and sound like an original-era Stratocaster that’s been on the road for decades, the Custom Shop 1955 Heavy Relic Stratocaster also incorporates a few modern touches. The lightweight two-piece select ash body wears a way-cool color-over-color paint scheme, finished with nitrocellulose lacquer to let the wood breathe with pure Fender tone.
A trio of hand-wound ’55 Strat pickups with alnico 3 magnets, ’54 covers, a five-way switch and modified wiring—including a Tone-Saver treble-bleed circuit—provide authentic tone with robust lows and crystal-clear highs that stay consistent, no matter where the instrument’s volume is set.
Other sterling features include a 5/4 quartersawn maple neck with a vintage-accurate ’54 “U”-shaped profile, comfortably modern 9.5”-radius maple fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and round string tree. Includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity.
ENG: Vince Cunetto and the birth of Relics and the Time Machine Series
ITA: Vince Cunetto e la nascita del Relic e la nascita delle Time Machine
1529452-(Color#)
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 5/4 Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted 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: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black, 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: 30th Anniversary Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Low “G” Alnico 3
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Low “G” Alnico 3
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Low “G” Alnico 3
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Special Electronics: Tone-Saver Treble Bleed
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style with Fender Logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Eggshell
Switch Tip: Eggshell
Tremolo Arm Tip: Eggshell
Pickup covers: Eggshell
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
(103) Wide Fade Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
(106) Aged Black over 2-Color Sunburst
(156) Aged Coral Pink over Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
(189) '55 Desert Tan over Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Tweed Deluxe Hardshell Case (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Heavy Relic Finish
FENDER SAYS
While it may look and sound like an original-era Stratocaster that’s been on the road for decades, the Custom Shop 1955 Heavy Relic Stratocaster also incorporates a few modern touches. The lightweight two-piece select ash body wears a way-cool color-over-color paint scheme, finished with nitrocellulose lacquer to let the wood breathe with pure Fender tone.
A trio of hand-wound ’55 Strat pickups with alnico 3 magnets, ’54 covers, a five-way switch and modified wiring—including a Tone-Saver treble-bleed circuit—provide authentic tone with robust lows and crystal-clear highs that stay consistent, no matter where the instrument’s volume is set.
Other sterling features include a 5/4 quartersawn maple neck with a vintage-accurate ’54 “U”-shaped profile, comfortably modern 9.5”-radius maple fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and round string tree. Includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity.
ENG: Vince Cunetto and the birth of Relics and the Time Machine Series
ITA: Vince Cunetto e la nascita del Relic e la nascita delle Time Machine
Courtesy of GBL Guitars
Courtesy of Max Guitar Store