MODEL NUMBER
9235000815: Maple Neck, Faded Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst
9235000816: Maple Neck, Aged Black
9235000817: Maple Neck, Aged White Blonde
9235000818: Maple Neck, Aged Daphne Blue
9235000819: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White
9235000820: Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Aged Tahitian Coral
9235000821: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged 3-Color Sunburst
9235000822: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Lake Placid Blue
BODY
Body Material: Alder; Ash on Aged White Blonde
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1963 “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots (Maple) or Vintage Clay Dots (Rosewood), Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: On Maple Neck Model only
Walnut Plug: On Maple Neck Model only
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment Relic, 9 Holes (Maple); 3-Ply Mint Green Relic, 10 Holes (Rosewood)
Control Knobs: Vintage White Relic
Switch Tip: Vintage White Relic
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White Relic
Pickup covers: Vintage White Relic
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Heavy Relic Finish
FENDER SAYS
1959 was a year of transition for the venerable Strat. In May of ’59 we revised the way necks were made, switching from a one-piece maple neck to maple capped with a “slab” rosewood fingerboard. We also changed the pickguard, moving from 1-ply construction to the current three-ply material, and upped the number of screws from eight to 11, which also necessitated changing the body’s control route. These changes didn’t happen overnight; many guitars exist that show various combinations of these features, which makes them extremely rare and collectible. Reflecting these historic idiosyncrasies, the maple fingerboard model sports a 1-ply, 9-hole Parchment pickguard while the rosewood fingerboard model sports 3-ply, 10-hole Mint Green nitro pickguard.
The two-piece alder body, ash on aged white blonde, wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish, giving it the look and feel of a well-loved guitar that’s seen countless stages, while the tinted riftsawn maple neck is fast-playing and comfortable, thanks to the “’63 C” neck profile, 9.5”-radius fingerboard and 21 6105 frets. The trio of Hand-Wound Fat ‘50s single-coil pickups includes a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup to reduce hum. Other features include five-way switch, Vintage Modified #2 wiring, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and 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
9235000815: Maple Neck, Faded Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst
9235000816: Maple Neck, Aged Black
9235000817: Maple Neck, Aged White Blonde
9235000818: Maple Neck, Aged Daphne Blue
9235000819: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White
9235000820: Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Aged Tahitian Coral
9235000821: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged 3-Color Sunburst
9235000822: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Lake Placid Blue
BODY
Body Material: Alder; Ash on Aged White Blonde
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1963 “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots (Maple) or Vintage Clay Dots (Rosewood), Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: On Maple Neck Model only
Walnut Plug: On Maple Neck Model only
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment Relic, 9 Holes (Maple); 3-Ply Mint Green Relic, 10 Holes (Rosewood)
Control Knobs: Vintage White Relic
Switch Tip: Vintage White Relic
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White Relic
Pickup covers: Vintage White Relic
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Heavy Relic Finish
FENDER SAYS
1959 was a year of transition for the venerable Strat. In May of ’59 we revised the way necks were made, switching from a one-piece maple neck to maple capped with a “slab” rosewood fingerboard. We also changed the pickguard, moving from 1-ply construction to the current three-ply material, and upped the number of screws from eight to 11, which also necessitated changing the body’s control route. These changes didn’t happen overnight; many guitars exist that show various combinations of these features, which makes them extremely rare and collectible. Reflecting these historic idiosyncrasies, the maple fingerboard model sports a 1-ply, 9-hole Parchment pickguard while the rosewood fingerboard model sports 3-ply, 10-hole Mint Green nitro pickguard.
The two-piece alder body, ash on aged white blonde, wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish, giving it the look and feel of a well-loved guitar that’s seen countless stages, while the tinted riftsawn maple neck is fast-playing and comfortable, thanks to the “’63 C” neck profile, 9.5”-radius fingerboard and 21 6105 frets. The trio of Hand-Wound Fat ‘50s single-coil pickups includes a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup to reduce hum. Other features include five-way switch, Vintage Modified #2 wiring, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and 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 Fender
Courtesy of Empire Music
Courtesy of Empire Music
