MODEL NUMBER
9235001138: Faded 3-Color Sunburst
9235001139: Super Faded Aged Sonic Blue
9235001140: Aged Aztec Gold
9235001141: Faded Aged Burgundy Mist Metallic
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Journeyman Relic Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Heavy Relic, No Paint from 1st to 12th Fret
Neck Shape: 1963 "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round Lam Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Transition
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "PAT. 2,573,254 2,741,146 2,960,900 3,143,028", "ORIGINAL Contour Body Pat.Pend."
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck, Mid), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
POSITIONS
Position 1 Bridge
Position 2 Middle and Bridge
Position 3 Neck and Bridge
Position 4 Middle and Neck
Position 5 Neck Only
HARDWARE
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing with Tall Metal Spacer
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (Config. Modern)
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
FENDER SAYS
In 1964 many of the most popular guitarists played the Stratocaster on some of the most popular recordings ever. Leo Fender was constantly adapting his instruments to meet their needs, and ’64 saw the culmination of this as the final year of what was later called the “pre-CBS” Fender era. New features that year included the thicker gold “transition” logo headstock decal, pearl fingerboard dots instead of clay, a white plastic pickguard instead of mint-green, and “gray bottom” pickups (instead of black).
Our custom configuration of that year’s model, the Time Machine 1964 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic, has been modified slightly for greater tonal capabilities and a more comfortable playing experience. The Journeyman Relic lacquer finish on the two-piece select alder body comes in four custom colors. The tinted AA flame quartersawn neck has a “C” back-shape and modern 9.5” radius for more comfortable bending, topped by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets. The Vintage Modified #2 control assembly with Greasebucket tone circuit delivers dedicated bridge pickup tone, keeping mids and highs without adding bass when rolling off the tone control. Other features include hand-wound ’64 Strat pickups with a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup, vintage style tuning machines and a Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo. 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
9235001138: Faded 3-Color Sunburst
9235001139: Super Faded Aged Sonic Blue
9235001140: Aged Aztec Gold
9235001141: Faded Aged Burgundy Mist Metallic
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Journeyman Relic Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: AA Flame Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Heavy Relic, No Paint from 1st to 12th Fret
Neck Shape: 1963 "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round Lam Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Transition
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "PAT. 2,573,254 2,741,146 2,960,900 3,143,028", "ORIGINAL Contour Body Pat.Pend."
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck, Mid), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
POSITIONS
Position 1 Bridge
Position 2 Middle and Bridge
Position 3 Neck and Bridge
Position 4 Middle and Neck
Position 5 Neck Only
HARDWARE
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing with Tall Metal Spacer
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (Config. Modern)
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
FENDER SAYS
In 1964 many of the most popular guitarists played the Stratocaster on some of the most popular recordings ever. Leo Fender was constantly adapting his instruments to meet their needs, and ’64 saw the culmination of this as the final year of what was later called the “pre-CBS” Fender era. New features that year included the thicker gold “transition” logo headstock decal, pearl fingerboard dots instead of clay, a white plastic pickguard instead of mint-green, and “gray bottom” pickups (instead of black).
Our custom configuration of that year’s model, the Time Machine 1964 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic, has been modified slightly for greater tonal capabilities and a more comfortable playing experience. The Journeyman Relic lacquer finish on the two-piece select alder body comes in four custom colors. The tinted AA flame quartersawn neck has a “C” back-shape and modern 9.5” radius for more comfortable bending, topped by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets. The Vintage Modified #2 control assembly with Greasebucket tone circuit delivers dedicated bridge pickup tone, keeping mids and highs without adding bass when rolling off the tone control. Other features include hand-wound ’64 Strat pickups with a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup, vintage style tuning machines and a Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo. 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 Big Shop Music
Courtesy of Guitar Maverick
Courtesy of Reverb (Fuller's Guitar)
