MODEL NUMBER
9235001142: Maple Fingerboard, Faded 3-Color Sunburst
9235001143: Maple Fingerboard, Aged Firemist Red
9235001144: Maple Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White
9235001145: Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded 3-Color Sunburst
9235001146: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Firemist Gold
9235001147: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Charcoal Frost Metallic
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Journeyman Relic Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Light Tinted Urethane with Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer Headcap Face w/ Light Checking
Neck Shape: 1969 “U”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: AAA Round Lam Rosewood or Rift Sawn Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6105 Narrow Tall
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dot (Maple), Micarta White (Rosewood); Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Only in Maple Fretboard Models
Walnut Plug: Only in Maple Fretboard Models
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Black CBS Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body PATENTED"
Other Decals, back: Limited Edition Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Strat Single-Coil, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Strat Single-Coil, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Strat Single-Coil, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Special Electronics: Treble Bleed and Greasebucket Tone Circuit
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Schaller "F" keys
String Tree: Wing with Nylon Spacer
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: Nitro 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (Config. Modern)
Back Plate: Eggshell
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 Number
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Decals under the finish
FENDER SAYS
The 1970 Strat marks the end of an era. It was the last year of the four-bolt neck joint, original factory synchronized tremolo with stamped saddles, and heel-adjust truss rod. Body contours changed dramatically in 1971, clad in much thicker polyurethane finishes. Indeed, 1970 was the last year the Strat held true to its purest original design elements. To honor this benchmark model, we’re introducing a faithful recreation with several custom modifications that players and aficionados will appreciate.
The two-piece select alder body of the 1970 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic has a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish. Its two-piece rift-sawn maple neck has a 1969 “U” profile and a lacquer-face large ’70s-style headstock with a darker aged appearance. The fingerboard has a comfortable modern 9.5” radius and 21 narrow tall frets. A three-ply nitro pickguard holds three hand-wound ’69 Strat pickups (reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup) and a Vintage Modified #2 control assembly with Greasebucket tone circuit, which keeps mids and highs without adding bass when rolling back the tone control. Other features include vintage style “F” tuning machines, five-way switch and vintage-style Custom Shop 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
9235001142: Maple Fingerboard, Faded 3-Color Sunburst
9235001143: Maple Fingerboard, Aged Firemist Red
9235001144: Maple Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White
9235001145: Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded 3-Color Sunburst
9235001146: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Firemist Gold
9235001147: Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Charcoal Frost Metallic
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Journeyman Relic Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Light Tinted Urethane with Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer Headcap Face w/ Light Checking
Neck Shape: 1969 “U”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: AAA Round Lam Rosewood or Rift Sawn Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6105 Narrow Tall
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dot (Maple), Micarta White (Rosewood); Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Only in Maple Fretboard Models
Walnut Plug: Only in Maple Fretboard Models
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Black CBS Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body PATENTED"
Other Decals, back: Limited Edition Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Strat Single-Coil, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Strat Single-Coil, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Strat Single-Coil, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Special Electronics: Treble Bleed and Greasebucket Tone Circuit
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Schaller "F" keys
String Tree: Wing with Nylon Spacer
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: Nitro 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (Config. Modern)
Back Plate: Eggshell
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 Number
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Decals under the finish
FENDER SAYS
The 1970 Strat marks the end of an era. It was the last year of the four-bolt neck joint, original factory synchronized tremolo with stamped saddles, and heel-adjust truss rod. Body contours changed dramatically in 1971, clad in much thicker polyurethane finishes. Indeed, 1970 was the last year the Strat held true to its purest original design elements. To honor this benchmark model, we’re introducing a faithful recreation with several custom modifications that players and aficionados will appreciate.
The two-piece select alder body of the 1970 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic has a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish. Its two-piece rift-sawn maple neck has a 1969 “U” profile and a lacquer-face large ’70s-style headstock with a darker aged appearance. The fingerboard has a comfortable modern 9.5” radius and 21 narrow tall frets. A three-ply nitro pickguard holds three hand-wound ’69 Strat pickups (reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup) and a Vintage Modified #2 control assembly with Greasebucket tone circuit, which keeps mids and highs without adding bass when rolling back the tone control. Other features include vintage style “F” tuning machines, five-way switch and vintage-style Custom Shop 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 Ikebe
Courtesy of Reverb (Guitar King)
Courtesy of Wildwest Guitars
Courtesy of Wildwest Guitars