MODEL NUMBER
9235700038: Aged Lake Placid Blue
9235700039: Aged Olympic White
9235700040: Aged Seminole Red
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Relic
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Unfinished Back
Neck Shape: ‘60s Oval “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: AAA Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: Vintage Compound Radius 7.25” to 9.5” (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jescar Vintage (45085)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (41.9 mm)
Position Inlays: Clay Style Dots, Wide Spacing
Side Dots: Clay Style
Truss Rod: Vintage Style, Butt Adjust
Skunk Stripe: None
Micro-Tilt: None
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Markings, front: “STRATOCASTER”, “WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO”, “ORIGINAL Contour Body”
Patent Numbers: None
Other Markings, back: “Fender” Custom Shop V Logo
Truss Rod Dowel: None
Walnut Plug: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Auxiliary Switching: None
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Wiring: Vintage Modified Strat #2 Wiring with Greasebucket Tone Control
Configuration: SSS
PICKUP SWITCHING
Position 1. Bridge with Neck Blend,
Position 2. Bridge and Middle with Neck Blend,
Position 3. Middle,
Position 4. Neck and Middle,
Position 5. Neck
HARDWARE
Bridge: Custom Shop 6-Screw Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style Bent Steel, “FENDER”/”PAT.PEND.” Same Directions
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing with Nylon Spacer
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green, 11-Hole (Config. Modern)
Back Plate: 1-Ply Vintage White, Oval Holes, Offset Middle Screws
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Fender” Custom Shop V Logo, Serial Number
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
Strap Buttons: Vintage Style
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
COMMENTS
Although it was unveiled in 2025, the first units had been manufactured a few months earlier
FENDER SAID
Take a magical trip back to 1962 with the Custom Shop 1962 Stratocaster Relic. This exquisite electric guitar authentically captures the look, feel and tone of an original era instrument.
The body is crafted from lightweight, resonant 2-piece select alder with an offset seam and finished in nitrocellulose lacquer for optimal tone and aging. The premium quartersawn maple neck has a comfortable '60s Oval "C" profile and is topped with a 3A rosewood fingerboard outfitted with 21 vintage-style frets.
Three Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60s Strat pickups provide incredible classic Strat tone with plenty of sweetness and snap. The 5-way blade switch and custom wiring give you a wide range of vintage-accurate tones. Whether recording or playing live, the Custom Shop '62 Stratocaster Relic will transport you back to the golden era of Fender with its incredible playability, comfort and authentic vintage vibe. This distressed beauty will inspire for decades to come.
Other premium features include 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius, Vintage Modified Strat #2 Wiring with Greasebucket Tone Control, 3-Ply Mint Green Pickguard, Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo, Bone Nut, American Vintage '59-'64 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.
9235700038: Aged Lake Placid Blue
9235700039: Aged Olympic White
9235700040: Aged Seminole Red
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Relic
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Unfinished Back
Neck Shape: ‘60s Oval “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: AAA Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: Vintage Compound Radius 7.25” to 9.5” (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jescar Vintage (45085)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (41.9 mm)
Position Inlays: Clay Style Dots, Wide Spacing
Side Dots: Clay Style
Truss Rod: Vintage Style, Butt Adjust
Skunk Stripe: None
Micro-Tilt: None
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Markings, front: “STRATOCASTER”, “WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO”, “ORIGINAL Contour Body”
Patent Numbers: None
Other Markings, back: “Fender” Custom Shop V Logo
Truss Rod Dowel: None
Walnut Plug: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Auxiliary Switching: None
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Wiring: Vintage Modified Strat #2 Wiring with Greasebucket Tone Control
Configuration: SSS
PICKUP SWITCHING
Position 1. Bridge with Neck Blend,
Position 2. Bridge and Middle with Neck Blend,
Position 3. Middle,
Position 4. Neck and Middle,
Position 5. Neck
HARDWARE
Bridge: Custom Shop 6-Screw Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style Bent Steel, “FENDER”/”PAT.PEND.” Same Directions
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing with Nylon Spacer
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green, 11-Hole (Config. Modern)
Back Plate: 1-Ply Vintage White, Oval Holes, Offset Middle Screws
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Fender” Custom Shop V Logo, Serial Number
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
Strap Buttons: Vintage Style
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
COMMENTS
Although it was unveiled in 2025, the first units had been manufactured a few months earlier
FENDER SAID
Take a magical trip back to 1962 with the Custom Shop 1962 Stratocaster Relic. This exquisite electric guitar authentically captures the look, feel and tone of an original era instrument.
The body is crafted from lightweight, resonant 2-piece select alder with an offset seam and finished in nitrocellulose lacquer for optimal tone and aging. The premium quartersawn maple neck has a comfortable '60s Oval "C" profile and is topped with a 3A rosewood fingerboard outfitted with 21 vintage-style frets.
Three Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60s Strat pickups provide incredible classic Strat tone with plenty of sweetness and snap. The 5-way blade switch and custom wiring give you a wide range of vintage-accurate tones. Whether recording or playing live, the Custom Shop '62 Stratocaster Relic will transport you back to the golden era of Fender with its incredible playability, comfort and authentic vintage vibe. This distressed beauty will inspire for decades to come.
Other premium features include 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius, Vintage Modified Strat #2 Wiring with Greasebucket Tone Control, 3-Ply Mint Green Pickguard, Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo, Bone Nut, American Vintage '59-'64 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.
Courtesy of Music Works and Miki Gakki
