Big headstock, a substantial 1969 "U" neck profile and a faded Olympic White nitro finish that looks like it has been out of the case since the CBS era: this is the late sixties Stratocaster at its most recognisable. The alder body wears a Journeyman Relic treatment, which is the sweet spot in the Fender Custom Shop aging range. Enough honest wear to kill the fear of the first ding, not so much that the guitar looks like a prop. The maple neck has a round laminated maple fingerboard and the neck back has been left unfinished, so it feels broken in from the very first chord.

Under the parchment pickguard sit three 69 Strat single coils with Alnico 5 magnets. That is exactly why so many players chase this year: full and punchy, warm in a way that never turns muddy, and famously happy in front of a fuzz or a wah. This particular guitar was built for the European market in 2024 as part of a dedicated Fender Custom Shop dealer order, and it ships in its original black Custom Shop hardshell case with the Shop Floor Traveler.

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WEIGHT 3.41 kg

COLOR AND FINISH Faded Aged Olympic White, nitrocellulose lacquer, Journeyman Relic

BODY 69 Strat style body, 2 piece alder, 69 Strat pickup routing, 4 bolt neck mounting

NECK Quartersawn maple neck, Dark Tint nitro lacquer with unfinished neck back, 1969 "U" shape (.850" at the 1st fret, .910" at the 12th fret), round laminated quartersawn maple fingerboard, 9.5" radius, 21 frets, narrow tall 6105 fret wire, late 60s truss rod, large headstock with 60 head scoop, nut width 1.650" / 41.9 mm, butt width 2.200" / 55.9 mm, standard fingerboard blank nut, Schaller F key relic tuning keys, black Micarta face dots 7 mm, black Micarta side dots 3/32", 68 to 69 Strat transition decal

PICKUPS 69 Strat relic neck, 69 Strat relic middle, 69 Strat relic bridge, 5.48k, enamel wire, Alnico 5 magnets, vintage stagger

CONTROLS Strat Modern relic wiring, CRL 5 way lever switch, 250k 10 percent taper split pots, 1 volume and 2 tone

HARDWARE Chrome and nickel plating, American Vintage Strat bridge relic, vintage upgraded 60s relic tremolo arm, vintage Strat relic output jack, R serial F logo relic neck plate, parchment relic tremolo back plate, no string tree fitted per Shop Floor Traveler, strings 010 013 017 026 036 046

PICKGUARD 63 to 76 Strat parchment black parchment nitro relic

PLASTICS Vintage white relic switch tip, Strat small flat vintage white relic volume knob, Strat small flat vintage white relic tone knobs, white relic tremolo arm tip

CASE Fender Custom Shop Strat and Tele hardshell case, black