This Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1959 Stratocaster feels like a guitar that spent decades tucked safely in its case. The Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst has the depth you want from a late-’50s Strat, while the Closet Classic treatment adds just a hint of age. Fender’s NOS Flash Coat “Time Capsule” lacquer, mint green pickguard, and clay dots bring the period details together without making the guitar look heavily worn.

The riftsawn maple neck has a ’59 Esquire C carve that grows from a slimmer .790" at the first fret to a fuller .980" at the twelfth. A 7.25"–9.5" compound radius and medium vintage frets keep the feel familiar down low and comfortable for bends higher up. Three hand-wound ’59 pickups give you the full range of Strat sounds through a five-position switch. At 7 lbs 12 oz, this is a thoughtfully spec’d take on a ’59 for someone who wants the vintage look and feel in a guitar they can play every day.

Model: Vintage Custom 1959 Stratocaster 

Builder: Fender Custom Shop

Body Type: Solid Body

Body Wood: Alder 

Finish Type: NOS Flash Coat "Time Capsule" Lacquer 

Finish Color: Chocolate 3 Tone Sunburst 

Aging: Closet Classic

Back Finish: NOS Flash Coat "Time Capsule" Lacquer 

Neck Wood: Riftsawn Maple

Fingerboard: Rosewood 

Neck Carve: '59 Esquire "C" Shape 

Scale Length: 25.5"

Neck Dimensions: .790"-.980"

Neck Radius: 7.25"-9.5" Compound Radius 

Frets: Medium Vintage Frets 

Nut Width: 1.650"

Nut Material: Bone

Neck Finish: Medium Tint Flash Coat Lacquer 

Inlays: Vintage Clay Dots

Side Dots: Vintage Clay Dots 

Headstock: 54-60 Strat 

Neck Pickup: HW '59 Strat Neck CC

Middle Pickup: HW '59 Strat Middle CC 

Bridge Pickup: HW '59 Strat Bridge CC

Pickguard: 3-Ply 8-Hole Nitro Mint Green 

Hardware: Closet Classic 

Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Tuners: Vintage Style

Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone 

Electronics: 5-Position Switch

Case: Brown Fender Deluxe Hardshell Case 

Weight: 7lbs 12oz