Pick up this Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition '62/'63 Stratocaster and you're holding a genuine piece of pre-CBS magic, aged to perfection. The Super Heavy Relic treatment on the Dakota Red lacquer finish tells a story of decades on the road, worn into a lightweight, resonant alder body that tips the scales at a sweet spot 7lbs 15oz. Wrap your hand around the quartersawn maple neck, carved in that coveted '63 Strat "C" shape with a dark tinted nitrocellulose finish, and you feel the era immediately: narrow tall 6105 frets, a 9.5" radius, and a 1.650" bone nut make bends effortless while keeping vintage chording comfortable. The round laminated rosewood board with white Micarta inlays and side dots adds a subtle, worn in elegance that only the Custom Shop gets right.

Plug in and the HW 60/63 pickup set, neck, RWRP middle, and bridge, delivers everything from glassy, quacky in between tones to a woody, articulate bark, all routed through a 5 position blade switch and master volume/tone/tone control layout that puts every shade of Strat tone at your fingertips. The American Vintage style bridge and vintage style tuners with the classic Fender logo keep tuning stable while preserving that slinky, vintage feel, and the 60s style nitro pickguard ties the whole look together. Finished with nickel/chrome hardware and the correct '61-'63 headstock decal, this Strat doesn't just look the part, it plays and breathes like an original.

Model: Limited Edition 62/63 Stratocaster 

Builder: Fender Custom Shop 

Body Type: Solid Body

Body Wood: Alder 

Finish Type: Lacquer 

Finish Color: Dakota Red

Aging: Super Heavy Relic 

Back Finish: Lacquer 

Neck Wood: Quatersawn Maple

Fingerboard: Round Laminated Rosewood

Neck Carve: 63 Strat Style "C" Shape 

Scale Length: 25.5"

Neck Dimensions: .830"-1.00"

Neck Radius: 9.5"

Frets: Narrow Tall/6105

Nut Width: 1.650"

Nut Material: Bone

Neck Finish: Dark Tint Nitrocellulose 

Inlays: Micarta White 

Side Dots: White 

Headstock: 61-63 Strat Decal

Neck Pickup: HW 60/63 Strat Neck

Middle Pickup: HW60/63 Strat Middle RWRP

Bridge Pickup: 60/63 Strat Bridge 

Pickguard: 60 Strat Nitro GBG 

Hardware: Nickle/Chrome

Bridge: American Vintage Strat Bridge 

Tuners: Vintage with Fender Logo

Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone 

Electronics: 5-Position Blade Switch

Case: Fender Deluxe Brown Case

Weight: 7lbs 15oz