1963 Fender Custom Shop w/Flamed Neck* Stratocaster Relic 3-color sunburst "The 63" 2015

The discontinued, no longer made, coveted Holy Grail 1963 Stratocaster Relic the perfect amount, not too heavy and not too conservative. Aged with bumps, checkering, strategic neck finish wear but done in a way to show off the flames neck and headstock. Gorgeous guitar, plays flawless, I just hardly ever play it because I’m more of a HSS Strat and Les Paul player. It sits in its case mostly and comes out when I feel some SRV blues is in order.

I’m the original owner, bought from Sweetwater in spring of 2016. Never leaves my home studio, smoke free. I could use the money for another purchase so here it is.

Good luck finding one at this price, in this condition, reissued in this golden year for Strats, with all the paperwork, case candy, hang tags AND with a flamed neck!

This vintage-vibed Fender Custom Shop 1963 Relic Stratocaster solidbody electric guitar. Featuring a relic'd deep-contoured alder body and three hand-wound '60s Stratocaster single-coil pickups, this remarkable solidbody electric guitar will drench you in a neptune cocktail of classic, sparkling Stratocaster tone. I’m blown away by the feel of this Strat's quartersawn maple neck, with its comfortable "oval C" (1st .805 12th .945) profile and round-laminated rosewood fingerboard. Complete with an American Vintage bridge and tuning machines, this Fender Custom Shop 1963 Relic Stratocaster is an exceptional solidbody electric guitar!

Fender Custom Shop Relic laquer finish

Fender's classic '60s "oval C" neck profile with small headstock serves up outstanding feel

9.5" radius and 6105 (medium jumbo) frets let you bend up high without fretting out

'60s single-coil Stratocaster pickups provide classic Strat tone

Reverse wound/reverse polarity middle pickup and modern 5-way switch wiring

Brown textured vinyl hardshell case with red interior included