Fender Custom Shop 1968 Stratocaster Deluxe Closet Classic, Maple Neck, 3-Color Sunburst

Fender Custom Shop 1968 Stratocaster Deluxe Closet Classic, Maple Neck, 3-Color Sunburst

Deluxe Hardshell Included

Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz.

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501 West International Speedway Blvd
Daytona Beach FL 32114

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DESCRIPTION

New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the ’68 Stratocaster Deluxe Closet Classic Maple. 55 years after its namesake predecessor, the instrument is loaded with lightly aged looks, sound and vibe that expertly evoke the Stratocaster in the late 1960s.

Its two-piece select alder body wears Deluxe Closet Classic lacquer finishes in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Vintage White, Aged Blue Ice Metallic and Aged Teal Green Metallic. This finely aged finish treatment imparts the look of a guitar owned with pride, well cared for and religiously polished over many years. Moderate finish checking and hardware oxidization, along with mild parts discoloration, combine into the distinct look and feel of an instrument that has evolved into something complex and refined, like a fine wine.

The flat-sawn maple neck has a ’68-’69-style “U” profile with a slightly thicker in-hand feel, topped by a round-lam maple fingerboard with a 9.5” radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, bone nut and a period-correct polyurethane finish. Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’69 Underwound Stratocaster pickups deliver clear, airy tone with expressively sensitive dynamics, along with ’68-’69 vintage Strat® wiring and five-way switching.

Other premium features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, Schaller® “F” tuners, wing string tree with nylon spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

GeneralSERIESTime Machine™ORIENTATIONRight-HandCOLOR3-Color SunburstCOUNTRY OF ORIGINUS

NeckHEADSTOCKStratocaster® LargeNECK MATERIALPlain-Grain MapleNECK FINISHPolyurethaneNECK SHAPE1969 "U"NECK THICKNESS.850"NECK BUTT WIDTH2.200"NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET.910"FINGERBOARD RADIUS9.5" (241 mm)FINGERBOARD MATERIALRound-Lam MaplePOSITION INLAYSBlack Micarta Dot, 0.28" (7 mm)SIDE DOTSBlack Micarta, 3/32" (2.38 mm)NUMBER OF FRETS21TRUSS RODLate '60sSTRING NUTBoneNUT WIDTH1.650" (42 mm)NUT MATERIALBoneBodyBODY2-Piece Select AlderBODY FINISHNitrocellulose LacquerBODY SHAPEStratocaster®BODY MATERIAL2-Piece Select Alder

HardwareBRIDGECustom Shop Vintage Synchronized TremoloPICKGUARD3-Ply ParchmentPICKUP COVERSVintage WhiteCONTROL KNOBSVintage White PlasticSWITCH TIPVintage WhiteHARDWARE FINISHNickel/ChromeTUNING MACHINESSchaller® "F"STRING TREESDual-Wing with Nylon SpacerSTRINGSFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406TREMOLO ARMVintage Upgraded '60sNECK PLATE4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" LogoElectronicsBRIDGE PICKUPCustom Shop Hand-Wound Under-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat®MIDDLE PICKUPCustom Shop Hand-Wound Under-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat®NECK PICKUPCustom Shop Hand-Wound Under-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat®PICKUP CONFIGURATIONSSSCONTROLSMaster Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)SWITCHING5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck PickupPOTENTIOMETERS250K 10% Taper Split

AccessoriesINCLUDED ACCESSORIESDeluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

MeasurementsDIMENSIONS6.00x17.00x44.75 INSHIPPING WEIGHT25.00 LBHEADSTOCK THICKNESS0.590"FRET SIZENarrow Tall (6105)SCALE LENGTH25.5" (64.77 cm)SHIPPING LENGTH44.75 INSHIPPING HEIGHT6.00 INSHIPPING WIDTH17.00 IN