Fender Custom Shop ’61 Strat Heavy Relic, Rosewood Fingerboard, Super Faded Aged Sonic Blue over 3-Color Sunburst

The ’61 Strat Heavy Relic takes you back to a special time during the evolution of the venerable model when Leo Fender was constantly modifying, progressing, innovating and perfecting. 1961 was the final year of the round-lam or “slab” rosewood fingerboard, ushering in a new era of ’60s Strats along with many other changes and upgrades. On this model, a two-piece select alder body wears a well-worn Heavy Relic lacquer finish, and the quartersawn maple neck has a ’60s-style “oval C” profile, 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard, and 21 Jumbo (6100) frets for classic feel and gigantic bends.

Custom Shop hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups provide extra output and are hooked up to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and five-way switching, all on a three-ply mint green pickguard. Other features include a Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

GENERAL

MODEL NUMBER: 9235001575

SERIES: Time Machine

COLOR: Super Faded Aged Sonic Blue over 3-Color Sunburst

ORIENTATION: Right-Hand

BODY

BODY FINISH: Lacquer

BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster

BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder

NECK

NECK MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple

NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE: 1960 Oval “C”

FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5″ (241 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: AAA 9MM Rosewood

NUMBER OF FRETS: 21

FRET SIZE: Jumbo (6100)

NUT WIDTH: 1.650″ (42 mm)

POSITION INLAYS: Vintage Clay Dot

HARDWARE

BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

TUNING MACHINES: Vintage Style

PICKGUARD: 60 Strat

CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White

ELECTRONICS

BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Bridge Strat

Middle PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Middle Strat

NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Neck Strat

CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

SWITCHING: 5-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 Pickup

CONFIGURATION: SSS