Fender Custom Shop 1959 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic, Time Machine Series, AAA Rosewood FB, Sage Green Metallic, w/HSC

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Hand crafted by Fender's most skilled and talented builders, the dedicated Custom Shop technicians - part craftsman, part artist, part music fan and, more often than not, part mad scientist - imbue each guitar with history and the spirit of "The Dream Factory". Nothing Beats a Fender Custom Shop guitar for Pristine Vintage Tone and Unparalleled Playability!

Custom Shop 1959 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic
New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1959 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic®. The two-piece select alder body wears a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish in Faded Aged Sage Green Metallic for the authentically worn-in look and feel of a family heirloom instrument that’s been handed down through the years.

Classic appointments from the end of the decade are featured up and down the guitar: quartersawn maple neck with ’59-style “D” back-shape and flat-laminated AAA 9mm rosewood fingerboard bring out the best in tone and playability. Armed with a trio of Custom Shop hand-wound Fat ‘50s Stratocaster pickups, Vintage Modified #2 wiring and Tone-Save bleed circuitry, there’s no shortage of sought after golden era tone.

Other premium features include 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, 5-way switch, 3-ply mint green pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, Black Custom Shop Deluxe Hardshell Case with Black Plush Interior, leather strap, and certificate of authenticity.

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Time Machine Series

We've taken the concept of reissue instruments even further by crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and tooling as the originals.

Journeyman Relic®

Used but not abused.

Handed down or changed hands through the years, but mostly played around the house, with the occasional jam session or weekend gig. Has been well taken care of over the years but has finish checking, some “friendly” down-to-the-wood nicks and dings, dullish hardware, and moderate playing wear, a very lucky find.

Full Specs

General:

• Model Name: '59 Stratocaster® Journeyman Time Machine Relic, Rosewood Fingerboard
• Model Number: 9232002163
• Series: Time Machine™
• Color: Sage Green Metallic.
• SN: CZ578098
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel 010-013-017-026-036-046

Body:

• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck:

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: 1959 "D"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• umber of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Narrow Tall / 6105
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Neck Thickness @ 1st Fret .800"
• Neck Thickness @ 12th Fret .980"
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Med Tint
• ingerboard: AAA Rosewood 9 mm
• Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
• Side Dot: Vintage Clay

Electronic:

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls: Strat Vintage Mod Wiring #2
• Pickup Cofigration: SSS

Hardware:

• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Strat Tremolo Relic
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Fender Logo Relic
• Pickguard: Shape 60's Strat
• Control Knobs: Strat Vint Mod Wiring #2 Relic
• Switch Tips: Vintage White Relic

Miscellaneous

• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case
• Accessories: Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.