1969 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Daphne Blue

MODEL #:9235700045

Experience the authentic style and feel of a late-‘60s Stratocaster with the 1969 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic® from the Fender Custom Shop Time Machine™ series. This electric guitar features a faded vintage blonde nitrocellulose lacquer finish on a 2-piece select alder body for the vintage look and feel. The maple neck has a 1969 “U” profile and is topped with either a round-laminated maple or rosewood fingerboard (depending on finish) and 21 Vintage Upgrade (45085) frets.

Loaded with a Custom Shop Hand-Wound ‘69 single-coil pickup in the neck position, a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity (RWRP) ‘69 single-coil in the middle position, and a hot Custom Shop Hand-Wound ‘69 single-coil in the bridge position, this Strat produces iconic bell-like tones. The 5-way blade pickup switching provides a wide range of classic Strat tones.



Other features include 9.5” (241 mm) Radius, Fat ’50s Strat® Wiring with 1/2 Blender, 3-Ply Parchment Pickguard, Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, Vintage “F” Style Tuning Machines, Bone Nut, American Vintage ‘65 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.

  • Model: Fender Custom Shop 1969 Stratocaster Maple Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard
  • Builder: Fender Custom Shop
  • Year: 2025
  • Body Type: Solid Body
  • Top Wood: N/A
  • Body Wood: Off-center 2 Piece Alder
  • Finish Type: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Finish Color: Faded Daphne Blue
  • Aging: Journeyman Relic®
  • Neck Wood: Plain-Grain Maple
  • Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood 9mm
  • Neck Carve: 1969 "U"
  • Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Neck Dimensions: .820'' - .900''
  • Neck Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
  • Frets: 21 - Jescar Vintage (45085)
  • Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer with Relic
  • Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dots
  • Headstock: Stratocaster® Large
  • Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat®
  • Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '69 Single-Coil Strat®
  • Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat®
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
  • Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
  • Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
  • Tuners: Fender®/Schaller® Vintage “F” Style
  • Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, 1/2 Blend,5-Position Blade Switch
  • Case: Fender Custom Shop / G&G Hardshell Case
  • Weight: 7.75 Pounds (7 lbs 12 oz)

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Brand
Model
  • Fender Custom Shop 1969 Stratocaster Maple Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard Journeyman Relic Faded Daphne Blue 7.75 lbs
Finish
  • Faded Daphne Blue
Categories
Year
  • 2025
Made In
  • United States
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Type
  • Solid Body

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