More about 1969 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic®

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.

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Specifications General

• Model Name: 1969 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Daphne Blue
• Model Number: 9235700045
• Series: Time Machine™
• Color: Faded Daphne Blue
  
  

Body

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

Neck

• Neck Material: Plain-Grain Maple
• Neck Shape: 1969 "U"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Jescar Vintage (45085)
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Headstock: Stratocaster® Large
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot - 7 mm
  
  

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '69 Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, 1/2 Blend
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge with Neck Blend, Position 2. Bridge and Middle with Neck Blend, Position 3. Middle, Position 4. Neck and Middle, Position 5. Neck
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
  
  

Hardware

• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Tuning Machines: Fender®/Schaller® Vintage “F” Style
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
• Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic
• Switch Tips: Parchment
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity
• Instrument Weight: 7.7 lbs.