I am listing a bunch of guitars for friends and mentors who are less tech-savvy than I am—and I'll be selling mostly a bunch of Fenders and Taylors that were purchased as investments, rarely (if ever) played and kept in cases (acoustics with humidifiers) in a climate controlled, smoke-free, pet-free home the past couple of years.

Because I am not a professional seller or a shop, you're probably not going to get the greatest description and tech-specs in the world—but feel free to write with more questions or for photos or videos of any guitar you're interested in.

This 2019 Fender Custom Shop 1959 Stratocaster Heavy Relic features a two-piece alder body finished in aged black nitrocellulose lacquer with extensive authentic checking and wear. The neck is a rift-sawn maple ’59-style “C” shapewith a medium-tint nitro finish, heavy relic treatment, and pronounced fretboard wear. It has a 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, and a bone nut for modern playability with vintage feel.

Electronics include Custom Shop hand-wound ’50s Fat Strat single-coil pickups (neck, middle RWRP, and bridge) wired with vintage-style Strat circuitry. Hardware is vintage-correct, including an American Vintage Strat tremolo, aged chrome/nickel hardware, parchment pickguard, and vintage-style tuners. The guitar delivers classic late-’50s Strat tone—full, woody lows, chimey highs, and dynamic response—paired with the broken-in feel of a well-played original.

**Note: The $125 flat-rate shipping also covers professional packaging at the UPS Store, to ensure your guitar is properly-packed—Reverb's efforts to 'calculate shipping' have proven very inaccurate.

Some other specs and info:

• Year: 2019
• Model: Fender Custom Shop 1959 Stratocaster Heavy Relic
• Body: 2-piece Alder
• Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer, Aged Black (Heavy Relic)
• Neck: Rift-sawn Maple, ’59 “C” profile
• Neck Finish: Medium-tint nitro, Heavy Relic
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
• Frets: 21 Narrow Tall (6105)
• Nut: Bone, 1.650"
• Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’50s Fat Strat (RWRP middle)
• Bridge: American Vintage Strat Tremolo
• Tuners: Vintage-style with Fender logo