Specs:
• Model: ’59 Stratocaster Relic
• Finish: Sonic Blue Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Relic
• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Neck: 5/4 Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Profile: 60 Style Oval “C”
• Fingerboard: AAA 9mm Round-Lam Rosewood
• Radius: 9.5"
• Frets: 21 Medium Vintage / 47095
• Nut: Bone, 1.650"
• Inlays: Micarta White Dots
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Pickups: Hand-Wound ’59 Strat Neck, Hand-Wound ’59 Strat Reverse Wound / Reverse Polarity Middle, Hand-Wound ’59 Strat Bridge
• Controls: Strat Vintage Modified #1
• Switching: 5-Way Lever
• Bridge: American Vintage Strat Bridge Relic
• Saddles: Vintage Strat Relic
• Tuners: Vintage Fender Logo Relic
• Pickguard: Strat Parchment Relic
• Trem Arm Tip: Aged White
• Hardware: Chrome / Nickel Relic
• Neck Plate: Strat Vintage
• Case: Fender Custom Shop Brown Tolex Strat / Tele Case
• COA: Included
• Country: USA
• Year: 2021

Personal Thoughts:
This is a really classy Custom Shop Strat and exactly the sort of spec that is hard not to like. Sonic Blue with a round-lam rosewood board is one of Fender’s best combinations, and on a relic Custom Shop build it always gives the guitar that perfect worn custom-colour look. The rest of the spec is very well judged too. The select alder body, quartersawn maple neck and hand-wound ’59 pickup set keeps it firmly in that sweet vintage Strat lane, while the 9.5" radius makes it a little easier to live with than a stricter vintage setup. I also like the fact this is a proper ’59-style recipe rather than something overly modernised, because it keeps all the character people actually want from a guitar like this. A very attractive and very usable Custom Shop Strat.

Condition Report:
Mint condition. Factory relic finish as part of the original Custom Shop spec. No additional wear of note beyond the intentional ageing.

Part Exchange Welcome:
Part exchange welcome, video demos are available via our YouTube channel at Squealing Pig Guitars, personal consignment service available via our site at 10% rate.