This Fender Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Roasted Relic boasts a number of unique, vintage-centric features including a nitro lacquer Aged Surf Green finish with Fender’s Relic treatment, a gold anodized aluminum pickguard, a trio of Hand-Wound Fat ‘60s single coil pickups, and a roasted AAA birdseye maple neck with a 10/56 “V” profile carve.

Weighing 7lbs 5oz, this “Roasted Relic” Stratocaster features a roasted alder body alongside the roasted AAA birdseye maple neck, with a 9.5" radius on the fingerboard and 6105 Narrow Tall fretwire. The Aged Surf Green nitro lacquer finish exhibits extensive “shattered glass” checking and simulated wear per Fender’s Relic treatment.

Fender’s Hand-Wound Custom Shop Fat '60s Strat pickups deliver sweet 1960s single-coil Stratocaster sound with plenty of crisp articulation. The overwound design gives these pickups added low-end punch for an extra shot of modern attitude. These pickups are outfitted with beveled alnico II magnets, which offer warm lows, rich midrange and mellow highs, capturing the sound of aged pickups from the early '60s for luscious vintage-inspired tones. The middle pickup is also reverse-wound reverse-polarity (RWRP) for superior hum cancellation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Birdseye maple (Roasted, AAA)
• Shape: 10/56 “V”, measuring .880” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Maple, 9.5" radius
• Frets: 6105 Narrow Tall
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1.650”, bone
• Tuners: Pure Vintage Fender Deluxe Relic single-line
• Serialization: CZ-prefix stamp (Limited Edition neck plate)

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder (Roasted)
• Pickups: Hand-Wound Fat ‘60s single coil x3
• Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector
• Harness: Fat ‘50s wiring, 250K 10% taper split pots
• Hardware: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “ashtray” cover, jack cup, aged gold anodized aluminum pickguard
• Plastics: Aged white knobs and pickup covers

The Fender Custom Shop G&G tweed case, CoA, hangtags and case candy are included.