Fender 1956 Hardtail Stratocaster® Heavy Relic® from the 2026 Collection Time Machine Series in Faded Blue Ice Metallic finish. This Custom Built guitar features a 2-piece select alder body with an offset seam and a Heavy Relic® lacquer finish, a 1-piece maple neck with a 1960 Oval "C" back-shape, and a 7.25" to 9.5" vintage compound radius with 21 Jescar Vintage (45085) frets. It is equipped with Custom Shop Hand-Wound '56 single-coil Strat® pickups (with RWRP middle), vintage '54-'58 Strat® wiring, and a 5-way switch. The hardware includes a 6-saddle strings-through-body Strat® hardtail with bent steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender® logo, a bone nut, an American Vintage '56-'58 string tree, and a 1-ply parchment pickguard.
Includes a Deluxe Hardshell Case, strap, and Certificate of Authenticity. ETA: 12-24 Months; Subject to circumstantial change.
Specs
- Brand: Fender
- Model: 1956 Hardtail Stratocaster® Heavy Relic®
- Year: 2026
- Finish Type: Heavy Relic® Lacquer
- Finish: Faded Blue Ice Metallic
- Body Wood: 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam
- Neck Wood: 1-Piece Maple
- Neck Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound
- Neck Profile: 1960 Oval "C" Back-Shape
- Nut: Bone
- Frets: 21 Jescar Vintage (45085)
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '56 Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '56 Single-Coil Strat® (RWRP Middle)
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '56 Single-Coil Strat®
- Switch Arrangement: 5-Way Switch
- Other Features: Vintage '54-'58 Strat® Wiring
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat® Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
- Other Features: American Vintage '56-'58 String Tree
- Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case
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