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Fender Custom Shop 1961 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Super Faded Aged 3-Color Sunburst

Fender Custom Shop 1961 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Super Faded Aged 3-Color Sunburst

Serial Number: CZ577249

Weight: 7lbs 14oz

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Description

Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop—affectionately known at CME as “The Dream Factory”—has grown to a band of over 50 veteran guitar artisans who take Leo Fender’s legacy to its utmost heights by bringing dream guitars and basses to life.

Taking an amp builder’s sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable components. This foundational design philosophy portended a future that we now inhabit, in which it’s not only easy to replace individual parts and maintain the longevity of each instrument—but, players also have the ability to customize every component of an instrument, giving them innumerable options when dreaming up their ideal guitar.

Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we’ve collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer—from neck shaping and fretwork, to finishing and aging.

As a result of our ongoing collaboration, the instrument you see here is, of course, much more than the sum of its parts. Imbued with history, alive with the spirit and devotion of those who crafted it, this Fender Custom Shop creation is brimming with intangible, electrifying elements, that add new dimensions to every playing experience. 

Specs

General

Series: Fender Custom Shop
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Serial Number: CZ577249
Product Color: 3-Color Sunburst
Relic/Aging Level: Heavy Relic
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck Material: Quarter Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1960 Oval C
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood, Flat-Laminated
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648mm)
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Fingerboard Inlay: Vintage Clay Dots
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Vintage Clay
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Fender

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Controls and Switching: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
String Tree: Wing
Fret Wire: Jumbo 6100
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Cap: Vintage White
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SKU: 9235001573-CZ577249

Description

Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop—affectionately known at CME as “The Dream Factory”—has grown to a band of over 50 veteran guitar artisans who take Leo Fender’s legacy to its utmost heights by bringing dream guitars and basses to life.

Taking an amp builder’s sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable components. This foundational design philosophy portended a future that we now inhabit, in which it’s not only easy to replace individual parts and maintain the longevity of each instrument—but, players also have the ability to customize every component of an instrument, giving them innumerable options when dreaming up their ideal guitar.

Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we’ve collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer—from neck shaping and fretwork, to finishing and aging.

As a result of our ongoing collaboration, the instrument you see here is, of course, much more than the sum of its parts. Imbued with history, alive with the spirit and devotion of those who crafted it, this Fender Custom Shop creation is brimming with intangible, electrifying elements, that add new dimensions to every playing experience. 

Specs

General

Series: Fender Custom Shop
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Serial Number: CZ577249
Product Color: 3-Color Sunburst
Relic/Aging Level: Heavy Relic
Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
Factory Setup: .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

Neck Material: Quarter Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1960 Oval C
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood, Flat-Laminated
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648mm)
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Fingerboard Inlay: Vintage Clay Dots
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Vintage Clay
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Fender

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Controls and Switching: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
String Tree: Wing
Fret Wire: Jumbo 6100
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Cap: Vintage White