Fender Custom Shop Time Machine 1957 Stratocaster Relic Aged HLE Gold

Rock ‘n’ roll was steaming ahead in 1957, and the electric guitar was taking on a prominent role in stripped-down bands, replacing the saxophone as the main lead instrument. The Fender Stratocaster was taking center stage in the hands of legendary musicians and reshaping the sound of modern music. The Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster Relic brings you back to that time in all its greatness with a few player-centric modifications under the hood.

A two-piece hand-selected alder body (ash on aged white blonde) wears a Relic lacquer finish and the one-piece tinted quartersawn maple neck hosts a “1957 V” profile, 9.5” fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall frets. Hand-wound ’57 pickups with reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup are wired up to a five-way switch and Fat ’50s wiring on a single-ply parchment pickguard for vintage-accurate tone and look. Other features include Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Serial #: CZ553748
Weight: 7lbs 9.9oz

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

Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: 1957 Soft "V"
Neck Thickness: .850"
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .990"
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Side Dots: Black Micarta, 3/32" (2.38 mm)
String Nut: Bone
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted

Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Pickup Covers: Aged White
String Trees: Single Wing
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 RWRP Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Single-Coil Strat
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Potentiometers: CTS 250K
Switching: 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

Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.