Description
Fender Custom Shop ‘57 Stratocaster Relic in Gold Frost finish made in 2005 with Original Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a solid alder body, 1-piece quartersawn maple neck and maple fingerboard. Equipped with a set of Fender Custom Shop HW Fat ’57 Single-Coils. Controlled by 1-volume, 2-tone knobs and a 5-way blade switch. The 25.5″ scale length neck has black dot inlays and 21 narrow tall frets with a ‘57 V neck profile. The hardware is comprised of aged Fender vintage style tuning machines, a bone nut, a Fender 6-screw vintage style Stratocaster tremolo bridge, and aged white top hat knobs with a single-ply parchment pickguard.
This guitar is in excellent condition with factory relic job (see Pics)
Note: on one pickup date the “05” looks like a “06” but the days/months are are identical and all the wiring/ pickups are correct. Closer inspection it looks like a messy 5.
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 9-42 strings. Includes original hard shell case, COA, Ashtray cover and original case candy.
Specs
- Make: Fender
- Model: Custom Shop ‘57 Stratocaster Relic
- Year: 2005
- Aging Relic
- Finish: Gold Frost
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose
- Country: USA
- Serial #: R27197
- Condition: Excellent
- Weight: 7lbs 7.3oz
- Body Type: Solid
- Body Wood: Alder
- Scale Length: 25.5″
- Neck Joint: Bolt-on
- Neck Wood: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
- Finger Board: Maple
- Neck Radius: 7.25″
- Neck Profile: ‘57 V
- Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut Width: 1.65″
- Nut: Bone
- Frets: 21 Narrow Tall
- Pickup Config: SSS
- Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Shop HW Fat ’57 Single-Coil Strat
- Middle Pickup: Fender Custom Shop HW Fat ’57 Single-Coil Strat (RW)
- Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Shop HW Fat ’57 Single-Coil Strat
- Pickguard: Single-Ply Parchment
- Pots: 1-Volume, 2-Tone
- Switch: 5-Way Blade Switch
- Hardware: Aged Nickel
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage Style with Oval Heads
- Bridge: Fender American Vintage Stratocaster Tremolo
- Knobs: Aged White Top Hat
- Other Features: Certificate of Authenticity
- String Gauge: 9-42
- Case: Original Hard Shell Case
Condition
- Overall Condition: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Body Back: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Body Front: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Fretboard: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Fret Life: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Neck: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Neck Pocket: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Headstock Front: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Headstock Back: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Pickups: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Bridge: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Knobs: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Hardware: ✯✯✯✯✯
