Description
Fender Custom Shop ‘68 Stratocaster Relic in Aged Black finish made in 2018 with Original Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a solid 2-piece alder body, rift sawn maple neck and gloss maple fingerboard. Equipped with a set of Fender ‘69 Handwound Single Coils in the neck/ middle position and a Fender Handwound Texas Special Single Coil in the bridge position. 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-sanko 6105 jumbo frets on a 9.5” radius with a 1969 “U” shape neck profile. The hardware is comprised of aged nickel Fender “F” stamp tuning machines, a bone nut, an american vintage Stratocaster tremolo bridge and aged white top hat knobs with a 3-ply aged white/black pickguard.
This guitar is in excellent condition with minimal to no signs of actual play/wear. The included trem bar is matching aged but looks to be more of a really faded gold (see pics)
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 10-46 strings and includes original hard shell case.
Specs
- Make: Fender
- Model: Custom Shop ‘68 Stratocaster Relic
- Year: 2018
- Finish: Aged Black
- Finish Type: Relic Nitro
- Country: USA
- Serial #: CZ535168
- Condition: Excellent
- Weight: 7lbs 10.7oz
- Body Type: Solid
- Body Wood: Alder
- Scale Length: 25.5″
- Neck Joint: Bolt-on
- Neck Wood: Rift Sawn Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
- Finger Board: Maple
- Neck Radius: 9.5″
- Neck Profile: 1969 “U” Shape
- Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut Width: 1.656″
- Nut: Bone
- Frets: 21-Sanko 6105 Jumbo
- Pickup Config: SSS
- Neck Pickup: Fender ‘69 Handwound Single Coil Strat
- Middle Pickup: Fender ‘69 Handwound single Coil Strat
- Bridge Pickup: Fender Handwound Texas Special Single Coil Strat
- Pickguard: 3-Ply White/Black
- Pots: 1-Volume, 2-Tone
- Switch: 5-Way Blade Switch
- Hardware: Aged Nickel
- Tuning Machines: Fender “F” Stamp with Cloche Heads
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Bridge: American Vintage Stratocaster tremolo bridge
- Knobs: White Top Hat
- String Gauge: 10-46
- Case: Original Hard Shell Case
Condition
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- Body Back: ✯✯✯✯✯
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- Fretboard: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Fret Life: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Neck: ✯✯✯✯✯
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- Headstock Front: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Headstock Back: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Pickups: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Bridge: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Knobs: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Hardware: ✯✯✯✯✯
