This 2017 Fender Custom Shop Relic '63 Strat is sure to turn heads with its Foam Green Sparkle finish. But it's not all about the looks. With its '63 neck profile and hand wound pick ups it plays and sounds as spectacular as it looks.

This stunning Custom Shop creation is based on the highly regarded 1963 Stratocaster specifications but with a few modern tweaks, such as the 9.5in fretboard radius, 5 way pick up selector and Vintage Modified #2 wiring - Volume, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2 (Bridge Pickup). All in all these small changes make this reissue an even more versatile guitar, but with the looks, feel and tone of a vintage early 60’s Stratocaster.

The Sea Foam Green Sparkle finish which looks spectacular is given the ‘Relic’ treatment with various points of wear, dinks and nicks as well as some lacquer checking.

The medium C profile neck is true to 63 specs being slightly more chunky than most 60’s profiles, and offers the type of playing comfort that makes original 63 Strats so desirable. The set of hand-wound Custom Shop Fat 60s Strat pickups deliver a classic, crisp Stratocaster tone with plenty of articulation. These feature Alnico 2 magnets and are slightly overwound and produce a warm mid range with a low end punch and top end clarity.

Other specs include a quarter sawn maple neck topped with AAA rosewood veneer board, ‘clay’ dots with correct narrow 12th fret spacing, 2 piece alder body, Fender/Gotoh vintage-style ‘Kluson’ tuners, American Vintage synchronized bridge, 6150 fret wire, bone nut and correct 63 Fender decal with 3 patent numbers.

A great sounding and playing Strat in a relatively rare Custom Colour. Comes with the original brown Tolex G&G case, Certificate Of Authenticity and case candy.

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