The Fender Custom Shop Limited 1962 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic is a masterwork from Fender's Corona, California custom shop - a guitar built to recreate the look, feel, and tonal character of a well-loved early 1960s Stratocaster with the nuance and authenticity that only Fender's finest craftsmen can deliver. Completed on 25 June 2021 with Journeyman Relic finishing - a level of aged distressing that sits between the light wear of a Closet Classic and the heavy relicing of a Full Relic, producing a guitar that looks and feels genuinely played-in without being excessively worn.

The alder body is built to the 60 Strat specification and finished in aged Aztec Gold nitrocellulose lacquer, and delivers the worn, resonant character of a guitar that has spent decades in regular use. Three hand-wound Bone Tone pickups - neck, middle, and bridge - are routed through a Strat 1/2 blender relay gold control assembly, and the maple rift-sawn neck features a 60 Style oval C profile with 7.25-9.50 compound radius, 21 frets and a dark tint nitrocellulose finish.

This incredible Strat sounds as good as it looks - it's clear and spanky but with a surprising amount of low end punch, and genuinely has the feel of a vintage guitar. This has instantly become something of a staff favourite and is guaranteed to turn heads! It's playing wonderfully and includes all original case candy, and it's original hardshell case. An incredible vintage reproduction with player-oriented upgrades and jaw-dropping looks.

Features

• Alder body built to the 60 Strat specification with 2-piece sort and nitrocellulose lacquer aged colour finish delivers the resonant, characterful tonal foundation of an early 1960s Stratocaster - warm, articulate, and alive with vintage character.
• Three hand-wound bone tone pickups - neck, middle, and bridge - provide the clear, glassy, and dynamically expressive single-coil Stratocaster voice of the early 1960s, routed through a 1/2 blender relay gold control assembly for expanded tonal versatility.
• Maple rift-sawn neck with 60 Style oval C profile, 7.25-9.50 compound radius, and dark tint nitrocellulose finish recreates the comfortable, vintage-accurate playing feel of the original 1962 Stratocaster with exceptional authenticity.
• Journeyman Relic finishing delivers a carefully calibrated level of aged distressing - more than a Closet Classic, less than a Full Relic - producing a guitar that feels genuinely broken-in and worn without looking excessively aged.
• Gold hardware throughout including C/S vintage Stratocaster relay gold bridge, vintage Fender logo relay gold tuners, and gold control assembly reflect the Limited specification's elevated hardware appointments.

Specs

• Model: Fender Custom Shop Limited 1962 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic
• Serial number: CZ552931
• Date: 25 June 2021
• Masterbuilder: Shop Floor (seq. 39513)
• Body: Alder, 2-piece, 60 Strat style
• Body finish: Aged nitrocellulose lacquer, colour 3
• Neck: Maple rift-sawn, 60 Style oval C profile
• Neck finish: Dark tint nitrocellulose
• Headstock: Small, reverse, flat laminate
• Fingerboard: Maple rift-sawn
• Fingerboard radius: 7.25-9.50 compound
• Frets: 21
• Nut width: 1.625"
• Butt width: 2.200"
• Neck depth at 1st fret: 0.780"
• Side dots: Micarta black, 0.250" wide spacing
• Pickups: 3 x hand-wound bone tone (neck, middle, bridge relay)
• Controls: Strat 1/2 blender relay gold
• Bridge: C/S vintage Stratocaster relay gold
• Tuners: Vintage Fender logo relay gold
• Hardware: Gold throughout
• Relic level: Journeyman
• Orientation: Right-hand
• Includes: FCS Strat/Tele brown case (56293)
• Made in: USA (Corona, California)