SOLD C.SHOP 2017 1955 HEAVY RELIC STRAT 30th ANNIVERSARY

More about 1955 Heavy Relic® Stratocaster®

While it may look and sound like an original-era Stratocaster that’s been on the road for decades, the Custom Shop 1955 Heavy Relic Stratocaster also incorporates a few modern touches. The lightweight two-piece select ash body wears a way-cool color-over-color paint scheme, finished with nitrocellulose lacquer to let the wood breathe with pure Fender tone.
A trio of hand-wound ’55 Strat pickups with alnico 3 magnets, ’54 covers, a five-way switch and modified wiring—including a Tone-Saver treble-bleed circuit—provide authentic tone with robust lows and crystal-clear highs that stay consistent, no matter where the instrument’s volume is set.
Other sterling features include a 5/4 quartersawn maple neck with a vintage-accurate ’54 “U”-shaped profile, comfortably modern 9.5”-radius maple fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and round string tree. Includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity.

Specs

General

Model Name:	1955 Stratocaster® Heavy Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Wide-Fade Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
Model Number:	1529452103
Series:	Time Machine
Color:	Wide-Fade Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst

Body

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

Neck

Neck Material:	1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape:	1954 “U”
Scale Length:	25.5″ (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius:	9.5″ (241 mm)
Number of Frets:	21
Fret Size:	6105 Narrow Jumbo
String Nut:	Bone
Nut Width:	1.650″ (42 mm)
Neck Plate:	4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish:	Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard:	1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Position Inlays:	Micarta Black

Electronics

Bridge Pickup:	Custom Shop Handwound ’55 Single-Coil Strat Low “G” Alnico 3
Middle Pickup:	Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’55 Single-Coil Strat Low “G” Alnico 3
Neck Pickup:	Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’55 Single-Coil Strat Low “G” Alnico 3
Controls:	Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup 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
Pickup Configuration:	SSS

Hardware

Bridge:	6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines:	Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Orientation:	Right-Hand
Pickguard:	1-Ply Eggshell
Control Knobs:	Eggshell

Miscellaneous

Strings:	NPS, .010-.046 Gauges
Unique Features:	Tone-Saver Treble Bleed
Included Accessories:	Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.