Fender Custom Time Machine '60 Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar
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Enjoy this detailed recreation of the 60s sunburst strat. It It features an alder body, '60s C-shaped maple neck, and a worn look to give it that vintage feel.
Overview
Inside and out, the '60 Stratocaster Relic guitar is a detailed recreation of its Kennedy-era ancestor.
It features an alder body, '60s C-shaped maple neck, and-for the first time in its history-a smaller truss rod and slab laminated rosewood fingerboard with clay dot markers. The pickup design is faithful to the original right down to the materials and winding, producing a characteristically smooth and glassy tone. Under the hood, we've even replicated the finish undercoating and the crude pickup-wiring routing in the body.
This guitar has been given Fender's "Relic" treatment-built to show years of natural wear and tear; with nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
It features an alder body, '60s C-shaped maple neck, and-for the first time in its history-a smaller truss rod and slab laminated rosewood fingerboard with clay dot markers. The pickup design is faithful to the original right down to the materials and winding, producing a characteristically smooth and glassy tone. Under the hood, we've even replicated the finish undercoating and the crude pickup-wiring routing in the body.
This guitar has been given Fender's "Relic" treatment-built to show years of natural wear and tear; with nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
Specs
Series: Time Machine Series
Model Name: '60 Stratocaster Relic
Model Number: 015-0900-(Color#)
Colors:
"Thinskin" Finish:
(800) 3-Color Sunburst,
(804) Daphne Blue,
(805) Olympic White,
(840) Fiesta Red, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body: Select Alder
Neck: Maple, Early '60s "C" Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25 in. Radius (184mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 3 Custom '60s Single-Coil Strat(R) Pickups
Controls:
Master Volume,
- Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
- Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching:
3-Position Blade:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Middle Pickup
- Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads: Fender(R)/Gotoh(R) Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)
Unique Features:
- Maple, "C" Shape,
- Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), p/n 073-0250-006
Accessories Included: Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, Certificate of Authenticity
Case: Deluxe Brown Hard-Shell Case with Gold Interior
Introduced: 1/1999
Notice: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice
Model Name: '60 Stratocaster Relic
Model Number: 015-0900-(Color#)
Colors:
"Thinskin" Finish:
(800) 3-Color Sunburst,
(804) Daphne Blue,
(805) Olympic White,
(840) Fiesta Red, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body: Select Alder
Neck: Maple, Early '60s "C" Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25 in. Radius (184mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 3 Custom '60s Single-Coil Strat(R) Pickups
Controls:
Master Volume,
- Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
- Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching:
3-Position Blade:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Middle Pickup
- Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads: Fender(R)/Gotoh(R) Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)
Unique Features:
- Maple, "C" Shape,
- Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), p/n 073-0250-006
Accessories Included: Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, Certificate of Authenticity
Case: Deluxe Brown Hard-Shell Case with Gold Interior
Introduced: 1/1999
Notice: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice
Documents and Manuals
For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818
Web: https://my.fender.com/support
Phone: 800-488-1818
Web: https://my.fender.com/support
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
(2 ratings)
Submitted July 6, 2009 by a customer from yahoo.com
Fender '60 Strat Relic Customer Review
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I'm going to keep this axe cause it suites me well.
Sound
The guitar is really a work of perfection. I have played a very wide variety of Fender guitars and this by far is the cleanest, purest, true vintage sound that I have heard. I do own an original 1962 Stratocater and it gets pretty damn close.
Features
I did upgrade to the 5 way pickup selector and it does allow the guitar to be more versatile and get those more modern tones you're looking for and still stay in that vintage frame.
Ease of Use
It's really not hard to get the tones that everyone is looking for now a days. I know that tone comes from the person but this guitar adds a great deal of sound out of a great amp.
Quality
It's Fender Custom Shop...it better be nothing less than perfect.
Value
Fender committed suicide when you shot up their prices but what can we do about it? Nothing...
Manufacturer Support
Haven't needed to use it but I'm sure that Fender would be on hand and foot for me since I paid a whopping 3700.00 for it.
The Wow Factor
It was setup just fine and the "sex appeal", that comes from the player and not from two pieces of wood.
Musical Background:
Recording Artist
Musical Style:
Blues, Rock, Pop
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