{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-68-relic-stratocaster-2021-sunburst-1","title":"Fender Custom Shop '68 Relic Stratocaster 2021 Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe large CBS headstock, the Schaller F key tuners and that deep 1969 \"U\" neck shape put this guitar squarely in the most electrifying period in Stratocaster history. This is the late sixties Strat as it sounded on the records everyone still turns up loud: 69 Strat single coils with Alnico 5 magnets and enamel coated wire, a two piece alder body in 3 Color Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer, and a full Relic treatment that gives it the honest wear of an instrument that has been out on the road rather than sitting under glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck is the thing you will notice first. Quartersawn maple with a medium tint nitro finish, carved to a 1969 \"U\" profile measuring 21.6 mm at the first fret and 23.1 mm at the twelfth, so there is real wood in your palm. The round laminated AAA rosewood fingerboard carries a 9.5\" radius and mother of pearl dots with narrow spacing. It has been professionally refretted with 6150 stainless steel fret wire, which is a genuine upgrade rather than a repair: stainless steel is far harder than nickel silver, so the frets stay smooth and level for years of playing, bends feel effortless and you will not be looking at a fret dress any time soon. That combination of a chunky vintage profile with a modern radius and stainless frets is exactly why so many players prefer a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster over a genuine sixties original: the feel is period correct, but nothing fights you when you bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 69 Strat pickups deliver full, punchy tone with balanced highs, mids and lows. This is the voicing that defined the rock sound of the late sixties, and it responds beautifully to pedals: push it with a fuzz or an overdrive and it stays warm and vintage in character instead of collapsing into mush. Vintage Modified Wiring 1 with 250k split taper pots means the bridge pickup is no longer left without a tone control, so the brightest position on the guitar can now be rolled back to taste. Positions two and four still give you that unmistakable Strat cluck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetails throughout are correct for the era: an F logo neck plate with the serial number, an American Vintage synchronized tremolo with the upgraded sixties style arm, a parchment three ply nitrate pickguard, a parchment backplate, aged white plastics and a nylon spring string tree. The guitar ships with its Fender Custom Shop certificate identifying it as a 1968 Stratocaster and its black Custom Shop hardshell case. In the interest of full transparency: there is a small discolouration on the headstock, most likely left behind by a clip on tuner. On a Relic finish it blends into the overall character of the guitar and it has no effect whatsoever on playability or tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; padding-left: 16px; margin: 24px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterested in this Stratocaster? Drop us an \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@neverenoughstrats.com\"\u003eemail\u003c\/a\u003e or use the WhatsApp button on the site and we will get back to you fast. Ask us anything about the neck feel, the relic work or the exact weight, and feel free to make us an offer by \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@neverenoughstrats.com\"\u003email\u003c\/a\u003e or WhatsApp. And if you want to trade in a guitar, please check out \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.neverenoughstrats.com\/pages\/sell-your-strat\"\u003ehow trading in works with us\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdl style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr; gap: 8px 24px; margin: 24px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e[TO BE CONFIRMED] kg\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e2021\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eSerial number\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e[TO BE CONFIRMED]\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eModel number\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e9238012744, certificate reads 1968 Stratocaster\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eColor and finish\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e3 Color Sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer, Relic\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eBody\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e'69 Stratocaster style body, 2 piece alder\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eNeck\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eQuartersawn maple neck, medium tint nitrocellulose lacquer finish, 1969 \"U\" shape, 21.6 mm at the 1st fret and 23.1 mm at the 12th fret, late '60s truss rod, 4 bolt mounting, large headstock, Schaller F key tuning keys relic, American Vintage 65 and later nylon spring string tree relic, 68 to 69 Stratocaster decal\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eFingerboard\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eRound laminated AAA rosewood 9 mm, 9.5\" radius, 21 frets, professionally refretted with 6150 stainless steel fret wire (originally narrow tall 6105), nut width 1.650 inch \/ 41.9 mm, mother of pearl face dots 7 mm with narrow spacing, mother of pearl side dots\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003ePickups\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e69 Stratocaster neck relic, 69 Stratocaster middle relic reverse wound reverse polarity, 69 Stratocaster bridge relic, Alnico 5 magnets, enamel coated wire\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eControls\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eStrat Vintage Modified Wiring 1 relic, CRL 5 way lever switch, 250k pots with 10 percent split taper\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eHardware\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eChrome and nickel hardware, American Vintage Stratocaster synchronized tremolo bridge relic, vintage upgraded '60s style tremolo arm relic, vintage Stratocaster output jack cup relic, neck plate with F logo and serial number relic, parchment backplate relic\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003ePickguard\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e63 to 76 Stratocaster 3 ply parchment, black, parchment nitrate, relic\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003ePlastics\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eWhite relic switch tip, white relic small skirted volume and tone knobs, white relic tremolo arm tip\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eRefretted with 6150 stainless steel frets, small discolouration on the headstock most likely caused by a clip on tuner\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003cdt style=\"color: #595959; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.85em; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"\u003eCase\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eFender Custom Shop black hardshell case\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.85em; color: #595959;\"\u003eThis item is a used guitar and sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. 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