The Fender Custom Shop 1958 Journeyman Relic Stratocaster takes you straight back to the instrument's original era, featuring a lightweight alder body (ash on Aged White Blonde model) with comfortable deep contours and a Relic lacquer finish that imparts the look of years of wear and tear. Sparkling tone comes from three hand wound Fat '50s Stratocaster pickups (reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup) with five-way switching and Vintage Modified wiring for modern versatility.
Other premium features include a tinted one-piece quartersawn maple neck with a 1959 large "C"-shaped profile and 9.5" fingerboard radius, 6105 frets and bone nut, single-ply eggshell pickguard, and vintage hardware. Includes Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and brown textured vinyl case. Available in Aged White Blonde, Faded Black, Aztec Gold and Chocolate Three-Color Sunburst.
Model Name: 1958 Journeyman Relic® Stratocaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Faded Black
Model #: 1555802806
Series: Time Machine
Country Of Origin: US
Color: Faded Black
Body: Lightweight Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1959 Large “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets SizeNarrow: Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s RWRP Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
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
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
Control Knobs: White Plastic
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Polishing Cloth, Certificate of Authenticity
Dimensions: 6.00 x 18.50x 44.50 IN
Weight: 22 LB
