This venerable transition year for the Strat brought several big changes, including a flat-lam rosewood fingerboard, white “clay” position dots and an 11-hole pickguard (single-ply until that July). Leo Fender, never one to waste anything, would use up parts until they were gone completely, so during transition years you can find different and distinctive combinations of parts. We’ve incorporated some of those rare combinations in this faithful recreation.
A two-piece select alder body (ash on aged white blonde) wears a Heavy Relic nitrocellulose lacquer finish for a well-loved look and feel. The rift-sawn maple neck sports an “oval C” profile, 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard and 21 jumbo frets for comfortable deep bends. Hand-wound Texas Special pickups are connected to five-way switch and vintage modified #2 wiring on a rare 11-hole single-ply parchment pickguard. Other features include a Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
GENERAL
MODEL NUMBER: 9231012788
SERIES: Time Machine
COLOR: Faded Aged Surf Green
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
BODY
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
NECK
NECK MATERIAL: Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: 60s Oval "C"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Flat-Laminated AAA Rosewood
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Jumbo
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: Micarta White Dot
TRUSS ROD NUT: Vintage-Style Slotted
HARDWARE
BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Parchment
CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White
ELECTRONICS
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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
CONFIGURATION: SSS
