{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-1968-relic-stratocaster-aged-black","title":"Fender Custom Shop 1968 Relic Stratocaster - Aged Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrue to a remarkable era, the 1968 Stratocaster has an exceptional regality that resonates through the decades. Boasting an oversized headstock at the end of a riftsawn \"U\"-shaped maple neck, topped off with a round-lam maple fingerboard, this guitar has the unforgettable, classic feel that only the Fender Custom Shop can create. Giving it the signature Relic treatment, a WLS undercoat priming a lacquer finish on a hand-selected two-piece select alder body and comfortable urethane finish on the neck completes this mouth-wateringly faithful Strat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn period-correct fashion, hand-wound '69 pickups, complemented by 5-way switching and Vintage Modified #2 wiring, transcend the passage of time to recreate the warm and chimey tonal options you'd expect of this sublime guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional appointments include a 9.5\"-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, 3-ply Eggshell pickguard, American Vintage synchronized tremolo, Fender \"F\"-stamped tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with nylon spacer. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifications:\u003cbr\u003e• Series: Time Machine\u003cbr\u003e• Body Shape: Stratocaster\u003cbr\u003e• Neck Material: Maple Rift Sawn\u003cbr\u003e• Neck Shape: 1969 \"U\"\u003cbr\u003e• Scale Length: 25.5\" (648 mm)\u003cbr\u003e• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5\" (241 mm)\u003cbr\u003e• Number of Frets: 21\u003cbr\u003e• Frets Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo\u003cbr\u003e• String Nut: Bone\u003cbr\u003e• Nut Width: 1.650\" (42 mm)\u003cbr\u003e• Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust\u003cbr\u003e• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003e• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '69 Single Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003e• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003e• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck\/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)\u003cbr\u003e• 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\u003cbr\u003e• Pickup Configuration: SSS\u003cbr\u003e• Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo\u003cbr\u003e• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo\u003cbr\u003e• Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)\u003cbr\u003e• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: 6.4 x 17.3 x 43.5 IN\u003cbr\u003e• Weight: 25.6 LB\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Fender Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53027601285429,"sku":"10188","price":4999.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/5384\/5301\/files\/68-Strat-Relic-Aged-Black_6b8cf2be-c62d-41f5-8cf0-652732b0c5d9.jpg?v=1782373117","url":"https:\/\/musiquediplomate.com\/products\/fender-custom-shop-1968-relic-stratocaster-aged-black","provider":"Centre de Musique Diplomate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}