1964 saw significant design changes to the Strat, including but not limited to the pickups, pickguard, headstock logo and body contours. The Custom Shop ’64 Strat Journeyman Relic is a faithful recreation of that transitional year’s model, with several compelling custom modifications ideal for all players. Its two-piece select alder body wears a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish with the perfect amount of wear. The quartersawn maple neck has a 1963 “C” profile, 9.5”-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.
Custom Shop hand-wound gray bottom ’64 Strat pickups (with reverse-wound/reverse polarity middle pickup) are connected to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and a five-way switch for period-correct tone that preserves highs even at lower volumes. Other features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, custom shop synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
GENERAL:
MODEL NUMBER: 9235001579
SERIES: Time Machine
COLOR: Faded Aged Daphne Blue
BODY:
BODY FINISH: Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
NECK:
NECK MATERIAL: Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: 1963 "C"
NECK BINDING: None
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Round-Lam AAA Rosewood
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall (6105)
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: Vintage Clay Dot
HARDWARE:
BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Mint Green
CONTROL KNOBS: Aged White
ELECTRONICS:
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat
MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Single Coil Strat
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 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
