The Limited Edition Roasted ’61 Strat Super Heavy Relic embodies everything that made 1961 such a special year, with some bad-to-the-bone modifications found only in the Fender Custom Shop that will entice the most discerning player. A super-heavy relic lacquer finish imparts the look and feel of a guitar that has relentlessly lit up stage after stage for many years. Its two-piece select alder body (ash on aged natural finish model) is roasted to create a rich dark color and to simulate a guitar that has aged with a decrease in wood moisture content and an increase in sustain.
The tinted and roasted quartersawn maple neck has a chunky custom large “C” profile, topped by a 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 jumbo (6100) frets. Hot hand-wound Texas Special pickups provide searing tone, with five-way switching and a Strat “1/2 blender” wiring, which lets players blend the neck and bridge pickup in switch positions 1 and 2.
Other features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, 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
SERIES: Limited Edition
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Aged Sherwood Green Metallic over 3-Color Sunburst
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Roasted Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Large "C"
NECK THICKNESS: .850"
NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.200"
NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .990"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Flat-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS: Vintage Clay Dot
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: Roasted Alder
BODY FINISH: Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: Roasted Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
PICKGUARD: 4-Ply Brown Shell
CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White
SWITCH TIP: Vintage White
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage Style
STRING TREES: Single Wing
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SSS
CONTROLS: Volume, Tone, Blend
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
SPECIAL ELECTRONICS: N/A
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 6.40x17.30x43.70 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 23.40 LB
HEADSTOCK THICKNESS: 0.575"
FRET SIZE: Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 43.70 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 6.40 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 17.30 IN
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
