Fender Custom Shop '68 Stratocaster - 14425

Fender Custom Shop '68 Stratocaster

       True to a remarkable era, the Fender Custom Shop '68 Stratocaster has an exceptional regality that resonates through the decades. Boasting an oversized headstock at the end of a riftsawn 63 "C”-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 their 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. to Hand-wound Texas Special Bridge, Hand-wound Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Fat 50s middle, and a period-correct Hand-wound '69 Neck pickups, are 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.

        Additional appointments include a 9.5”-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, 3-ply Parchment/Paisley 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.

Specifications:

• Serial: CZ539869
• Top Wood: Select 2-piece Alder Body
• Nut Width: 1.650"
• Scale: 25.5
• Inlays: Black Dot
• Neck Wood: Tinted Rift-Sawn Maple
• Fretboard: Round-Laminated Maple, 9.5" Radius
• Nut Material: Bone
• Saddle Material: Stainless Steel
• Bridge: American Vintage synchronized tremolo
• Tuners: Vintage Style with Fender Logo
• Headstock Shape: Classic Stratocaster
• Headstock Inlay: Fender Logo
• Neck Profile: '63 'C' Shape
• Pickup(s): Hand-wound Texas Special Bridge, Hand-wound Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Fat 50s middle, and period-correct Hand-wound '69 Neck pickups
• Pickup Controls: 5-way switch, Vintage Modified #2 w/ Tone-Saver Bleed
• Case: Fender Hardshell Case
• Black Paisley Relic Finish
• Weight: 7.8 lbs