The 2013
Collection

The Fender Custom Shop proudly presents its 2013 Collection—one of the most remarkable offerings yet from the talented craftsmen of the "Dream Factory." Each of the special guitars and basses that appear below is a meticulously created and finely crafted embodiment of what the Custom Shop is all about—the very best of Fender's best.

1956 Relic® Stratocaster®

Model : 1500602802
A historic instrument with a custom twist. We’ve taken one of Fender’s greatest instruments and added color and features to make the 2013 version something that could have been built in 1956 but wasn’t. We started with a lightweight ash body, picked one of our favorite and most requested neck shapes (the 10/’56) and rounded the instrument off with a set of Fat ’50s pickups. Built with the player in mind, it also has the flatter 9.5” fingerboard radius, taller 6105 frets and one of our most requested wiring and tone-control circuits, which lets the player control the middle and bridge pickups with one tone knob. Finished with gold hardware and an anodized gold pickguard, the 1956 Relic Strat® is a beauty to hear, see and play. Available (for the first time) in three new colors.
General

General

Series:

Time Machine

COLOR/MSRP/PART#:

Aged Lake Placid Blue
1500602802

Melon Candy
1500602810

Candy Tangerine
1500602882


Body

Body

Body Material:

Select Lightweight Ash

Body Finish:

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape:

Stratocaster®


Neck

Neck

Neck Material:

1-Piece Maple

Neck Finish:

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Shape:

10/56 Large "V"

Scale Length:

25.5" (648 mm)

Fingerboard Radius:

9.5" (241 mm)

Number of Frets:

21

Fret Size:

Jumbo

Nut Width:

1.650" (42 mm)

Position Inlays:

Black Dot


Electronics

Electronics

Neck Pickup:

Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®

Middle Pickup:

Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®

Bridge Pickup:

Custom Shop Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®

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

Pickup Configuration:

S/S/S

Controls:

Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)


Hardware

Hardware

Hardware Finish:

Gold

Bridge:

6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo

Pickguard:

Gold Anodized Aluminum


Accessories

Accessories

Included Accessories:

Case, Cable, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity


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