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Our shrine to the heritage and legacy of those pioneers who made us what we are today. The Fender Custom Shop reached new heights of craftsmanship with its acclaimed Time Machine series—artfully “relic-ed” guitars and basses that revolutionized the entire concept of “reissue” instruments. The Custom Shop has since ventured even higher by crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and tooling used to create the originals all those years ago.

1956 Relic® Stratocaster®

Model : 1500602802

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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

Series:	Time Machine
COLOR/MSRP/PART#:	Aged Lake Placid Blue 1500602802
	Melon Candy 1500602810
	Candy Tangerine 1500602882

Body

Body Material:	Select Lightweight Ash
Body Finish:	Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape:	Stratocaster®

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

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 Finish:	Gold
Bridge:	6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard:	Gold Anodized Aluminum

Accessories

Included Accessories:	Case, Cable, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity

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1956 Relic® Stratocaster®

General

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COLOR/MSRP/PART#:

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Neck

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Electronics

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Hardware

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Accessories

Included Accessories:

1956 Relic® Stratocaster® - Aged Lake Placid Blue

1956 Relic® Stratocaster® - Melon Candy

1956 Relic® Stratocaster® - Candy Tangerine

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