New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1959 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic®. The two-piece select alder body wears Journeyman Relic® lacquer finishes in Super Faded Aged Shell Pink, Super Faded Aged Sonic Blue, Faded Aged Sea Foam Green and Faded Aged Sherwood Green Metallic for the authentically worn-in look and feel of a family heirloom instrument that’s been handed down through the years.
Classic appointments from the end of the decade are featured up and down the guitar: quartersawn maple neck with ’59-style “D” back-shape and flat-laminated rosewood fingerboard bring out the best in tone and playability. Armed with a trio of Custom Shop hand-wound Fat ‘50s Stratocaster® pickups, Vintage Modified #2 wiring and Tone-Save bleed circuitry, there’s no shortage of sought after golden era tone.
Other premium features include 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, 5-way switch, 3-ply mint green pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
SPECIFICATIONS
Neck
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Headstock: Stratocaster®
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Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
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Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Neck Shape: 1959 "D"
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Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .800"
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Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .980"
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Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
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Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
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Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
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Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
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Number of Frets: 21
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Truss Rod: Early '60s
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String Nut: Bone
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Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
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Nut Material: Bone
Body
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Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
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Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Body Shape: Stratocaster®
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Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Hardware
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Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
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Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
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Control Knobs: Vintage White Plastic
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Switch Tip: Vintage White
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Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
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Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
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String Trees: American Vintage '59-'64
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Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
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Tremolo Arm: Vintage Upgraded '60s
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Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
Electronics
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Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
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Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
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Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
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Pickup Configuration: SSS
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Controls:
- Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit
- Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups)
- Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
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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
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Potentiometers: 250K 10% Taper Split
Measurements
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Dimensions: 6.40 x 17.30 x 43.70 IN
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Shipping Weight: 23.40 LB
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Headstock Thickness: 0.540"
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Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
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Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
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Shipping Length: 43.70 IN
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Shipping Height: 6.40 IN
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Shipping Width: 17.30 IN
Accessories
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Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
Miscellaneous
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Disclaimer: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
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Commodity Code: 9207.90.0040