Description
In 1965 Leo Fender sold the company he founded to CBS, effectively ending the era of the original Strat. The 1965 Journeyman Relic Stratocaster is a testament to this iconic design, representing the guitar as it was during one of its most popular years, but with a few modern updates. The lightweight two-piece body is crafted from two pieces of alder, selected for their grain and weight, and wears a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish that will wear in a distinctively personal way. The hand-wound '65 Strat single-coil pickups and Vintage Modified #2 wiring offer authentic tone that's easy to refine while the reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup reduces hum when used in combination with the other two.
Other features include a tinted quartersawn maple neck, 9.5"-radius round-lam maple or rosewood fingerboard, five-way switch, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines, 3-ply Eggshell pickguard, wing string tree with nylon spacer and bone nut. Includes deluxe hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.
This guitar is in mint condition and includes its original Deluxe Hardshell Case, COA and tags.
Specifications:
Series: Time Machine
Colour: Aged Burgundy Mist Metallic
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1965 "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dots
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 RWRP Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Single-Coil Strat®
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
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: SSS
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Closet Classic
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Eggshell
Control Knobs: Vintage White Closet Classic
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel .010-.046 Gauges
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity