While it may look and sound like an original-era Stratocaster that’s been on the road for decades, the Custom Shop 1955 Heavy Relic Stratocaster also incorporates a few modern touches. The lightweight two-piece select ash body wears a way-cool color-over-color paint scheme, finished with nitrocellulose lacquer to let the wood breathe with pure Fender tone.

A trio of hand-wound ’55 Strat pickups with alnico 3 magnets, ’54 covers, a five-way switch and modified wiring—including a Tone-Saver treble-bleed circuit—provide authentic tone with robust lows and crystal-clear highs that stay consistent, no matter where the instrument’s volume is set.

Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz
Serial#: CZ528174

Body Material:  2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish:  Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material:  1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape:  1954 U (1st Fret: .880" - 12th Fret: .980" )
Scale Length:  25.5"
Radius:  9.5"
Frets:  21
Fret Size:  6105 Narrow Jumbo
String Nut:  Bone
Nut Width:  1.650"
Neck Plate:  4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish:  Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard:  1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Inlays:  Micarta Black
Bridge Pickup:  Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55
Middle Pickup:  Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55
Neck Pickup:  Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55
Controls:  Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Bridge:  6 Saddle American Vintage Syncronized Tremolo
Tuners:  Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Pickguard:  1-Ply Eggshell
Control Knobs:  Eggshell
Features: Tone Saver Treble Bleed
Strings:  Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Accessories:  Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity