The Fender Custom Shop 1955 Journeyman Relic Stratocaster NAMM Limited Edition takes you straight back to the instrument's original era, with a lightweight ash body in lacquer Relic finishes that evoke years of hard-fought wear and tear. The sparkling trio of hand-wound '55 single-coil Stratocaster pickups is mounted on a single-ply eight-hole white pickguard with five-way switching for modern tonal versatility.
Other premium features include a quartersawn maple neck with highly worn Heavy Relic treatment on the back, 9.5 in.-radius maple fingerboard with 21 6105 frets, rock-solid American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, American Vintage tuning machines and a Custom Shop Limited Edition engraved neck plate. Includes hardshell case, Limited Edition Certificate of Authenticity and Fender Custom Shop 30th Anniversary Decal.
Body
Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Not applicable
Body wood: Lightweight Ash
Body finish: Journeyman relic Lacquer
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: '54 U
Neck wood: 1-piece tinted quartersawn Maple
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5 in.
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Relic Lacquer
Fretboard
Material: Maple
Radius: 9.5 in.
Fret size: 6105 with Fret Ghosting
Number of frets: 21
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.656 in. (42 mm) Bone
Pickups
Configuration: SSS
Neck: Hand-Wound '55 Strat
Middle: Hand-Wound '55 Strat
Bridge: Hand-Wound '55 Strat
Brand: Fender Custom shop
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Series
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: Modern wiring, Treble bleed tone saver
Controls
Control layout: Master volume, tone
Pickup switch: 5-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No
Hardware
Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: Vintage synchronized tremolo
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Vintage-style
Color: Chrome
Other
Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Electronics, Limited Edition Engraved Neckplate, Limited Edition Certificate of Authenticity and Fender Custom Shop 30th Anniversary Decal
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories: Certificate of authenticity
Country of origin: United States
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