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The Postmodern Stratocaster Journeyman Relic electric guitar is a distinctively modern take on a legendary classic. For this updated version, Fender Custom Shop has captured the essence of the original design and made it even more player friendly. A two-piece select ash body is highlighted with a Journeyman Relic finish that gives the guitar a well-loved look and feel, while Closet Classic hardware provides extra gleam. The rift-sawn maple neck has a ’54 Strat-style "soft V" profile and features a round-lam rift-sawn maple fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets for classic feel, improved comfort and easy note bends in the upper register.

The Postmodern Stratocaster Journeyman Relic's Dual-Mag II pickups deliver well-balanced tone with shimmering clear highs and rich lows, with a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup (for hum cancellation), five-way switch and Strat 1/2 Blender with Greasebucket II wiring, which features a .05uF capacitor for a late-’60s-style tonal sweep and less gain loss when attenuated. Additional features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, Custom Shop Vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. A deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity are also included.
Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar With Closet Classic Hardware & Maple Fingerboard Faded Aged Sage Green Metallic
Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar With Closet Classic Hardware & Maple Fingerboard Faded Aged Sage Green Metallic
Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar With Closet Classic Hardware & Maple Fingerboard Faded Aged Sage Green Metallic

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  • Ash double-cutaway body
  • Bolt-on maple neck with Soft V profile
  • Maple fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets
  • Dual-Mag II single-coil pickups
  • Deluxe hardshell case included
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Body
  • Body Type: Double-cutaway solid body
  • Body wood: Ash
  • Body finish: Gloss
Neck
  • Neck shape: Soft V
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fingerboard
  • Material: Maple
  • Radius: Compound
  • Fret size: Narrow-Tall
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Nut material: Bone
Electronics
  • Configuration: SSS
  • Neck: Proprietary Single Coil
  • Middle: Proprietary Single Coil
  • Bridge: Proprietary Single Coil
  • Pickup switch: 5-Way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Locking
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 String
  • Case: Hardshell Case
  • Orientation: Right-Handed
  • Country of Origin: United States

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  • Amazing sounding pickups

    5

    submitted2 years ago

    byGary

    fromMetro Detroit

    The Journeyman Relic is superb. Light checking in the finish, but a full relic on the neck in all the right areas. Pickups sound amazing. Compound radius is a dream to play, perfect fretwork. The dual mag pickups sound incredible

  • Great guitar if you don't mind the fractured finish

    4

    submitted3 years ago

    byWilliam

    fromCastro Valley, CA

    My teacher set this up at practice and declared it one of the best Strats he has ever played and he owns 4. He loved the neck, pickups, tone. From a distance it looks OK but up close the finish appears to have been heated and put in a freezer. The finish fracture is worse up close with thousand of spider web, broken glass specs which could not be photographed. Sounds amazing but I prefer NOS.

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  • asked bydimi

    fromWoodbridge, VA

    Is it possible to get this with a different type wood fingerboard? For example… Rosewood?

    Is it possible to get this with a different type wood fingerboard? For example… Rosewood?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    I'm sorry, not a Custom Shop.