Here's a beautifully understated take on a classic early-'60s Strat! This Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic pairs a two-piece alder body with a rosewood fingerboard and a gorgeous aged Natural Blonde finish. It's a vintage-inspired combination that delivers the familiar look and feel of a great old Strat, with a few carefully chosen details that make this particular build especially appealing.
The alder body provides the balanced, versatile tonal foundation that has made the Stratocaster such a staple for generations of players. Fender Custom Shop hand-wound '60s Strat pickups bring that familiar single-coil character, with plenty of clarity, sparkle, and expressive dynamics. The middle pickup features a reverse-wound, reverse-polarity design, giving you the classic Strat tones you expect while helping reduce hum in the combined pickup positions.
The neck is a highlight in its own right. Built from maple with a medium-tinted nitrocellulose lacquer finish, it features a comfortable '60 Style Oval C profile measuring .770" at the first fret and .920" at the 12th. A slab rosewood fingerboard with vintage clay dot inlays, a 9.5" radius, and vintage-upgrade frets brings together old-school aesthetics and a comfortable playing feel. It's a familiar, inviting neck shape that feels right at home across everything from blues and classic rock to country, funk, and beyond.
The hardware stays true to the vintage Strat recipe, with an American Vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage-style saddles, and aged hardware throughout. A five-way selector and traditional volume and tone controls keep the familiar Strat versatility intact, letting you move effortlessly between the full-bodied neck pickup, the cutting bridge pickup, and all those unmistakable in-between sounds.
Finished in aged Natural Blonde with Fender Custom Shop Journeyman Relic treatment, this Strat has a relaxed, broken-in appearance without going overboard. It's a thoughtfully specified Custom Shop build for players who appreciate the feel and sound of a vintage-inspired Stratocaster with a little extra attention paid to the details.
Includes the Fender Custom Shop brown hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.
Specifications
Weighs 7 lbs 10 oz
Body
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Model: Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster
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Body Material: Two-Piece Alder
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Body Style: Stratocaster
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Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Color: Aged Natural Blonde
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Relic Level: Journeyman Relic
Neck
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Neck Material: Maple
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Neck Grain: Plain Grain
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Neck Finish: Medium-Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Neck Profile: 60 Style Oval C
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Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .770"
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Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .920"
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Fingerboard Material: AAA Rosewood
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Fingerboard Construction: Slab
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Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
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Number of Frets: 21
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Fret Wire: Vintage Upgrade
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Nut Material: Bone
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Nut Width: 1.650"
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Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dots
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Scale Length: 25.5"
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Neck Joint: Four-Bolt
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Headstock: Small Stratocaster
Electronics
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Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60s Strat
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Middle Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60s Strat RWRP
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Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60s Strat
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Pickup Configuration: SSS
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Pickup Selector: 5-Way Blade Switch
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Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone
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Potentiometers: 250k, 10% Taper, Split-Shaft
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Control Knobs: Aged White Relic Stratocaster
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Switch Tip: Aged White Relic
Hardware
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Bridge: American Vintage Stratocaster Tremolo, Relic
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Saddles: Vintage-Style Stratocaster, Relic
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Tremolo Arm: Upgraded 1960s-Style Relic
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Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Fender Logo, Relic
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Hardware Finish: Relic Chrome/Nickel
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Pickguard: 1960 Stratocaster Nitrocellulose Relic
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Neck Plate: Vintage-Style V Logo Relic
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Backplate: Relic Stratocaster
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Strap Locks: None
Additional Information
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Series: Fender Custom Shop 2026 Collection Time Machine
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Orientation: Right-Handed
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Case: Fender Custom Shop Brown Stratocaster/Telecaster Hardshell Case
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Certificate: 1960 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic
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Production Order: 103922258
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Sequence Number: 58909
