The ’61 Strat Heavy Relic takes you back to a special time during the evolution of the venerable model when Leo Fender was constantly modifying, progressing, innovating and perfecting. 1961 was the final year of the round-lam or “slab” rosewood fingerboard, ushering in a new era of ’60s Strats along with many other changes and upgrades. On this model, a two-piece select alder body wears a well-worn Heavy Relic lacquer finish, and the quartersawn maple neck has a ’60s-style “oval C” profile, 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard, and 21 Narrow Tall (6105) Frets for classic feel and gigantic bends.
Fender’s Custom Shop Limited-edition ’61 Stratocaster Heavy Relic captures everything great about a vintage classic, but with a few performance-minded modern refinements. The resonant alder body and stunning quarter-sawn maple/rosewood neck are finished in the Custom Shop’s Heavy Relic for a well-worn vintage vibe. Three overwound Fat ’60s pickups deliver all the bell-like highs and round lows you could ever ask for, and the reverse-wound reverse-polarity middle pickup helps to deter 60-cycle hum in the 2 and 4 positions. Plus, the modernized narrow-tall frets in a 9.5-inch radius offer a serious playability upgrade, making this Custom Shop Strat the best of both the vintage and modern worlds
Other features include a Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Tech Specs
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6
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Right-handed
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Solidbody
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Stratocaster
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Alder
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Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Relic'd
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Aged Fiesta Red Over 3-Color Sunburst
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Roasted Quarter-sawn Maple
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60's Oval C
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Bolt-on
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9.5"
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Rosewood
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Clay Dots
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21, Narrow Tall Nickel
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25.5"
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1.650"
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Bone
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6-Saddle Vintage-style Synchronized Tremolo
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Vintage-style
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Custom Shop Hand-wound Fat 60's
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Custom Shop Hand-wound Fat 60's RWRP
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Custom Shop Hand-wound Fat 60's
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1 x master volume, 2 x tone
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5-way blade pickup switch
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Fender, .010-.046
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Hardshell Case
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