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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Frets that were lifting slightly were reseated and secured. Select frets were leveled, crowned, and polished. The fret ends were smoothed and polished. No further work was required.
This Fender Custom Shop ’56 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic from the 2024 Time Machine Collection captures the soul of a well-loved vintage original with remarkable authenticity. Its alder body wears a beautifully aged Surf Foam Green lacquer with heavy checking that feels instantly familiar, while the soft ’56 “V” neck profile invites relaxed, expressive playing. Hand-wound Fat ’50s pickups deliver glassy highs, woody mids, and that unmistakable Strat sparkle with touch-sensitive response. Thoughtfully relic’d hardware and vintage-correct details complete an instrument that feels alive, broken-in, and inspiring—a true heirloom-quality investment built to reward players for decades to come.
General
- Base Model
- 56 Strat
- Finish Type
- Journeyman
- Case
- FCS Strat/Tele Brown
- Plating
- Chrome/Nickel Hardware
- Orientation
- Right-Hand
Body
- Body Wood
- Alder
- Top
- No Sort
- Body Spread
- 2-Piece
- Body Style
- 56 Strat
- Pickup Route
- HW Strat Fat ’50s
- Neck Pocket
- HW Strat Fat ’50s
- Neck Mounting Holes
- 4-Bolt
- Bridge Holes
- C/S Vintage Strat
- Body Finish
- Lacquer
- Color Option
- Super Faded / Aged
- Top Color
- Surf Foam Green
- Body Notes
- Heavy checking
Neck
- Neck Finish
- Medium Tint NCL
- Neck Blank
- Maple Plain Grain
- Reverse Headstock
- Flat Lam
- Round Lam / Slab
- Flat Lam
- Fingerboard Wood
- Guitar “Cites” RW AAA (9 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius
- 9.50"
- Truss Rod
- Early ’60s
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Tuning Keys
- Vintage w/ Fender Logo (Relic)
- Mounting Style
- 4-Bolt
- Head Style
- Small
- Head Scoop
- 60
- Head Thickness
- 0.540"
- Fret Wire
- Narrow Tall / 6105
- Face Dots
- Vintage Clay (Relic)
- Dot Spacing
- Wide
- Nut Width
- 1.650"
- Butt Width
- 2.200"
- Neck Shape
- 56 Style “V”
- Neck Spec (1st Fret)
- .820"
- Neck Spec (12th Fret)
- .900"
- Neck Binding
- No
- Nut Material
- Bone (GTR & J-BASS)
- Side Dots
- Vintage Clay
- Headstock Binding
- No
- Decal
- ’54–’60 Strat w/ OCB
- Neck Notes
- Unfinished neck relic
Hardware
- Bridge
- C/S Vintage Strat Relic
- Bridge Saddles
- Vintage Strat Relic
- Output Jack
- Vintage Strat Relic
- Neck Plate
- V Logo S/N Relic
- Back Plate
- Strat Parchment Relic
- Rear Cover
- None
- Strap Locks
- None
- Trem Arm
- Vintage Upgraded ’60s Relic
- Trem Arm Tip
- American Vintage White (Relic)
- Pickguard
- 59 Strat ’10 Mint Green Relic
Electronics
- Controls
- Strat Vintage Mod Wiring #2 (Relic)
- Selector Switch
- 5-Way Lever (CRL)
- Switch Tip
- Vintage White (Relic)
- Tone Knob
- Strat Small Flat-Top Tone (Vintage White Relic)
- Volume Knob
- Strat Small Flat-Top Volume (Vintage White Relic)
- Pots
- 250K 10% Taper Split
- Neck Pickup
- HW Strat Fat ’50s
- Middle Pickup
- HW Strat Fat ’50s (RWRP)
- Bridge Pickup
- HW Strat Fat ’50s
Notes
- Collection
- 2024 Collection Time Machine
- Nut
- 1.65
- Neck
- .800-.980
- String Spacing
- 1.50-1.80
- Weight
- 7lbs 6oz
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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