DISCFender Custom Shop Postmod Journeyman Relic Strat Dakota Red 0508

Full Description

Premium Features of the Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Journeyman Relic

This Custom Shop Postmodern stratocaster is equipped with modern five-way pickup switching and a special 'Tone-Saver' treble-based network that helps to keep the tone consistent at any volume, ensuring no loss of highs when decreasing volume and providing versatility that is perfect for on stage or in the studio. Other premium features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, American Vintage synchronised tremolo bridge, staggered tuning machines and Fender ''F'' logo engraved neck plate. Available in a range of finishes, all of the Postmodern Journeyman Relic models have a nitrocellulose lacquer which imparts the appearance of years of aging and use without the need for heavy wear and tear. Also included is a black textured vinyl hardshell case.

Unrivaled Quality and Craftsmanship

Since 1987, the skilled craftsmen in Fender's Corona, California ''dream factory'' have been producing guitars that are known worldwide for their artistry and unrivaled quality. Ranging from the fine to the fantastic, whether it's building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, their best is the best. These wonderful instruments have been crafted for and with the input of the world's finest guitarists such as Clapton, Springsteen, Cray, Gilmour, Townshend, Wilko Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to name just a few.

The History of the Stratocaster

When many people think of an electric guitar, this is the one that leaps to mind. The Stratocaster is one of the world's most popular guitars and is an elegantly versatile creation that is both a musical and cultural touchstone. Not long after Fender revolutionised music with the Telecaster and the Precision Bass, in 1954 they debuted the Stratocaster and it quickly became universally regarded as the archetypal electric guitar. Sleek and stylish aesthetics, smooth playing and tonally versatile, at the heart the Stratocaster remains a fantastic instrument - producing unmistakable sound with a timeless design. A first choice among players worldwide, there is simply nothing that sings, screams, whispers, moans, roars, rocks and rolls like a Fender Stratocaster.

Specifications

• Model Name: Postmodern Journeyman Relic® Stratocaster® Rosewood Fingerboard, Dakota Red
• Model Number: 1501120854
• Serial Number: 0508
• Series: Post Modern
• Colour: Dakota Red

Body & Bridge

• Body Material: Lightweight Ash
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: Mid '60s Oval ''C''
• Scale Length: 25.5'' (648mm)
• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5'' - 12'' Compound Radius
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Narrow Jumbo
• String Nut: Micarta
• Nut Width: 1.650'' (42mm)
• Position Inlays: Dots

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Single-Coil Strat
• Controls:
  • Master Tone
  • Tone 1: Neck & Middle Pickups
  • Tone 2: Bridge Pickup
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge & Middle Pickup
  • Position 3: Middle Pickup
  • Position 4: Middle & Neck Pickup
  • Position 5: Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Staggered
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment

Included Accessories

• Hardshell Case
• Cable
• Strap
• CruzTools® Tool Kit
• Certificate of Authenticity