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5-year warranty & 40-day money-back guarantee included
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 40 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 40 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
10-year warranty & 180-day money-back guarantee included
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 40 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 40 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
The product price includes 5 years' warranty and 40 day money back guarantee.
However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.
The highlights of this enhanced warranty service are:
Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided.
For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs.
This enhanced warranty is in addition to the standard Gear4music and manufacturer warranty policies, and the Gear4music terms and conditions of trade. No statement or condition of sale contained within these terms affects or restricts your statutory rights as defined under the Consumer Contracts Regulation 2014.
Key Features
The Fender Custom Shop 1960 Relic Stratocaster is the pure quality of '60s era Fender in a modern guitar. With a Relic finish and period correct appointments, the Custom Shop team deliver you an instrument straight out of the last century. You'll get the same venerable vintage feel and playability of an antique Strat but with the reliability of modern construction. Hold rock 'n' roll in your hands with this delicately crafted instrument.
To evoke the classic sounds of the guitars of yore, Fender have equipped this Strat with Custom Shop Fat '60s pickups. Made with accurate materials and meticulous refinement, these single-coils are full of crisp articulation and the pure sound of classic Stratocaster. They're also overwound for an injection of extra low-end and bring additional punch. Once you try the beautiful, laminated rosewood fingerboard, it's hard not fall in love with its silky touch and speedy feel. Showcasing the best of the '60s in a new form, this Fender delivers high-class construction and classic sophistication.
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Where it all began. The Custom Shop Relic Strat is a pristine example of a guitar that launched the aggressive thrill of modern rock 'n' roll. Legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend and George Harrison have all famously rocked the Stratocaster's thrilling, cutting tones. Find your inspiration with a trio of Custom Shop Fat '60s single coil pickups.
Constructed from period correct materials and tuned to evoke the authentic sound, these pickups gift you a finely crafted vintage tone that you can't get from a modern equivalent. Crisp articulation with that instantly recognisable Strat shimmer, these pickups shine with a colossal range of tones available through the 5-position switch. Because they're overwound, they'll still deliver plenty of punch reminiscent of modern contemporary pickups, but with plenty of vintage overtones.
You know it. We all love it. The Stratocaster body shape is what most people's minds jump to as soon as anybody mentions "electric guitar". Fender's Custom Shop team have crafted every inch of the fine alder body to carefully recreate an instrument from the swinging '60s. Full of character marks that establish look of a guitar that has been gigged, loved and played for decades.
Sometimes there's nothing quite like the feel of an aged guitar. Something that's been held, loved, and well-worn throughout the years. You know that the fretboard has seen some electrifying riffs and soaring solos, and by holding it yourself you can channel that inspiration. Fender have encapsulated that feel in this awesome laminated rosewood fingerboard. With a huge depth of tone and soft response it's a delight to play. Narrow tall fret wire enhances the power each note and lets gifts you excellent pitch bend action.
On the underside of the fretboard is the oval "C" shaped maple neck. Expertly moulded into a comfortable shape, your fretting hand won't get fatigued thanks to this ergonomic design. A cutaway at the top of the neck gives you plenty of room to dazzle at the high notes, and the '60s style nitrocellulose lacquer gifts a slick feel that lets you glide around the neck, enabling rapid chord transitions and thrilling solos. Great feel, smooth action, and attractive style. This neck and fingerboard plays like it's straight out of the 1960's.
Every detail has been accounted for. Fender have made sure that each item adorning this excellent Custom guitar is a correct appointment. On the body vintage relic style dials control your volume and tone, sat next to the '60s Strat pickguard. As previously mentioned, the pickups are all made with period wiring and materials, but importantly so is the vibrato bridge and tremolo arm. Crucial to getting the vintage whammy excitement.
Towards the neck, an accurate '60s truss rod provides stability while micarta white dot inlays crown this timeless look. Vintage Fender tuning machines decorate the headstock and boast ageless tuning experience. It's clear from the list of features that Fender have striven to get every element of this exactly right.
Quality like no other. Despite Fender's renowned robust construction, you might understandably be cautious about transporting this unique beauty. Worry not. Included is a Fender deluxe hardshell case that will preserve your axe and keep it road-ready for years to come. A long with this durable case is a certificate of authenticity from Fender themselves. It's the genuine article and you'll have the documents to prove it.
