Experience the authentic style and feel of a late-'60s Stratocaster with the 1969 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic® from the Fender Custom Shop Time Machine™ series. This electric guitar features a faded vintage blonde nitrocellulose lacquer finish on a 2-piece select alder body for the vintage look and feel. The maple neck has a 1969 "U" profile and is topped with either a round-laminated maple or rosewood fingerboard (depending on finish) and 21 Vintage Upgrade (45085) frets.
Loaded with a Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 single-coil pickup in the neck position, a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity (RWRP) '69 single-coil in the middle position, and a hot Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 single-coil in the bridge position, this Strat produces iconic bell-like tones. The 5-way blade pickup switching provides a wide range of classic Strat tones.
Other features include 9.5" (241 mm) Radius, Fat ’50s Strat® Wiring with 1/2 Blender, 3-Ply Parchment Pickguard, Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, Vintage “F” Style Tuning Machines, Bone Nut, American Vintage '65 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.
Model Name: | 1969 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Daphne Blue |
Model Number: | 9235700045 |
Series: | Time Machine™ |
Color: | Faded Daphne Blue |
Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material: | Plain-Grain Maple |
Neck Shape: | 1969 "U" |
Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
Number of Frets: | 21 |
Fret Size: | Jescar Vintage (45085) |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
Headstock: | Stratocaster® Large |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Round-Laminated Rosewood |
Position Inlays: | Mother of Pearl Dot - 7 mm |
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat® |
Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '69 Single-Coil Strat® |
Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single-Coil Strat® |
Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone, 1/2 Blend |
Pickup Switching: | 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge with Neck Blend, Position 2. Bridge and Middle with Neck Blend, Position 3. Middle, Position 4. Neck and Middle, Position 5. Neck |
Pickup Configuration: | SSS |
Bridge: | Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
Tuning Machines: | Fender®/Schaller® Vintage “F” Style |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Pickguard: | 3-Ply Parchment |
Control Knobs: | Parchment Plastic |
Switch Tips: | Parchment |
Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
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