Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '61 Strat Heavy Relic Aged Vintage White over 3-Colour Sunburst with Deluxe Case and CoA

General

Pulling out every conceivable stop, this Custom Shop Time Machine Collection offering has the look of a model that's already survived at least three gigging lifetimes. This is the Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '61 Stratocaster and, since it's a Heavy Relic edition, it features a white over sunburst paint job that's been brutally scuffed, worn and even cracked, to the point where the hand-selected alder wood of the two-piece body is even exposed here and there. Add on the three-pack of Hand-Wound Texas Special single-coils and you have the full spectrum of classic and authentic, Strat-grade sound. As a sweet final detail, the electronics loadout also features a built-in Tone-Saver treble bleed circuit so your tone is fully retained, even when the volume is rolled back.

The Fender Custom Shop Time Machine ‘61 Strat: An Eye on the Details

This Fender Custom Shop model doesn't just sound sublime, but feels sublime. The quarter-sawn maple neck has been given a '60s-style Oval-C profile and finished with a flat-lam rosewood fretboard with a 9.5 inch radius and twenty-one jumbo frets. This tried-and-tested combo results in light and natural playability all the way up the neck and, because it wouldn't be complete without it, a Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge has been mounted to support some subtle to extreme vibrato tricks. The Custom Shop Time Machine ‘61 Strat comes complete with a deluxe case, a strap and a certificate of authenticity.