We specced this 1959 Stratocaster with the Fender Custom Shop in Aged Ocean Turquoise. The body wears a thin flash coat lacquer with Closet Classic hardware, so it reads as a lightly aged guitar rather than a relic.
The neck is where it changes character. The finish has been taken off the back, so it has the smooth, played-in feel of a relic under your hand. It's quartersawn maple carved to a '59 Esquire "C", .790" at the first fret and .970" at the twelfth, with a AAA rosewood slab board on a 9.5" radius and narrow tall 6105 frets, a flatter feel for bending than a 7.25" vintage board.
Pickups are Custom Shop Fat '50s Strat single-coils, with a reverse-wound, reverse-polarity middle for hum-cancelling in positions two and four. A '60 Strat pickguard, parchment knobs and switch tip, and a bone nut round out the spec.
It weighs 7 lb 14.5 oz and comes with a Fender Custom Shop brown case, certificate of authenticity, strap and case candy.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Body: Alder, 2-piece
Finish: Aged Ocean Turquoise, Flash Coat Lacquer
Weight: 7 lb 14.5 oz
Serial: R151843
NECK
Neck: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: '59 Esquire "C"
Neck Thickness: .790" at 1st fret, .970" at 12th fret
Neck Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer, Medium Tint, finish removed from back of neck
Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood, slab
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
Frets: Narrow Tall, 6105
Nut: Bone
Inlays: White Micarta dots
Headstock Decal: '54-'60 Stratocaster
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Custom Shop Fat '50s Strat single-coils, RWRP middle
Switching: 5-way lever
HARDWARE
Hardware: Closet Classic, chrome/nickel
Bridge: Strat tremolo
Tuners: Vintage-style with Fender logo
Pickguard: '60 Strat
Knobs and Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Strings: .010-.046
CASE
Included: Fender Custom Shop brown Strat/Tele case, certificate of authenticity, strap, case candy







