A Postmodern Strat with Journeyman Relic wear on the lacquer and Closet Classic hardware, so the finish looks played for years while the metal parts show only light age. The two-piece select ash body carries a 1-ply parchment pickguard, and the quartersawn maple neck has a '60s Oval "C" carve, a maple board with black dots and a contoured heel for easier reach up high.
The playability is modern: a 9.5" to 12" compound radius, narrow tall 6105 frets and a bone nut. Three Custom Shop Hand-Wound Master Design "Bone-Tone" Strat pickups run through a five-way blade that can blend the neck pickup into positions one and two. The volume has a Tone-Saver treble bleed so the highs stay as you turn down, and there are separate tone controls for neck/middle and bridge.
The same guitar with a rosewood board is the Postmodern Stratocaster Journeyman Relic with Closet Classic Hardware, Rosewood. Finishes here are Natural Blonde, Burnt Copper and 3-Color Sunburst.
The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Aging: Journeyman Relic with Closet Classic Hardware
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" to 12" Compound Radius
Fingerboard Material: Quartersawn Maple
Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Truss Rod: Early '60s
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Master Design "Bone-Tone" Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Master Design "Bone-Tone" Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Master Design "Bone-Tone" Strat
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Tremolo Arm: Vintage Upgraded '60s
Control Knobs: Vintage White Plastic
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell