1959 was the year the Strat got a rosewood fingerboard, and this Vintage Custom version has the flat-laminated 3A rosewood board with vintage clay dots, a 3-ply mint green pickguard and three Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat pickups, on a select alder body.
The 1959 "C" carve is a rounded, medium neck. The 7.25" to 9.5" compound radius is rounder near the nut for chords and flatter up the neck, so bends are less likely to fret out, and the medium vintage frets are a touch larger than vintage size. The bridge is an American Vintage synchronized tremolo, with tone controls on the neck and middle pickups.
For the same year with no tremolo, look at the Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Strat. The 1959 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic is a worn-in take on the year, and the Vintage Custom 1962 Stratocaster pairs the later era with a maple board.
It comes in Fiesta Red (Time Capsule), Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst (NOS) and Faded Aged Sonic Blue (Time Capsule).
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 Alder or Select Alder (by finish)
Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Aging: Time Capsule or NOS (by finish)
NECK
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1959 "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Vintage
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Tremolo Arm: '50s Vintage Style
Control Knobs: Vintage White Plastic or Vintage White (by finish)
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell