More about 1961 Relic® Stratocaster®
The Fender Custom Shop 1961 Relic Stratocaster takes you back to a pivotal period in the instrument’s history, when surf music caught a huge wave and the Strat entered a phenomenal new decade. Its lightweight alder body features a Relic lacquer finish that evokes years of wear and tear, and sparkling tone comes from three hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups with modern five-way switching and Vintage Modified wiring.
Other premium features include a tinted quartersawn maple neck with a mid-’60s oval “C” profile and small headstock, 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with jumbo frets and bone nut, three-ply mint green pickguard, and vintage hardware. Includes Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and brown case. Available in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White and Fiesta Red.
Specs
General
| Model Name: | 1961 Relic® Stratocaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst |
| Model Number: | 1550610840 |
| Series: | Time Machine |
| Color: | Fiesta Red |
Body
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Material: | Lightweight Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: | Mid ’60s Oval “C” |
| Scale Length: | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5″ (241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Jumbo |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650″ (42 mm) |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Vintage-Style |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Position Inlays: | White Dot |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Handwound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Handwound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Handwound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
| Pickup Switching: | 5-Position Blade: Pos 1. Bridge Pickup Pos 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Pos 3. Middle Pickup Pos 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated) Pos 5. Neck Pickup (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated) |
| Pickup Configuration: | SSS |
Hardware
| Bridge: | 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green |
| Control Knobs: | White Plastic |
Miscellaneous
| Strings: | NPS, .010-.046 Gauges |