More about Limited Edition ’58 Special Strat® Journeyman Relic®
Combining original-era Fender style with modern refinements including a roasted body and neck, the Limited Edition ’58 Special Strat® Journeyman Relic® could only have been created by the visionaries of the Fender Custom Shop.
The two-piece select roasted alder body has an off-center seam and resonates like a vintage instrument while featuring a darkly refined new look, complemented by a roasted 4A Bird’s Eye maple neck with a “soft-V” profile. The 7.25”-9.5” vintage compound-radius fingerboard has mother-of-pearl dot position markers and 21 narrow tall frets. The gold anodized pickguard holds three hand-wound Fat ’50s pickups with five-way switching and Postmodern Fat ’50s wiring (including Greasebucket™ tone circuit, which rolls off highs without adding bass or losing midrange). Other features include vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and “wing” string tree. Includes optional parchment pickguard and backplate, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Specs
General
| Model Name: | Limited Edition ’58 Special Strat®, Aged Candy Tangerine, Journeyman Relic® |
| Model Number: | 9231011943 |
| Series: | NAMM 2020 LIMITED EDITION |
| Color: | Faded/Aged Candy Tangerine |
Body
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Offset Seam Roasted Alder |
| Body Finish: | Journeyman Relic® Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Roasted AAAA Flame Maple |
| Neck Shape: | Soft “V” |
| Scale Length: | 22.5″ (572 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5″ |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | 6105 Narrow Tall |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650″ (42 mm) |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt |
| Neck Finish: | Journeyman Relic® Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | Roasted AAAA Bird’s Eye Maple |
| Position Inlays: | Mother-of-Pearl Dot |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Single-Coil Strat® |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s RWRP Single-Coil Strat® |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Single-Coil Strat® |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck & Middle Pickup), Tone 2. Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Bridge Pickup) |
| 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 |
| Pickup Configuration: | SSS |
Hardware
| Bridge: | Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage Style |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Chrome |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum |
| Control Knobs: | Vintage White |
| Switch Tips: | Vintage White |
Miscellaneous
| Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
