Fender Custom Shop Relic 1956 Stratocaster Black 2001
2001 Fender Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Relic in black, a supercool early Custom Shop version of the essential mid-’50s Strat. The model is based on 1956 specs with one-piece maple neck, small headstock and single-ply pickguard, combined with a lightly aged nitro finish. These early Relic instruments helped define the Time Machine series and are now very desirable instruments in their own right.
This example has a period correct chunky neck profile with 6105 jumbo frets are in great condition with plenty of height left. Guitar plays great and is very resonant.
Weight is lovely and light at 3300g. The guitar comes with all original paperwork including COA, plus bridge cover “ashtray” and spare tremolo springs. It is supplied in a black tolex hardshell case which appears to be a real Fender case, though probably not the original for this guitar, which would normally be a tweed case. Overall a great example of an early Custom Shop ’56 Strat Relic that does exactly what this series set out to do.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Model: Fender Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Relic
- Year of manufacture: 2001
- Body style: Double-cutaway Stratocaster, contoured body
- Body wood: Alder, two-piece construction
- Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer with Relic aging in Black
- Pickguard: Single-ply parchment, 8-hole pattern
- Neck construction: Bolt-on one-piece maple neck
- Neck profile: Chunky mid-’50s soft “V” style
- Truss rod: Heel-adjust vintage-style
- Fingerboard: Integral maple board with black dot inlays
- Frets: Medium-tall 6105, 21 frets
- Nut: Bone, vintage width
- Scale length: 25.5″
- Hardware: Nickel/chrome vintage-style
- Bridge: 6-screw vintage synchronized tremolo with steel saddles
- Tuners: Vintage-style Kluson-type
- Pickups: Three Fender Custom Shop mid-’50s style single-coils
- Controls: Master volume, two tone controls, 5-way selector switch
- Electronics: CTS pots, period-correct style wiring
- Weight: 3300g
- Case: Black tolex hardshell case
- Accessories: COA, original paperwork, bridge cover “ashtray”, spare tremolo springs