Fender Custom Shop 1961 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic - Aged Dakota Red over 3-Color Sunburst(Pre-Order)

ETA June 2026

Super Heavy Relic®
Hard-fought wear and tear.
The heaviest of the Custom Shop relic treatments, designed to evoke decades of the most punishing play and touring. From serious dinging and wear to intensely discolored hardware and finish, the true battle-hardened workhorse of the Custom Shop collection.

Features

-Super Heavy Relic® Lacquer Finish
-2-Piece Select Ash Body
-Quartersawn Maple Neck with '60s-Style Oval "C" Back-Shape
-3A Rosewood Fingerboard
-9.5" (241 mm) Radius
-21 Narrow Tall (6105) Frets
-Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat® Pickups with RWRP Middle
-Vintage Modified Strat® #2 Wiring
-5-Way Switch
-3-Ply Parchment Pickguard
-Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
-Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender® Logo
-Bone Nut
-American Vintage '59-'64 String Tree
-Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.

Specs:

Model Number:9231016768
Country Of Origin:US
Color:Aged Dakota Red over 3-Color Sunburst
Body:2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape:Stratocaster®
Control Knobs:Parchment Plastic
Fingerboard:3A Rosewood
Hardware Finish:Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard:3-Ply Parchment
Position Inlays:Vintage Clay Dot
Neck Finish:Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Orientation:Right-Hand
Configuration:SSS
Stringnut:Bone
Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Controls:Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (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
Bridge:Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines:Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Strings:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories:Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
Case/Gig Bag:Deluxe Hardshell
Fingerboard Radius:9.5" (241 mm)
Refinement Fingerboard Radius:Modern
Fret Size:Narrow Tall (6105)
Neck Material:Quartersawn Maple
Refinement Neck Material:Maple
Neck Shape:'60s Oval "C"
Refinement Neck Shape:C Shape
Number of Frets:21
Nut Material:Bone
Nut Width:1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length:25.5" (648 mm)