FENDER CUSTOM SHOP 1956 STRATOCASTER JOURNEYMAN RELIC 2024

Fender Custom Shop ’56 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar:

• A visual and sonic tribute to Leo Fender’s earliest Strats, with a few performance upgrades thrown in for good measure
• 2-piece select ash body produces a rich, balanced response with a forward midrange push
• 1-piece flat-sawn maple neck in a grip-filling ’54 soft “V” profile
• 21 medium-vintage frets in a 7.25–9.5-inch compound radius grants you effortless bends in the upper register, along with comfortable chording in the lower positions
• A trio of Custom Shop hand-wound ’55 Stratocaster pickups captures all the bouncing lows and bell-like sparkle of a true mid-1950s Strat, 5.6k / 5.6k / 5.6k
• 5-way switch and RWRP middle pickup for hum-canceling 2-and-4-position quack
• Period-correct hardware, including a Custom Shop vintage Synchronized Tremolo and Fender vintage-style tuning machines
• Ultra-thin Journeyman Relic flash coat lacquer finish for all the feel and vibe of a perfectly played-in vintage model
• 3.37kg