1964 saw significant design changes to the Strat, including but not limited to the pickups, pickguard, headstock logo and body contours. The Custom Shop ’64 Strat Journeyman Relic is a faithful recreation of that transitional year’s model, with several compelling custom modifications ideal for all players. Its two-piece select alder body wears a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish with the perfect amount of wear. The quartersawn maple neck has a 1963 “C” profile, 9.5”-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.
Custom Shop hand-wound gray bottom ’64 Strat pickups (with reverse-wound/reverse polarity middle pickup) are connected to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and a five-way switch for period-correct tone that preserves highs even at lower volumes. Other features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, custom shop synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Body Finish: Journeyman Relic
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder Body
Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Strat® Pickups
Middle Pickup: Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Strat® Pickups (RWRP)
Neck Pickup: Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Strat® Pickups
Color: Target 3-Tone Sunburst
Configuration: SSS
Controls: 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Fingerboard Material: Round Lam Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" Radius
Fret Size: 6105
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Neck Finish: Journeyman Relic Lacquer
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: '63 Style "C" Back-Shape (.820-1.0")
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: DotPickguard: 3 ply Mint
Switching: 5-way, Vintage Modified #2 Wiring with Tone-Saver Bleed
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Tuning Machines
All instruments from Music Makers are professionally evaluated and set-up in our historic Galesburg, IL. storefront prior to shipping.
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