The Limited Edition Roasted 'Big Head' Stratocaster Relic from the 2023 Fender Custom Shop Collection features a two-piece select roasted alder body and a roasted maple neck, delivering a midrange punch that cuts through on stage. Since its introduction in the mid-1960s, the classic design elements of the Stratocaster, such as the Big Headstock, are showcased in an appealing aged black relic finish. The subtle cracks and dings, extending from the bridge to the headstock, provide an authentic look as if the guitar has been played in clubs and bars for years.
Special pickups and wiring enable a remarkably versatile tonal range. Three Custom Shop hand-wound Fat 60s pickups, including a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup for hum-cancelling in switch positions 2 and 4, produce powerful tones with the sweetness of Alnico 2 magnets. The POMO (Postmodern) Strat Fat 50s wiring offers a transparent, vibrant, and powerful tone, preventing loss of tone and clarity when lowering the volume. The volume and tone controls respond more smoothly and evenly, allowing easy cleanup of overdriven amp sounds by just rolling back the guitar's volume knob. Additionally, the Greasebucket II bridge pickup tone control minimizes gain/mid-loss when lowered.
Other premium features include a roasted quarter-sawn maple neck with a '63-style 'C' profile, a 9.5-inch radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets (6100) and a bone nut, a 5-way pickup switch, an 11-hole gold anodized pickguard, a Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo Bridge, vintage-style tuners, a nylon spacer-equipped wing string tree, and a deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Stratocaster
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Roasted Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Profile: 1963 Strat 'C'
- Fretboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood
- Fretboard Radius: 9.5' (241 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5' (64.77 cm)
- No. of Frets: 21 Jumbo (6100) Frets
- Fretboard Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot, 0.28' (7 mm)
- Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Bridge), Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Middle), Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Neck)
- Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
- Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Included Accessories: Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
