The Fender Custom Shop 1961 Relic Stratocaster takes you back to a pivotal period in the instrument’s history, when surf music caught a huge wave and the Strat entered a phenomenal new decade. Its lightweight alder body features a Relic lacquer finish that evokes years of wear and tear, and sparkling tone comes from three hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups with modern five-way switching and Vintage Modified wiring.

Other premium features include a tinted quartersawn maple neck with a mid-’60s oval “C” profile and small headstock, 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with jumbo frets and bone nut, three-ply mint green pickguard, and vintage hardware. Includes Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and brown case. Available in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White and Fiesta Red.

• Color: Fiesta Red
• Series: Time Machine
• Body: Lightweight Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• FingerBoard: Rosewood
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Position Inlays: White Dots
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: Mid ’60s Oval “C”
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
• Num of Frets: 21
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge, Position 2. Bridge and Middle, Position 3. Middle, Position 4. Middle and Neck (Plus Bridge When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), Position 5. Neck (Plus Bridge When Push/Push Switch Is Activated)
• Tunning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Polishing Cloth, Certificate of Authenticity, Tool Kit