{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-59-strat-relic-time-machine-usa-2008","title":"SOLD - Fender Custom Shop Time Machine 58 Strat Relic  – USA 2008","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Fender -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Rocking a heavily relic'd nitrocellulose lacquer finish, the Fender Custom Shop 1958 Time Machine Relic Stratocaster looks, sounds, and plays like an original 1958 Strat that's been maintained in tip-top playing condition. The worn nitro finish feels comfortably broken in from day one, with a few spots of more intense wear providing the appearance of decades of regular use. Handcrafted by Fender's elite Custom Shop luthiers, this '58 Time Machine is spec'd with a trio of Fat '50s Strat single-coil pickups — your guarantee of killer tone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore you ever plug the guitar in, the Fender Custom Shop Ltd. 1958 Strat Relic electric guitar sings with a resonance and clarity that is hard to find in lesser instruments. Its carefully selected 2-piece alder body is joined to a rift-sawn maple neck. Cut radially from quarter-sawn logs cut at a diagonal to the initial quartering cuts, rift-sawn necks are ultra-stable, with thinner grain that is less susceptible to warping and twisting the flat-sawn neck blanks. The result is a neck that is more impervious to changes in temperature and humidity. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExpertly assembled by the finest builders in Fender's Custom Shop factory in Corona, California to exact specifications, body contours and radii, neck shape, fingerboard radius, pickups, electronics and hardware of a 1958 Stratocaster. The expert craftsmanship of this design employs original materials, tooling and production techniques whenever possible to provide the most accurate recreation of a '59 Strat that shows the natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, applying nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty hardware and plastic parts.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeatures –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBody -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBody Shape:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eStratocaster\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBody Material:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e2-Piece Select Alder\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBody Finish:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003eNitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeck -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeck Material:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMaple\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeck Shape:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e63 C Profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScale Length:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e25.5\" (572 mm)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFingerboard Radius:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    7\u003c\/span\u003e.25\" \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNumber of Frets:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e21\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFret Size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003eMedium Tall\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eString Nut:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003eBone\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNut Width:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e        \u003c\/span\u003e1.650\" (42 mm)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTruss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeadstock:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eStratocaster\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeck Plate:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e4-Bolt\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeck Finish:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003eNitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFingerboard:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eMaple\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePosition Inlays: Black Dot\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElectronics -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMiddle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeck Pickup:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eCustom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eControls:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003eMaster Volume, 2 x Tone \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePickup Switching:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e         3\u003c\/span\u003e-Position Blade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardware -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTuning Machines:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e        \u003c\/span\u003eVintage-Style\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardware Finish:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003eNickel\/Chrome\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePickguard:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e1-Ply Eggshell\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eControl Knobs: Vintage White\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSwitch Tips:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003eVintage White\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a very tasty guitar, made to look and feel just right by the Fender Custom Shop. It is relatively light and surprisingly resonant even unplugged. The light relic treatment is subtle, with not too much “damage” inflicted and only light tarnishing of the metal parts which presents as very natural. Finished in Vintage Sunburst nitro – most attractive.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is in excellent overall condition, with no modifications that we can see \u0026amp; everything works as it should. Some minimal fret wear to the B \u0026amp; G string areas, but plenty of fret life left, tuners are solid, quality trem bridge intonates well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne-piece maple neck and board with a rear walnut skunk stripe, centre dot inlays, truss adjustment at the heel.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight is 7.55 lbs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeck Thickness: 1st fret: 0.93\" \/ 12th: 1.02\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA true Fender classic with the right vintage feel, without the vintage price tag. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComes with its original Fender Tweed hard shell case in good condition, but unfortunately its Certificate of Authenticity is missing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41368708841625,"sku":"21174","price":4495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/1905\/6012\/products\/Fender_Custom_Shop_Time_Machine_58_Strat_Relic_USA_2008.jpg?v=1733751080","url":"https:\/\/www.premierguitars.com.au\/products\/fender-custom-shop-59-strat-relic-time-machine-usa-2008","provider":"Premier Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}