Fender Custom Shop 1958 Strat, Relic, Natural Blonde

Get your Fender Custom Shop 1958 Strat at Humbucker Music, a proud Custom Shop Showcase Dealer with many guitars for sale and in stock now!

1958 was the final year of the original one-piece maple neck before Leo Fender switched to a glued-on “slab” rosewood fingerboard, which significantly changed the look and tone of Fender instruments. Many players swear by the one-piece maple for its tone and stability, which is what makes 1958 such a sought-after year for the Strat. The ’58 Strat Relic is a nod to that year in all its glory, with several custom mods. A two-piece select alder body (ash on natural blonde finish model) wears a Relic lacquer finish, while the resonant one-piece quartersawn maple neck has a comfortable 1954-style “soft V” profile, 9.5 fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.

Custom Shop hand-wound Fat ’50s pickups (with reverse-wound/reverse polarity middle pickup) are connected to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and five-way switching, creating a thick, balanced tone at any volume. Other features include a single-ply eggshell pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Fender Custom Shop instrument is extraordinary. You know it when you play one; it’s definitely more than the sum of its parts. It’s filled with intangible, electrifying elements that add a new dimension to your playing experience. It’s as if the instrument itself is imbued with history, alive with the spirit of the place where it was built and the devotion of those who crafted it.

Weight: 7 lbs 2 oz
Serial#: CZ569171

Specs

Relic Lacquer Finish
2-Piece Select Ash Body
1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
'58 Style Soft "V" Back-Shape (.850 1st fret -.980 12th)
9.5" Radius
21 Narrow Tall (6105) Frets
Hand-Wound Fat '50s Strat Pickups with RWRP Middle
Vintage Modified #2 Wiring with Tone-Saver Bleed
5-Way Switch
Single-Ply Eggshell Pickguard
Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Vintage-Style Tuning Machines
Bone Nut
Wing String Tree
Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.