Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Stratocaster, Journeyman Relic, Aged Black
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Combining timeless Fender style with player-friendly features, the Postmodern Strat is a gig-ready instrument with thoughtful design touches that could only come from the Fender Custom Shop. The two-piece select alder body wears a flashcoat, thin lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe with more resonance while wearing in a distinctively personal way. Strong and stable, tinted riftsawn maple neck sports a comfortable '60s Syle Oval "C"-shaped profile that works well for almost any playing style, while the modern 12”-radius rosewood fingerboard and 22 medium-jumbo frets offer a familiar experience. Designed for hum-free, vintage-informed tone, the trio of hand-wound single-coil pickups includes a hot Texas Special bridge pickup, RWRP Fat ‘50s in the middle position to reduce hum and a ’69 in the neck position. We tied it all together with Fat ‘50s wiring, and then to ensure it’s as RFI- and EMI-resistant as possible, we shielded the pickups and control routes. The Journeyman Relic treatment gives this guitar the look and feel of an often-played original, personalized with a “decked” tremolo and extra tremolo springs for increased stability.
Other features include a contoured neck heel, 4-Ply 11-Hole Brown Shell pickguard, Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style staggered tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
What does "Journeyman Relic" Mean? Used but not abused. Handed down or changed hands through the years, but mostly played around the house, with the occasional jam session or weekend gig. Has been well taken care of over the years but has finish checking, some "friendly" down-to-the-wood nicks and dings, dullish hardware, and moderate playing wear - a very lucky find.
A 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.
Serial #: XN11546
Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Lightweight Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Flashcoat Lacquer
Neck Material: Riftsawn Maple
Neck Shape: 60's Style Oval C (1st Fret: .790" - 12th Fret: .930")
Scale Length: 25.5"
Radius: 12" Radius
Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650"
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish: Tinted Flash Coat Lacquer
Fingerboard: 1-Piece AAA Dark Sorted Rosewood
Inlays: Micarta White
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound 69 Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s RWRP
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Bridge: Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Tuners: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Brown Tortoise Shell Relic
Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity
Combining timeless Fender style with player-friendly features, the Postmodern Strat is a gig-ready instrument with thoughtful design touches that could only come from the Fender Custom Shop. The two-piece select alder body wears a flashcoat, thin lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe with more resonance while wearing in a distinctively personal way. Strong and stable, tinted riftsawn maple neck sports a comfortable '60s Syle Oval "C"-shaped profile that works well for almost any playing style, while the modern 12”-radius rosewood fingerboard and 22 medium-jumbo frets offer a familiar experience. Designed for hum-free, vintage-informed tone, the trio of hand-wound single-coil pickups includes a hot Texas Special bridge pickup, RWRP Fat ‘50s in the middle position to reduce hum and a ’69 in the neck position. We tied it all together with Fat ‘50s wiring, and then to ensure it’s as RFI- and EMI-resistant as possible, we shielded the pickups and control routes. The Journeyman Relic treatment gives this guitar the look and feel of an often-played original, personalized with a “decked” tremolo and extra tremolo springs for increased stability.
Other features include a contoured neck heel, 4-Ply 11-Hole Brown Shell pickguard, Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style staggered tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
What does "Journeyman Relic" Mean? Used but not abused. Handed down or changed hands through the years, but mostly played around the house, with the occasional jam session or weekend gig. Has been well taken care of over the years but has finish checking, some "friendly" down-to-the-wood nicks and dings, dullish hardware, and moderate playing wear - a very lucky find.
A 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.
Serial #: XN11546
Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Lightweight Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Flashcoat Lacquer
Neck Material: Riftsawn Maple
Neck Shape: 60's Style Oval C (1st Fret: .790" - 12th Fret: .930")
Scale Length: 25.5"
Radius: 12" Radius
Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650"
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish: Tinted Flash Coat Lacquer
Fingerboard: 1-Piece AAA Dark Sorted Rosewood
Inlays: Micarta White
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound 69 Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s RWRP
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Bridge: Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Tuners: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Brown Tortoise Shell Relic
Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity
