Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Limited Edition – 50s STRATOCASTER RELIC LTD (Sonic Blue over 2-Color Sunburst) Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
Sonic Blue over 2-Color Sunburst.
Limited run of 100 instruments. This Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition beauty has been given the full-on Relic treatment to show years of natural wear and tear—nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty nickel/chrome hardware, distressed aluminum pickguard and aged plastic parts. The premium ash body has a nitrocellulose lacquer finish, 9.5″ radius maple fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets. All that, plus 3 Texas Special Single-Coil Strat Pickups, Custom middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in switch positions 2 and 4.
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| Model Number | 927-5000-481 |
| Series | Custom Shop Limited Edition Series |
| Colors | (481) Sonic Blue over 2-Color Sunburst (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
| Body | Premium Lightweight Ash Body |
| Neck | 1-Piece Maple, ‘57 Style Soft “V” Shape, (Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
| Fingerboard | Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm) |
| No. of Frets | 21 Medium Jumbo Frets |
| Pickups | 3 Texas Special Single-Coil Strat Pickups, Custom middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in switch positions 2 and 4 |
| Controls | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup) |
| Pickup Switching | 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup |
| Bridge | American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover |
| Machine Heads | Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines |
| Hardware | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard | 1-Ply Parchment |
| Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1.650” (42 mm) |
| Unique Features | ‘57-Style Soft “V” Shape Maple Neck, Middle Pickup is Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity, Tinted Neck, Custom Shop Limited Edition Decal, Limited Edition Certificate, Black Dot Position Inlays, Bone Nut, All Original Detailing, Built From Original Tooling. Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts. |
| Strings | Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), p/n 073-0250-006 |
| Accessories | Deluxe Limited Edition Black Hardshell Case (Black Interior), Strap, Cable, Limited Edition Certificate |
| These musical instruments offer includes Case | Deluxe Limited Edition Black Hardshell Case with Black Crushed Velvet Interior and Embroidered Limited Edition Logo |
| Introduced | 1/2006 |
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