Fender Stratocaster Time Machine – 60 STRATOCASTER CLOSET CLASSIC Electric Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
A detailed recreation of its Kennedy-era ancestor.
Inside and out, the 60 Stratocaster Fender Closet Classic guitar is a detailed recreation of its Kennedy-era ancestor. It features an alder body, ’60s C-shaped maple neck, and for the first time in its history a smaller truss rod and slab laminated rosewood fingerboard with clay dot markers. The pickup design is faithful to the original right down to the materials and winding, producing a characteristically smooth and glassy tone. Under the hood, Fender has even replicated the finish undercoating and the crude pickup-wiring routing in the body. This electric guitar features the Closet Classic treatment—built as if it was bought new in its respective model year, played maybe a few times per year and then carefully put away. It has a few small dings, a mildly checked finish, lightly oxidized hardware and aged plastic parts.
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| Model Number | 015-0800-(Color#) |
| Series | Time Machine Series |
| Colors | “Thinskin” Finish: (800) 3-Color Sunburst, (804) Daphne Blue, (805) Olympic White, (840) Fiesta Red, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
| Body | Select Alder |
| Neck | Maple, Early ‘60s “C” Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood, 7.25” Radius (184 mm) |
| No. of Frets | 21 Vintage Style Frets |
| Pickups | 3 Custom ‘60s Single-Coil Strat Pickups |
| Controls | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup) |
| Pickup Switching | 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Middle Pickup Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Bridge | American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Machine Heads | Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines |
| Hardware | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard | 3-Ply Parchment |
| Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1.650” (42 mm) |
| Unique Features | “C” Shape Maple Neck, Built as if bought new in its respective year and played a few times a year and then put carefully away. Has a few small dings, checked finish, oxidized 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 Brown Hardshell Case (Gold Interior), Strap, Cable |
| These musical instruments offer includes Case | Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case |
| Introduced | 1/1999 |
