Fender '63 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic

The early 1960s saw some important changes to the Stratocaster, including a new pickguard configuration, neck profile and a “round-laminated” rosewood fingerboard, all culminating in a compelling new contemporary look and sound. The 1963 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic is a fine testament to these innovations, featuring a two-piece select alder body with deep contours for perfect comfort, a quartersawn maple neck with a time-honored 1963 “C” profile, and a 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets for steady play up and down the neck.

Hand-wound Fat ’60s pickups with reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup are given extra turns of wire to produce rich ’60s tone, sent to a five-way switch and vintage modified #2 wiring on a three-ply mint green pickguard. Other features include a Custom Shop vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Neck

• Fingerboard Material: Round-Lam AAA Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: 1963 "C"
• Neck Thickness: .830"
• Neck Thickness 12th Fret: 1.00"
• Number of Frets: 21
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot
• Side Dots: White Micarta, 3/32" (2.38 mm)
• String Nut: Bone
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted

Body

• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Weight: 7 lbs 13.5 oz

Hardware

• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Control Knobs: Vintage White
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Pickup Covers: Aged White
• String Trees: Single Wing with Tall Metal Spacer
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Switch Tip: Vintage White
• Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s RWRP Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat®
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• 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