Fender 1963 Strat Super Heavy Relic Rw SFA 3-Color Sunburst

New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1963 Stratocaster® Super Heavy Relic®. The lively, resonant two-piece select ash body is paired with an extremely comfortable playing rift sawn maple neck with ’63-style “C” back-shape and round-laminated rosewood fingerboard for a quintessential early-‘60s Strat®.

All wrapped in stunning Super Heavy Relic® lacquer finishes – Super Faded Aged Three-Color Sunburst, Super Faded Aged Three-Color Sunburst Sparkle, Super Faded Aged Black over Three-Color Sunburst and Super Faded Aged Surf Green over Three-Color Sunburst – the ’63 Strat® looks like it was gigged hard for decades. With a set of three Custom Shop hand-wound ‘60/’63 Strat® pickups (RWRP middle pickup), this guitar sounds as incredible as it looks.

Other premium features include 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, Fat '50s 1/2 Blender Strat® wiring with Greasebucket™ tone circuit, 5-way switch, 3-ply mint green pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Neck
Headstock: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1963 Strat® "C"
Neck Thickness: .830"
Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: 1.00"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Early '60s
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone

Body
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash

Measurements
Dimensions: 6.00x17.00x44.75 IN
Shipping Weight: 25.00 LB
Headstock Thickness: 0.575"
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Shipping Length: 44.75 IN
Shipping Height: 6.00 IN
Shipping Width: 17.00 IN

Hardware
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Control Knobs: Vintage White Plastic
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
String Trees: American Vintage '59-'64
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Tremolo Arm: Vintage Upgraded '60s
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized

Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, 1/2 Blend
Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge with Neck Blend, Position 2. Bridge and Middle with Neck Blend, Position 3. Middle, Position 4. Neck and Middle, Position 5. Neck
Potentiometers: 250K 10% Taper Split