1964 saw significant design changes to the Strat, including but not limited to the pickups, pickguard, headstock logo and body contours. The Custom Shop ’64 Strat Journeyman Relic is a faithful recreation of that transitional year’s model, with several compelling custom modifications ideal for all players. Its two-piece select alder body wears a Journeyman Relic lacquer finish with the perfect amount of wear. The quartersawn maple neck has a 1963 “C” profile, 9.5”-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.
Custom Shop hand-wound gray bottom ’64 Strat pickups (with reverse-wound/reverse polarity middle pickup) are connected to Vintage Modified #2 wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry and a five-way switch for period-correct tone that preserves highs even at lower volumes. Other features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, custom shop synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model Number: 9235001579
Serial: #CZ562799
Weight: 8lbs 1oz
Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1963 “C”
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rosewood
Position Inlays/Side Dots: Vintage Clay Dot
Frets: 21
Nut Material/Width: Bone, 1.650″ (42 mm)
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat
Middle Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.
Case: Deluxe Hardshell