Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Black Fender

It’s the return of the Ancho Poblano Strat, with tone as large as Texas and updated sky-high features to boot. Ancho Poblano pickups are specially designed to deliver spicy expressive tones that get progressively hotter from neck to bridge. The middle and neck pickups are distinctively calibrated from string to string for enhanced solo work, while the flat-pole bridge pickup delivers a powerful musical punch. Each pickup is hand wound and potted with secret “Custom Shop sauce” to curb microphonics while preserving open-yet-focused tone.

The alder body is treated with a Relic lacquer finish to recreate years of playing wear. A quartersawn maple neck with 1950 Blackguard “U” profile yields a chunky baseball bat feel coveted by discerning players, while jumbo frets adorn the 9.5”-radius fingerboard. An eight-hole single-ply black phenolic pickguard is outfitted with a Fullerton-style aluminum control plate, with knurled chrome volume and tone knobs, five-way switch and vintage modified #2 wiring with tone-saver bleed. Other features include a Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with metal spacer. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Model Number: 9231012926
Serial #: CZ561533
Weight: 8lbs 2oz

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

Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Neck Butt Width: 2.200″
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: 1950 Blackguard
Neck Thickness: .925″
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: 1.00″
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Side Dots: Black Micarta, 3/32″ (2.38 mm)
String Nut: Bone
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted

Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt “Limited Edition” Engraved
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Pickup Covers: Aged White
String Trees: Single Wing with Tall Metal Spacer
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano RWRP Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano 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