Description
Description
In 2024—the 70th anniversary year of the Stratocaster®—the Fender Custom Shop introduces a model that captures the look and tone of a Strat® from an especially distinctive and sought-after era: the Limited Edition 1964 L-Series Stratocaster®. Its two-piece select alder body wears a Heavy Relic® lacquer finish that beautifully imparts the look and feel of a mid-’60s Strat® that has endured decades of heavy wear and tear, in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Daphne Blue, Aged Olympic White and Aged Sage Metallic Green.
Its rift-sawn maple neck is fashioned with a comfortably easy-playing 1963-style “C”-shaped profile, topped by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard with a compound radius (7.25” to 9.5”) 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a bone nut. Classic Strat® tone of that period comes from three Custom Shop hand-wound ’64 Stratocaster® pickups (reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup for hum cancellation in switch positions 2 and 4) that deliver clear highs, well-balanced mids and tight lows, routed through five way switching and Vintage Modified #2 wiring with the Tone-Saver bleed circuit, which eliminates tone loss when volume is turned down.
Other premium features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender Custom Shop |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | L11506 |
| Product Color: | 3-Color Sunburst |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Heavy Relic |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder Body |
| Body Finish: | Heavy Relic Lacquer Finish |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Rift Sawn Maple Neck |
| Neck Finish: | Heavy Relic Lacquer Finish |
| Neck Shape: | '63 Style "C" Back-Shape |
| Fingerboard Material: | Round-Lam Rosewood Fingerboard |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.625" (41.3mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | Compound 7.25-9.5" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Strat Pickup |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Strat Pickup RWRP |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Strat Pickup |
| Controls and Switching: | Vintage Modified #2 Wiring with Tone-Saver Bleed; 5-Way Switch |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style Tuning Machines |
| String Tree: | Wing String Tree with Tall Metal Spacer |
| Fret Wire: | Medium Vintage (47095) Frets |
| Saddle: | Metal |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Mint Green Pickguard |