The Fender Custom Shop 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic gives you a vintage Strat tone and feel. Designed for serious players, this relic'd guitar is built with premium components for pro-level performance. The two-piece select ash body and rift sawn maple neck deliver resonant tone with outstanding sustain. Three Custom Shop single-coil pickups provide the signature Strat sound in all five switch positions. With its worn-in finish and hardware, the 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic looks and plays like a well-loved original from the era that shaped rock music.

Resonant Tonewoods for Classic Strat Sound
The 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic's two-piece select ash body is renowned for its resonant and balanced tone
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Fender CS 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic Guitar Black over 3-Color Sunburst

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The Fender Custom Shop 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic gives you a vintage Strat tone and feel. Designed for serious players, this relic'd guitar is built with premium components for pro-level performance. The two-piece select ash body and rift sawn maple neck deliver resonant tone with outstanding sustain. Three Custom Shop single-coil pickups provide the signature Strat sound in all five switch positions. With its worn-in finish and hardware, the 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic looks and plays like a well-loved original from the era that shaped rock music.

Resonant Tonewoods for Classic Strat Sound

The 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic's two-piece select ash body is renowned for its resonant and balanced tone. The lightweight ash provides punchy lows, rich mids and articulate highs. The rift sawn maple neck enhances sustain and clarity. Together, these woods give you the lively, expressive tone that made the Strat legendary.

Custom Shop Pickups for Iconic Strat Tone

This guitar features a trio of Custom Shop single-coil pickups for the distinctive Strat sound. The handwound pickups deliver warm, expressive tone with complex harmonics. Choose the bridge pickup for biting treble, the neck pickup for smooth warmth or combine pickups in the middle switch positions for something in between. With a five-way blade switch, you have instant access to all the classic Strat tones that shaped rock music.

Road-Worn Hardware and Finish

The 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic is designed to look and feel like a well-loved vintage instrument. Murphy Lab expertly aged and distressed the nitrocellulose lacquer finish to create wear patterns authentic to a guitar from the era. The hardware is also aged and worn for a period-correct appearance. This meticulous relicing process gives the guitar a lived-in vibe that inspires you to make music.

Pro-Level Playability

With its worn-in feel, the 1963 Stratocaster Super Heavy Relic plays like an old friend. The thin U-shaped neck profile offers comfort and speed. The 9.5" fingerboard radius and narrow tall frets are optimized for chording and string bending. Other features include a synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners and aged white control knobs.

Features:

Select ash body, Super faded aged 3-color sunburst, Nitrocellulose lacquer
Rift-sawn maple neck, 3A rosewood fingerboard, narrow-tall frets
SSS '60/'63 single-coil Strat pickups, master volume, master tone, 1/2 blend, 5-position switch
Nickel/chrome hardware, vintage-style synchronized tremolo, vintage tuners

Specifications:

Body
Shape: Stratocaster
Material: 2-piece select ash
Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Color: Super faded aged 3-color sunburst
Neck
Material: Rift sawn maple
Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Scale length: 25.5"
Truss rod: Early '60s
Fingerboard
Material: 3A rosewood
Number of frets: 21
Fret size: Narrow tall (6105)
Inlays: Vintage clay dot
Nut material: Bone
Nut width: 1.650"
Electronics
Pickup configuration: SSS
Bridge pickup: Custom Shop handwound '60/'63 single-coil Strat
Middle pickup: Custom Shop handwound RWRP '60/'63 single-coil Strat
Neck pickup: Custom Shop handwound '60/'63 single-coil Strat
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)
Hardware
Bridge: 6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles
Tuning machines: Vintage-style with Fender logo
Pickguard: 3-ply mint green
Control knobs: Vintage white plastic
Hardware finish: Nickel/chrome
Other
Case: Deluxe hardshell
Number of strings: 6
Orientation: Right handed
Included accessories: Strap, certificate of authenticity

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Store Policies
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Limitations and Exceptions
Returns of the following products must be made within 10 days of shipment - Stringed instruments priced at $1999.00 or more. The following products cannot be returned – Clearance items, Apple products, items identified as non-returnable, discontinued items, electronic software downloads, demo gear, vintage instruments, strings, reeds, computers, tubes, earbuds, earplugs, recorders, tin whistles, flutophones, "world" wind instruments, harmonicas, raw-frame speakers, drumheads, drumsticks, turntable cartridges, fog fluid, clothing/footwear, body jewelry, sheet music, cleaners, polishes and polishing cloths, software/soundware, books, CDs, DVD's, vinyl records, and videos.The following fees apply to Band & Orchestra returns - All returned woodwind and brass instruments incur a $10.00 sanitization fee. Returned bows are assessed a $4.00 restocking fee. Returned mouthpieces over $300 incur an $8.00 sanitization fee; the fee for mouthpieces under $300 is $4.00.

Should you decide to return your shipment, please follow the return steps printed on the back of your invoice and pack your return carefully to prevent damage in shipment. All returns must:

1. Include a Return Authorization Number; (Please contact us via eBay messages for an RA number)

2. Be in the original packaging complete with all collateral materials such as cases, straps, cables, care kits, certificates of authenticity, warranty cards, manuals, and any other materials that originally shipped with the instrument;

3. Be in brand-new condition, showing no signs of wear or use such as belt-buckle or pick scratches, scuffs, dings, or scrapes on the instrument or collateral materials.