Used Fender Custom Shop Custom 1966 Stratocaster Relic White

Used 1999 Fender Custom Shop Custom 1966 Stratocaster Relic White
Serial Number: R3767
Weight: 8.14 lbs.
Condition: Very good condition, 1999 model. Guitar shows some wear. Body shows finish checking, a handful of small dings, some discoloration the back bottom edge. Headstock Decal is worn in spots. Body is labelled relic under pickguard, and in neck pocket. Neck is stamped "Yamano Mastergrade". Comes with original Fender Hardshell case, Fender Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity.

This Used 1999 Fender Custom Shop 1966 Stratocaster Relic in Vintage White is an early Custom Shop build with a detail most Strats of this era don't carry: the neck is stamped "Yamano Mastergrade," marking it as part of a select run destined for Fender's Japanese distributor. Serial #R3767 puts it in the first decade of Custom Shop R-number production. An alder body in Vintage White with a 4-ply tortoise pickguard, at 8.14 lbs. Condition is very good with honest wear — finish checking across the body, a handful of small dings, some discoloration along the back bottom edge, and a headstock decal that's worn in spots. It comes with the Fender Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity.

The maple neck is carved to a '66 Oval C profile (.815" at the 1st fret, .960" at the 12th) in gloss, bolted on with a 4-bolt joint. A rosewood fretboard with pearloid dot inlays and oversize black side dots sits over a period-correct 7.25" radius, with 21 medium jumbo frets, a 25.5" scale length, and a 1.64" synthetic nut. The vintage radius gives it that rolled, broken-in feel under a chording hand. The large headstock in natural is exactly right for a '66 spec. Hardware is nickel throughout: a Fender vintage-style synchronized tremolo with bent saddles and vintage-style tuners.

Three Custom Shop hand-wound '66 single-coils fill the pickguard, wired to a volume, two tones, and a blade selector. Hand-wound Custom Shop pickups are the difference here — clear, bell-like neck tones, that scooped quack in the between positions, and a bridge pickup with bite and cut instead of thin brittleness. It cleans up off the volume knob the way a good Strat should. Whether you're a blues or classic rock player after mid-'60s Strat voicing, a session guitarist who wants a Custom Shop instrument already broken in, or a collector who understands what a Yamano neck stamp signifies, this one earns the room. This Used 1999 Fender Custom Shop 1966 Stratocaster Relic (Serial #R3767) includes its original Fender hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized Fender dealer.

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Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: Alder
Finish: Gloss
Color: Vintage White

Neck
Material: Maple
Shape: '66 Oval C
Dimensions: .815" at the 1st fret, .960" at the 12th fret
Joint: 4-bolt
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Neck Finish: Gloss
Headstock: Large, Natural
Inlay: Pearloid Dots, Oversize Black Side Dots
Radius: 7.25"
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.64"
Nut Material: Synthetic

Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Fender Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo w/ Bent Saddles
Tuners: Vintage-style
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Pickguard: 4-ply Tortise

Electronics
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '66 Single-Coil Stratocaster
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '66 Single-Coil Stratocaster
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '66 Single-Coil Stratocaster
Controls: 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way Blade Pickup Selector

Other: Fender Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity
Case/Gigbag: Fender Hardshell