Used Fender Custom Shop LTD '60 Roasted Strat Heavy Relic Black

Used 2018 Fender Custom Shop LTD '60 Roasted Strat Heavy Relic Aged Black
Serial Number: CZ540194
Weight: 7.32 lbs
Condition: Mint condition, 2019 model. Guitar shows little to no non-original wear. Comes with original Fender Custom Shop Hardshell case, Floor Traveller, and accessories.

This Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition '60 Roasted Stratocaster in Aged Black is a Heavy Relic build from a Custom Shop limited run, the roasted tonewoods being what sets it apart from a standard '60 reissue. Both the alder body and the quartersawn maple neck are torrefied — roasted to drive out moisture and resins — which lightens the wood, stiffens it, and gives it the drier, more resonant response of an instrument that's been played for decades. At 7.32 lbs. it's light for a Strat. The nitrocellulose finish in aged black is Heavy Relic'd with a nitro brown tortoise shell pickguard and relic'd chrome hardware, and every piece has been worn by hand rather than stamped out. This used example (Serial #CZ540194) is in mint condition, with no wear beyond the factory relic work.

The roasted quartersawn maple neck is carved to a '60 style oval C profile (.790" at the 1st fret, .930" at the 12th) and finished in nitro with amber shellac, bolted on for the snap and attack that construction gives. Quartersawn roasted stock is about as stable as a maple neck gets. The AAA rosewood fretboard carries vintage clay dot inlays, with a 12" radius, 21 jumbo 6100 frets, a 25.5" scale length, and a 1.650" bone nut — that's a modern combination on a vintage-spec guitar, and it's a deliberate one: the flatter board and taller wire make bends effortless where a period-correct 7.25" radius with vintage wire would choke them out. An American Vintage 6-screw bridge with bent saddles and vintage tuners with the Fender logo complete the vintage side, all relic'd to match.

Handwound Poblano single-coils sit in all three positions with a reverse-wound, reverse-polarity middle for hum cancellation in positions two and four. The Poblano set is one of the Custom Shop's most musical winds — clear and chimey with real bloom in the midrange, and enough output to push an amp without losing the glassy top end. Volume, two tones, and a 5-way lever run through Strat Vintage Modified Wiring #2, which gives the bridge pickup its own tone control instead of leaving it wide open. Whether you're a blues or classic rock player after a genuinely light, resonant Strat, a session guitarist who wants Custom Shop quality with modern playability, or a collector chasing a limited run in a spec that doesn't repeat, this one is worth a serious look. This Custom Shop '60 Roasted Strat (Serial #CZ540194) includes its original Fender Custom Shop brown hardshell case, Floor Traveller, and accessories. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized Fender dealer.

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Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: Roasted Alder
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Heavy Relic
Color: Aged Black

Neck
Material: Roasted Quartersawn Maple
Shape: 60 Style Oval C
Dimensions: .790" at the 1st fret, .930" at the 12th fret
Joint: Bolt-on
Fretboard Material: AAA Rosewood
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Shellac Amber
Headstock: Small, Amber, 56 - 60 Strat Decal
Inlay: Vintage Clay Dots
Radius: 12"
Frets: 21, Jumbo 6100
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.650"
Nut Material: Bone

Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: American Vintage 6-Screw Strat Bridge, Bent Saddles
Tuners: Vintage with Fender Logo
Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel, Relic
Pickguard: 60 Strat, Nitro Brown Tortoise Shell, Relic

Electronics
Neck Pickup: Handwound Poblano Strat Neck
Middle Pickup: Handwound Poblano Strat RWRP Middle
Bridge Pickup: Handwound Poblano Strat Bridge
Controls: 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 5-Way Lever Pickup Selector Switch
Special Electronics: Strat Vintage Modified Wiring #2

Other
Case/Gigbag: Fender Custom Shop Strat/Tele Brown Hardshell Case