Fender Masterbuilt 60’s Stratocaster in Relic Lake Placid Blue by Levi Perry

This timeless Stratocaster is a faithful reproduction of the classic 60’s Stratocaster and built by Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilder Levi Perry. Every element of the design of this guitar has been carefully put together to give an authentic Stratocaster experience, from its Alder body, Vintage Fender tuners, or even down to the authentic heavy relic finish.

Installed with Hand-wound Josefina Fat 60’s Pickups, these pickups are upon the highest grade you can get for a guitar. The neck is a 60’s style oval “C” shape that is slim, making it authentic to the time of recreation, but also makes the guitar smooth to play.

Key Features

• Hand-Wound Josefina Pickups - Josefina Hand-Wound Pickups are renowned for their expert craftsmanship! The results of this is an enhanced bass response, punchy mid-range & a crystal clear high, which give you world-class Fender Custom Shop tone.
• Panorama Tremolo – The Panorama Tremolo system with a pop-in tremolo arm dramatically increases the range of vibrato available, allowing for deep, Strat-style dives, in addition to classic offset tremolo warble.
• 60’s “C” Shape Neck - The neck is a 60’s style oval “C” shape is slim - The oval curvature ensures optimal comfort for most players and play styles.

Tonewoods

The body is created from the finest hand-selected Alder, which Fender has been carefully sourcing for electric guitar bodies since mid-1956.

Enjoy the comfortable feel of the Maple neck which was hand-selected as one of the finest pieces of Maple to have the opportunity to be part of this masterpiece.

Relic Treatment

When a guitar is reliced, it is an exceptional finish that is creatively made to look worn, scratched, chipped, and tattered even though they are brand new! A relic finish, otherwise known as an aging or distressing process, varies in outcome like any other hand-designed guitar feature. With this guitar being reliced by Fender Masterbuilder Levi Perry, he literally has reliced this guitar for you in this unique way!

Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilder Levi Perry

Levi Perry is known for making some of the most spellbinding designs at Fender Custom Shop! Levi has worked at Fender Custom Shop since 2015 and is responsible for working on some very notable guitars which include the Fuzz Smuggler, the Game of Thrones guitars, the George Harrison Rocky Strat, and other stunning signature models.

“Fender has such a deep and rich history to glean from, and when you allow that history to teach and guide you while continuing to be creative and push the boundaries, you’ll be amazed at what you can create.” Levi Perry

Fender Custom Shop Josefina Hand-Wound Pickups

Josefina Campos is Fender Custom Shop’s leading hand-wound pickup maker and has been lovingly making pickups since 1991. The way that these pickups are carefully designed is world-class and captures that instantly recognizable Fender Telecaster tone.

Fender Custom Shop

The Fender Custom Shop produces more than just the best of the best guitars made by Fender. They represent the highest level of quality and attention to detail, considering the tiniest aspects in the finish, to extraordinary expressions in tone.

Complete with Fender Custom Shop Brown Hardcase and a Certificate of Authenticity.

Neck

• Neck Finish: Dark Tint
• Neck Wood: Maple Plain Grain
• Fretboard: AAA Rosewood
• Truss Rod: 60’s
• Frets: 21
• Tuners: Vintage with Fender Logo
• Neck Mount: 4 Bolt
• Head Style: Small
• Head Scoop: 60
• Fret Wire: Vintage Upgrade
• Facedots: Micarta White .250
• Dot Spacing: Wide
• Nut: Bone

Body

• Alder
• Body Finish: Lacquer, Relic
• Pickguard: 60’s Strat Nitro Relic

Hardware

• Bridge: Vintage Stratocaster Relic
• Pickguard: 60s Stratocaster Nitro Relic

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Hand-wound Stratocaster Fat 60’s Neck
• Middle Pickup: Hand-wound Stratocaster Reverse-wound Fat 60’s Middle
• Bridge Pickup: Hand-wound Stratocaster Fat 60’s Bridge
• Pots: 250k 10% Taper Split
• Switch: 5 Way
• Controls: Tone, Volume

Miscellaneous

• Case: Fender Custom Shop Brown Case (Included)