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. 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.
Body
Body Shape:Stratocaster®
Body Material:2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
Neck Material:Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Shape:1963 Strat® "C"Scale Length:25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Radius:7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets:21
Fret Size:Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)String
Nut:Bone
Nut Width:1.625" (41.3 mm)
Headstock:Stratocaster®Neck Plate:4-Bolt Vintage-Style
Neck Finish:Nitrocellulose LacquerFingerboard:3A Rosewood
Position Inlays:Vintage Clay Dot
Electronics
Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '64 Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat®
Controls:Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)Pickup Switching:5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck PickupPickup Configuration:SSS
Hardware
Bridge:Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines:Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Orientation:Right-Hand
Hardware Finish:Nickel/ChromePickguard:3-Ply Mint Green
Control Knobs:Vintage White Plastic
Switch Tips:Vintage White
Miscellaneous
Strings:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)Included
Accessories:Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
