New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1963 Stratocaster® Super Heavy Relic®. The lively, resonant two-piece select ash body is paired with an extremely comfortable playing rift sawn maple neck with ’63-style “C” back-shape and round-laminated rosewood fingerboard for a quintessential early-‘60s Strat®.

All wrapped in stunning Super Heavy Relic® lacquer finishes – Super Faded Aged Three-Color Sunburst, Super Faded Aged Three-Color Sunburst Sparkle, Super Faded Aged Black over Three-Color Sunburst and Super Faded Aged Surf Green over Three-Color Sunburst – the ’63 Strat® looks like it was gigged hard for decades. With a set of three Custom Shop hand-wound ‘60/’63 Strat® pickups (RWRP middle pickup), this guitar sounds as incredible as it looks.

Other premium features include 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, Fat '50s 1/2 Blender Strat® wiring with Greasebucket™ tone circuit, 5-way switch, 3-ply mint green pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

BODY: 2-Piece Select Ash
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Ash
HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: 1963 Strat® "C"
NECK THICKNESS: .830"
NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.200"
NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: 1.00"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: 3A Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS: Vintage Clay Dot
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Early '60s
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Mint Green
CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White Plastic
SWITCH TIP: Vintage White
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
STRING TREES: American Vintage '59-'64
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM: Vintage Upgraded '60s
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
MIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
NECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '60/'63 Single-Coil Strat®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SSS
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
POTENTIOMETERS: 250K 10% Taper Split