Fender Custom Shop 2018 LTD '60s Roasted Strat Heavy Relic - Aged Black (Used)

Key Specifications Body: Roasted select alder with a nitrocellulose lacquer Heavy Relic finish (available in custom colors like Aged Black and Faded Sunburst). Neck: Roasted quartersawn maple with a '60s-style oval "C" back-shape and nitro finish. Fingerboard: Flat-laminated (or slab) rosewood with a modern 12-inch radius and extra-rolled edges. Frets: 21 jumbo (6100) or super-jumbo frets. Pickups: Trio of Custom Shop hand-wound Ancho Poblano single-coil pickups (with an RWRP middle pickup for hum reduction). Electronics: Vintage Modified #2 wiring featuring a tone saver/treble bleed and 5-way switching. Hardware: American Vintage synchronized tremolo and vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logos. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Roasted Tonewoods: The torrefaction (roasting) process bakes out excess moisture and resins from both the alder body and maple neck. This mimics the dry, deeply resonant acoustic properties and responsiveness of a vintage instrument weathered over decades while increasing neck stability. Modern Playability: While it sports the visual wear and tear of a Heavy Relic, the flat-lam rosewood fingerboard and flatter 12-inch radius eliminate fretting-out during big string bends, making it feel fast and contemporary. Fiery Output: The Ancho Poblano pickups are intentionally underwound-to-overwound calibrated, offering extra spice, output, and rich midrange bite compared to traditional '60s gray-bottom pickups. Serial #CZ539519 weight: 8.0lbs