Fender Custom Shop Ltd Edition 57 Relic Stratocaster

Description

Custom Shop Relic guitars are always a favorite of mine but my eyes always light up when a limited edition Sonic Blue Strat comes in. In my opinion the Custom Shop do seem to make a little more effort and take a bit more care with these Ltd edition guitars. This one is a stunning 57 Strat Relic in what is probably the best looking colour for a Strat. It’s a 2021 model and remains in near ‘mint’ and barely used condition. Presented in the case with all the paperwork, we have given it the full Monty in terms of set up and maintenance and it’s playing and sounding at it’s optimum now. Unusually for a 50s this one has an Alder body which is interesting. An addictive guitar to play, it rings well acoustically and when fired up it sounds very sweet. As prices of new Fender just seem to keep on rising today (April 2023) you can expect to pay between £4,200 and £4,999 for Limited Edition Relics when new. They are touching prices that a few years ago were for Masterbuild models.

Specification

• Country of Manufacture: USA
• Fret Board Radius: 9.5
• Neck Shape: 57 SOFT V
• Number of Frets: 21
• Body: Alder 2 piece
• Neck: Maple
• Pickups: HW Fat 50s
• Case: Original tweed
• Candy: All present
• Frets: Narrow Tall 6105

41.99mm22.16mm51.74mm25.03mm

Condition

Superb, barely played in it's two years of life. Even the case looks brand new!

Condition Rating: 9.6 out of 10.

What We've Done

New Strings - daddario 9 - 42

Clean

Fret Level

Fret Dress & Polish

Action Set Up & String Height Adjust

Truss Rod Adjustment

Tremolo Balance & Set Up

Strip Down & Authenticity Check

Nut Lubrication