Features 1956 Heavy Relic Strat Nocaster Blonde A Heavy Relic'd Workhorse Guitar Electric Solidbody Nocaster Blonde with Ash Body Solidbody Electric Guitar with Ash Body, One-piece Maple Neck, Three Single-coil Pickups, Tremolo, a Description Product Description Electric Guitars - The Fender Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Stratocaster is as close to the genuine article as you can get without taking out a second mortgage. And the '56 Heavy Relic gives you the spank, sparkle, and vibe of the original - without costly visits to your luthier. This axe may look a half-century old, but it sports a supremely playable modern 9.5" radius and 6105 frets on its comfortable 10/56 large V-shaped neck. Topped off with superb-sounding Master Design pickups and modern 5-way switch wiring, the Fender Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Stratocaster is a music time machine par excellence.Fender Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Stratocaster Solidbody Electric Guitar at a Glance:Masterful craftsmanship creates exceptional toneMaster Design pickups serve up period-correct Strat chime 'n' chunkThe Heavy Relic treatment = real deal visualsMasterful craftsmanship creates exceptional toneThis Fender Custom Shop 1956 Heavy Relic Stratocaster boasts a tinted, one-piece quartersawn maple neck - a smart choice for tone-savvy guitarists. Quartersawn wood is much more rigid than flatsawn wood, which means it vibrates better, which means more tone for you! And the lacquer finish, which is thinner than modern polyurethane finishes, will allow this '56 Strat's alder body to sing loud and clear.Master Design pickups serve up period-correct Strat chime 'n' chunkThe Fender Custom Shop's 1956 Heavy Relic Stratocaster is loaded with three Fender Custom Shop Master Design single-coil pickups that deliver all the legendary Strat spank, sparkle, chime and chunk of an original mid-'50s Stratocaster. So if authentic '50 Strat sound is your thing - the 1956 Heavy Relic Strat is the cost-effective way to get it.The Heavy Relic treatment = real deal visualsThe Fender Custom Shop's Relic treatment starts with a period-correct nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes - standard back in the day - are significantly thinner than today's polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to