In 2024—the 70th anniversary year of the Stratocaster®—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, in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Daphne Blue, Aged Olympic White and Aged Sage Metallic Green.
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.
Specs
Serial Number |
L11429 |
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
Aged Sherwood Green Metallic |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Stratocaster |
Body Material |
2-Piece Select Alder |
Body Finish |
Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material |
3A Roasted Flame Maple |
Neck Shape |
’63 Style C |
Neck Finish |
Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fretboard Material |
Round-Lam Rosewood |
Number of Frets |
21 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Vintage Clay Dot |
Fret Size |
Medium Vintage |
Fretboard Radius |
7.25 to 9.5 Vintage Compound Radius |
Nut Material |
Bone |
Nut Width |
1.625 (41.3 mm) |
Neck Pickups |
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat® |
Middle Pickups |
Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP ’64 Single-Coil Strat® |
Bridge Pickups |
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’64 Single Coil Strat® |
Controls |
1 X Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, 1 X Tone (Neck/Middle Pickups), 1 X Tone (Bridge Pickup); Vintage Modified #2 Wiring, 5-Position Pickup Selector |
Pickguard |
3-Ply Mint Green |
Bridge |
Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
Tuners |
Vintage-Style |
Strings |
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Included Accessories |
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity |
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.