Fender Custom Shop 2025 Dealer Event #160 1969 Stratocaster Maple Neck Heavy Relic Aged 3 Tone Sunburst 7.80 lbs

Heavy Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Select Alder Body; 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck with 1969 “U” Back-Shape; 7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius; 21 Narrow Tall (6105) Frets; Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat® Bridge Pickup, Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Single-Coil Strat® Middle Pickup, Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’69 Single-Coil Strat® Neck Pickup; Vintage Modified Strat® #2 Wiring; 5-Way Switch; 3-Ply Aged White Pickguard; Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage “F”-Style Tuning Machines; Bone Nut; American Vintage ’65+ String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.

• Vintage Modified #2

wiring and a special “Tone-Saver” treble-bleed network that keeps tone consistent at any volume (no loss of highs when decreasing volume).

• Fender Tone Saver – 250K

If you experience tonal change when turning down the volume control on your guitar, the Fender Tone Saver is a great solution. Unlike traditional treble bleed circuits that involve connecting tiny parts together with delicate soldering, the Tone Saver contains a special R/C network inside one convenient enclosure that will keep your guitar’s tone remarkably consistent at any setting. Just solder the leads to the center and outside lugs of your guitar’s volume control and you’re done.

Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil (Bridge: 6.56K) redefined hot Texas blues tone with overwound, calibrated construction for scorching output. Built with enamel-coated magnet wire for warm vintage tone, staggered pole pieces for balanced output, and Alnico 5 magnets for focused mids, enhanced dynamics, tight bass, and crystalline highs—all in one powerhouse pickup.

Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ‘50s Single-Coil (Middle: 6.34K) delivers vintage-inspired tone with enhanced bass, smooth highs, and no harsh mids—featuring Formvar magnet wire, hand-beveled staggered Alnico V magnets for balanced output and dynamic response, plus a reverse-wound, reverse-polarity middle pickup for hum cancelation in positions 2.

Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound ‘69 Single-Coil (Neck: 5.4K) deliver the clear, punchy sound of late-’60s blues rock, heard from Monterey to Woodstock. Built with enamel-coated magnet wire for vintage-style tone, staggered pole pieces for balanced output, and Alnico 5 magnets for better focus and dynamics, these pickups work well with pedals—keeping the low end solid and the highs sharp.