SOLD : Fender Custom Shop Relic '63 Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue

imalrightjack

Really nice guitar which plays phenomenally well and the custom-wound pickups really sing.  Set up with 10s.  Comes with all original Custom Shop gubbins, including certificate, tools and sexy leather strap.  It has a few minor dings

Collect from Carlisle/Aspatria, Cumbria.  Happy to post if paid by direct bank transfer.

Price: £1,999 firm.

Full specification:

*R71815/ 9238000419/ 63 STRAT HVY REL LPB o 3TS CDE10-10/ 11-14-2013.

BASE MODEL: 60 STRAT
STD CATALOG W/COLOR CHG ONLY: NO
FINISH PACKAGE: HEAVY RELIC
PLATING: CHROME/NICKEL HARDWARE
RIGHT/LEFT HAND: RIGHT HAND
CASE: FCS STRAT/TELE BROWN
BODY SPREAD: GTR & BASS ALDER
CHOOSE SINGLE OR MULTI COLOR: COLOR OVER COLOR
CHOOSE TOP COLOR: LAKE PLACID BLUE
CHOOSE BOTTOM COLOR: 3 COLOR SUNBURST
1, 2 OR 3PC SPREAD?: 2 PC
SORT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT: NO SORT
BODY FINISH: NITRO LACQUER
LOTS OF PLAYING MARKS TOP AND BOTTOM
STANDARD BRIDGE ASSEMBLY AM VINT STRAT BRG REL
OUTPUT ASSEMBLIES: VINT STRAT REL
NECK PLATE GTR: R SER VINT REL
BACK PLATE & TREM COVER GTR: STRAT PARCH REL
TREMOLO ARM: VINT UPGRADED 60'S REL
TUNER KEY: VINT W/FENDER LOGO REL
STRING SETS FOR GUITAR: 010-013-017-026-036-046
STANDARD OR CUSTOM NECK; CUSTOM NECK
LIKE STANDARD NECK ASSEMBLY: 63 STRAT CC/REL 9.5R
NECK FINISH: NITRO LACQUER, LIGHT TINT
NECK BLANK GUITAR: MAPLE PLAIN GRAIN CC/REL
FINGERBOARD: GUITAR CITES RW AAA 9MM
TRUSS ROD: 60'S
HEAD STYLE: SMALL
NECK HEAD THICKNESS: 0.575"
NECK SCOOP: 60
DOT SPACING: NARROW
FACE DOT: MICARTA WHITE .250
SIDE DOT: MICARTA WHITE 3/32"
FRET WIRE: 6105
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.50" RADIUS
BACK SHAPE: 60 STYLE OVAL "C"
NECK NUT WIDTH: 1.650"
NECK THICKNESS AT 1ST FRET: .790"
NECK THICKNESS AT 12TH FRET: .930"
NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.200"
NUT: STD FB BLANK
NUMBER OF BOLTS: 4 BOLT
DECALS HEADCAP FOR GTR: 63 STRAT - 3 PAT #
STANDARD OR CUSTOM PICKGUARD: CUSTOM
LIKE STANDARD PGA: 63 STRAT 5-WAY REL
PICKUP NECK POSITION: HW 60'S STRAT REL
PICKUP MID POSITION: HW 60'S STRAT RWRP REL
PICKUP BRIDGE POSITION: HW 60'S STRAT REL
PICKGUARD: 60 STRAT NITRO G/B/G REL
PICKGUARD SHAPE: 63-69 STRAT
PICKUP SELECTOR SWITCH: SWITCH 5-WAY LEVER CRL
SELECTOR SWITCH TIP: WHITE REL
KNOB TONE: STRAT SM FT TONE WHT REL
KNOB VOLUME: STRAT SM FT VOL WHT REL
POTS: 250K 10% TAPER SPILT
BRIDGE PICKUP WIRED TO TONE

McToot

Crikey - was this guitar modelled by the Fender CS bods on the guitar that Mark Knopfler used to take down the pit when he was a miner?

  

imalrightjack

McToot said:

Crikey - was this guitar modelled by the Fender CS bods on the guitar that Mark Knopfler used to take down the pit when he was a miner?

  

It does look oddly dark in the photos. Might retake them!

stevejcoates

That's lovely. I have a very similar Strat (not selling!) in lake placid blue. Its a '62 heavy relic custom shop and is a NAMM limited edition. One of the best Strats I've ever played.

imalrightjack

stevejcoates said:

That's lovely. I have a very similar Strat (not selling!) in lake placid blue. Its a '62 heavy relic custom shop and is a NAMM limited edition. One of the best Strats I've ever played.

This is undoubtedly the best Strat I’ve played. 

imalrightjack

Edit: Sorry, wrong thread!

richardhomer

That looks fan-bloody-tastic!

bgmartinsbridge

Love this. Not normally a fan of blue guitars but blue over sunburst is a stunner and love that dark dirty neck.

If only my cash wasn't spoken for at the mo :-(

Have a bump.

imalrightjack

Decided to relist.  £2k firm.

dannyboy82

What’s the weight of this mate?

imalrightjack

@dannyboy82 Just short of 7.5lb.

monkey42

That’s a beauty

imalrightjack

Thanks, @monkey42. I played it again when I got up and wavered once more! 

pmg

Very nice GLWS 

imalrightjack

pmg said:

Very nice GLWS 

Thanks, @pmg ;

imalrightjack

Sold to @Hattigol ;

Strat_a_tat_tat

Is this the guitar that some random muppet told you was overpriced?
Haha... best way to prove them wrong!

imalrightjack

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Is this the guitar that some random muppet told you was overpriced?
Haha... best way to prove them wrong!

‘tis the one. 

bgmartinsbridge

Personally, I think you should have asked for 2 grand ;-)