Exceptional Guitars

Fender Custom Shop - 923-6081-227

Description

New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the '68 Stratocaster Deluxe Closet Classic Maple. 55 years after its namesake predecessor, the instrument is loaded with lightly aged looks, sound and vibe that expertly evoke the Stratocaster in the late 1960s.

Its two-piece select alder body wears Deluxe Closet Classic lacquer finishes in Three-Colour Sunburst, Aged Vintage White, Aged Blue Ice Metallic and Aged Teal Green Metallic. This finely aged finish treatment imparts the look of a guitar owned with pride, well cared for and religiously polished over many years. Moderate finish checking and hardware oxidization, along with mild parts discolouration, combine into the distinct look and feel of an instrument that has evolved into something complex and refined, like a fine wine.

The flat-sawn maple neck has a '68-'69-style "U" profile with a slightly thicker in-hand feel, topped by a round-lam maple fingerboard with a 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, bone nut and a period-correct polyurethane finish. Three Custom Shop hand-wound '69 Underwound Stratocaster pickups deliver clear, airy tone with expressively sensitive dynamics, along with '68-'69 vintage Strat® wiring and five-way switching.

Other premium features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, Schaller® "F" tuners, wing string tree with nylon spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Specifications
SERIES: Time Machine
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK: Plain-Grain Maple
NECK FINISH: Polyurethane
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Round-Lam Maple
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall (6105)
POSITION INLAYS: Black Micarta, 0.28" (7 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
TUNING MACHINES: Schaller® "F"
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
PICKUPS:
Neck: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Under-Wound '69 Strat® Single-Coil
Middle: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Under-Wound '69 Strat® Single-Coil
Bridge: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Under-Wound '69 Strat® Single-Coil
PICKUP SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage White Plastic
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Parchment
CASE/GIG BAG: Deluxe Hardshell