Description
The Fender Custom Shop 1962 Stratocaster is a premium guitar built for musicians who love all things '60s. Featuring a trio of Custom Shop pickups, a Sherwood Green Metallic finish, and a NOS (New Old Stock) finish package, this axe looks, sounds, and feels like a genuine vintage Fender that's been transported into the modern-day.
Strat fans will love this model the moment they pick it up. Its 2-piece alder body gives it a rich, familiar tone with exceptional sustain and punchy upper mids. Meanwhile, its plain grain maple neck has a '60-style Oval "C" shape that fills the hand nicely but still lends itself to fast playing. Pair that with the 9.5"-radius rosewood fingerboard, bone nut, and narrow-tall frets, and you've got a rippin' guitar that's ready for action.
The 1962 Stratocaster takes that legendary Strat chime up a notch, doubling down on clarity, sweetness, and fullness. A trio of '60 Custom Shop Strat pickups churn out a delightfully rounded sound with deep lows and bell-like highs. Select the neck pickup for more depth and darkness or flip on the bridge single-coil for more bark, bite, and howl.
Shipped in a brown hardshell case, the Fender Custom Shop 1962 Stratocaster is ready to perform the minute it arrives. For players after the perfect '60s Strat without the vintage markup, this masterfully made guitar can't be beaten.
Weight: 7 lbs 14.1 oz
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.82"
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.96"
Specs
Body material: Alder
Body construction: 2-piece spread
Body weight: Sorted for lightweight
Body finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Body color: Sherwood Metallic
Neck type: Custom neck
Neck shape: '60s-style oval "C"
Neck material: Plain grain maple
Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.790"
Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.930"
Neck finish: Nitro lacquer (no tint)
Fretboard material: AAA-grade rosewood (9 mm thick)
Fretboard radius: 9.5"
Fret wire: Narrow tall / 6105
Side dots: Micarta white, 3/32"
Face dots: Micarta white, 0.250"
Nut material: Bone
Construction: Round lamination
Binding (headstock and fretboard): None
Plating: Chrome/Nickel
Tuning machines: Vintage with Fender logo
Bridge assembly: American Vintage Stratocaster
Tremolo arm: Vintage upgraded '60s with white NOS tip
Output jack assembly: Vintage Stratocaster
Strap locks: None
Pickups (all positions): '60 Strat Custom Shop
Pickup selector: 5-way lever CRL
Control assembly: Strat modern
Knobs: Volume - Strat small format, white; Tone - Strat small format, white
Selector switch tip: White
Pickguard type: Custom
Pickguard shape: '60s Stratocaster
Case: Fender Custom Shop Strat/Tele brown
Finish package: New Old Stock (NOS)
Sort for rosewood darkness: Yes
Decals (headcap): '61-'63 Stratocaster, 2 Patent Numbers
SKU: 9232002384
