Fender 1962 Stratocaster® Relic®

Fender Custom Shop 1962 Stratocaster® Relic® — Aged Lake Placid Blue

The early 1960s were the golden era of the Stratocaster, and the Fender Custom Shop 1962 Stratocaster Relic brings every detail of that magic back to life in stunning fashion. Finished in Aged Lake Placid Blue nitrocellulose lacquer with a full Relic treatment, this guitar doesn’t just look like it’s been played for six decades — it feels like it too, with hand-wound pickups, a premium rosewood fingerboard, and vintage-accurate wiring that puts you right back in 1962 the moment you plug in.

Key Features

• Body: 2-piece select alder with offset seam, finished in Aged Lake Placid Blue nitrocellulose lacquer with full Relic® aging
• Neck: Quartersawn maple with comfortable ’60s Oval “C” profile
• Fretboard: 3A rosewood, 7.25″–9.5″ vintage compound radius, 21 vintage-style frets
• Nut: Bone
• Pickups: Three Custom Shop hand-wound Fat ’60s single-coil Strat® pickups — sweet, snappy, and unmistakably vintage
• Switching: 5-way blade with Vintage Modified Strat® #2 wiring and Greasebucket™ tone control for a wide range of vintage-accurate tones
• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage synchronized tremolo
• Hardware: Vintage-style Fender® logo tuning machines, American Vintage ’59–’64 string tree, 3-ply mint green pickguard
• Includes: Deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity

Why Buy from Dietze Music

A Custom Shop Relic in Lake Placid Blue is the kind of guitar that stops people in their tracks, and we’d love for you to experience it firsthand in Lincoln, Omaha, or Bellevue, NE. Stop by any of our locations or call us at (800) 357-1535— our staff can walk you through every detail that makes this one of the most authentic vintage Strat recreations Fender has ever produced.

Ideal For

The serious collector or advanced player who wants the most authentic 1962 Stratocaster experience available today — and anyone who has ever dreamed of owning a Lake Placid Blue Strat that looks and feels like it’s already lived a legendary life.