Description
There is something undeniably powerful about a mid 50s Stratocaster finished in Candy Apple Red. It feels rebellious, bold, and rooted in the early days of amplified music. This Fender Custom Shop 50s Stratocaster Super Aged Relic captures that spirit with obsessive detail and a broken in personality that feels decades deep the moment you pick it up.
Built as part of the 2026 Collection, this limited 50s Strat leans into vintage accuracy while delivering a neck carve that serious players gravitate toward. The '56 Off Center V profile is substantial but articulate in the hand, offering a soft V that naturally guides your thumb placement. Measuring .820 at the first fret and .890 at the twelfth, it feels confident without becoming bulky. If you appreciate early Strat neck shapes that have real character, this one speaks fluently.
The two piece off center seam alder body is sorted for light weight and finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, then treated to a Super Aged Relic package. The wear is extensive and authentic, giving you the look and feel of a guitar that has seen countless stages. The resonance is lively and immediate, with the classic alder balance of clear highs, focused mids, and tight low end that thrives in blues, classic rock, roots, and early rock and roll settings.
A trio of hand wound '56 Alnico 5 Strat pickups delivers pure vintage chime and woody midrange warmth. They are open, dynamic, and extremely touch sensitive. Clean tones shimmer with piano like articulation, while overdriven sounds retain note separation and clarity. The vintage mod Strat control assembly with solid shaft pots keeps response smooth and predictable. A 5 way CRL lever switch expands tonal options while maintaining period correctness.
The 9.5 inch radius paired with narrow tall 6105 frets gives you the best of both worlds. It feels vintage in spirit but allows for modern bending without fretting out. The bone nut, vintage style tremolo assembly, and vintage tuners with white buttons ensure tuning stability whether you are playing subtle vibrato passages or digging in aggressively.
Visually, the Super Aged Candy Apple Red finish over the classic 56 style pickguard and gold anodized trem cover creates a striking contrast. The light fret ghosting, relic hardware, and aged plastics all contribute to a guitar that looks like it has earned every mile.
At Cream City Music, we love 50s Strats that feel alive and unapologetically broken in. This Super Aged Candy Apple Red example has attitude, resonance, and a neck carve that vintage purists will immediately appreciate. It is a serious player's Strat with unmistakable Custom Shop character.
Specifications:
- Body Material: 2-Piece Off-Center Alder; Sorted for Light Weight
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Super Aged Relic; Candy Apple Red
- Body Shape: Stratocaster
- Neck Material: Quarter Sawn Maple (5/4)
- Neck Shape: '56 Off Center V
- Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"
- Neck Thickness: .820" at 1st Fret; .890" at 12th Fret
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650"
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall 6105
- Position Inlays: Micarta Black Face Dots; Micarta Black Side Dots
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo; White Buttons
- Bridge: Relic Strat Tremolo Assembly
- Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel Relic
- Neck Plate: Vintage R Series Relic
- Pickguard: Custom '56 Strat Style
- Control Knobs: '58 Tele Aluminum Knurled Relic
- Switch Tip: Parchment Relic
- Tremolo Arm: Relic Strat Tremolo Arm; Parchment Tip
- Pickups: Hand-Wound '56 Alnico 5 Strat Single Coils - Neck, Middle, Bridge
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Controls: Master Volume; Tone 1; Tone 2
- Switching: 5-Way CRL Lever
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Case Included: Fender Custom Shop Tweed Strat/Tele Case; Certificate of Authenticity
Sku: 9235700198
Built as part of the 2026 Collection, this limited 50s Strat leans into vintage accuracy while delivering a neck carve that serious players gravitate toward. The '56 Off Center V profile is substantial but articulate in the hand, offering a soft V that naturally guides your thumb placement. Measuring .820 at the first fret and .890 at the twelfth, it feels confident without becoming bulky. If you appreciate early Strat neck shapes that have real character, this one speaks fluently.
The two piece off center seam alder body is sorted for light weight and finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, then treated to a Super Aged Relic package. The wear is extensive and authentic, giving you the look and feel of a guitar that has seen countless stages. The resonance is lively and immediate, with the classic alder balance of clear highs, focused mids, and tight low end that thrives in blues, classic rock, roots, and early rock and roll settings.
A trio of hand wound '56 Alnico 5 Strat pickups delivers pure vintage chime and woody midrange warmth. They are open, dynamic, and extremely touch sensitive. Clean tones shimmer with piano like articulation, while overdriven sounds retain note separation and clarity. The vintage mod Strat control assembly with solid shaft pots keeps response smooth and predictable. A 5 way CRL lever switch expands tonal options while maintaining period correctness.
The 9.5 inch radius paired with narrow tall 6105 frets gives you the best of both worlds. It feels vintage in spirit but allows for modern bending without fretting out. The bone nut, vintage style tremolo assembly, and vintage tuners with white buttons ensure tuning stability whether you are playing subtle vibrato passages or digging in aggressively.
Visually, the Super Aged Candy Apple Red finish over the classic 56 style pickguard and gold anodized trem cover creates a striking contrast. The light fret ghosting, relic hardware, and aged plastics all contribute to a guitar that looks like it has earned every mile.
At Cream City Music, we love 50s Strats that feel alive and unapologetically broken in. This Super Aged Candy Apple Red example has attitude, resonance, and a neck carve that vintage purists will immediately appreciate. It is a serious player's Strat with unmistakable Custom Shop character.
Specifications:
- Body Material: 2-Piece Off-Center Alder; Sorted for Light Weight
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Super Aged Relic; Candy Apple Red
- Body Shape: Stratocaster
- Neck Material: Quarter Sawn Maple (5/4)
- Neck Shape: '56 Off Center V
- Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"
- Neck Thickness: .820" at 1st Fret; .890" at 12th Fret
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650"
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall 6105
- Position Inlays: Micarta Black Face Dots; Micarta Black Side Dots
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo; White Buttons
- Bridge: Relic Strat Tremolo Assembly
- Hardware Finish: Chrome/Nickel Relic
- Neck Plate: Vintage R Series Relic
- Pickguard: Custom '56 Strat Style
- Control Knobs: '58 Tele Aluminum Knurled Relic
- Switch Tip: Parchment Relic
- Tremolo Arm: Relic Strat Tremolo Arm; Parchment Tip
- Pickups: Hand-Wound '56 Alnico 5 Strat Single Coils - Neck, Middle, Bridge
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Controls: Master Volume; Tone 1; Tone 2
- Switching: 5-Way CRL Lever
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Case Included: Fender Custom Shop Tweed Strat/Tele Case; Certificate of Authenticity
Sku: 9235700198
