Fender Custom Shop 55 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic in Charcoal Frost Metallic R120048

This Fender Custom Shop 55 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic in Aged White Blonde is part of our latest Shop Exclusive Run! We wanted the Ash and Maple combo but in a Strat and we couldn't be more thrilled with how these turned out! If you play clean, the tonewood combo is hard to argue against. There really isn't anything too crazy under the hood with this run. Nothing but simple, great tone.  The body of our 55 Strats is made from Swamp Ash, this much loved, revered, and increasingly harder-to-find tonewood that nails the sound of Fender's Earliest Days. More often, this wood is associated with the early Telecaster models (Broadcaster, Nocaster) and provides sweet, bright, tones. Not the choice for you Gainiacs out there but for those that play clean or mildly driven, this wood is hard to beat! This guitar weighs in at 7 lbs 7 oz and is finished in Charcoal Frost Metallic. The neck is made from Roasted Quarter Sawn Maple. Wood that is cut at this angle affords more stability than even th