2003 Fender Custom Shop ’60 Stratocaster Relic Daphne Blue

Since 1954, the Fender Stratocaster has set the bar for the electric guitar. Versatile and expressive—but originally conceived as an affordable, workingman's instrument—the Stratocaster has become ubiquitous across all genres of music as a Swiss-army-knife guitar. This '60 Stratocaster rolled out of the Fender Custom Shop in 2003. The Custom Shop produces the finest Fender instruments on the planet. These special-order guitars show the accuracy, detail, and quality that were lost as Fenders became more mass-produced. On this Stratocaster, the Daphne Blue finish looks stunning with some subtle relic-ing and a relic-ed pickguard. Since 2003, the Custom Shop has grown more aggressive with the "heavy relic" concept, but this one is more tasteful. It captures the right played-in vibe, but unlike the recent Custom Shop stuff, this Stratocaster was spared from the medieval torture implements.  This Custom Shop Stratocaster stays faithful to the 1960 spec sheet. It has an Alder body and Maple