Custom Shop 50s Strat Tone With Decades Of Honest Wear
If you are chasing that late 50s Strat thing with real glass, bloom, and cut, this LTD 1958 Stratocaster Heavy Relic hits the nerve. It feels like a well loved vintage piece that has survived a thousand bar gigs, but plays with the precision and stability of a brand new Custom Shop build.
Alder body with deep 50s contours, AA flame maple neck and board, hand wound Fat 50s pickups, and a Heavy Relic India Ivory finish that looks wild but feels completely natural. This is one of those guitars you pick up “just to check it out” and end up losing an hour to because it is so alive in your hands.
Alder Body, Deep Contours, Heavy Relic Finish
The alder body is classic Strat territory. It gives you that balanced midrange, tight low end, and clear top that takes pedals like a champ and still lets the wood speak. Add in the ’57 deep body contours and the guitar just melts into your ribcage whether you are standing or sitting.
The Heavy Relic India Ivory finish is not just about scars for the camera. The wear patterns sit right where a real 50s Strat would have taken abuse, so the edges feel rounded, the arm contour feels broken in, and nothing fights you. It looks like a road dog, but it is rock solid and stage ready from day one.
Soft V Flame Maple Neck That Plays Itself
The AA flame maple neck and fingerboard look ridiculous in the best way. Under the lights you get that subtle shimmer, but in the hand it is all business. The ’54 Soft V profile starts with a comfortable shoulder down low and fills out nicely as you climb, measuring about .850 inches at the first fret and .980 inches at the 12th.
Paired with a 9.5 inch radius and narrow tall 6105 fret wire, bends are effortless and intonation stays dialed in all over the neck. The bone nut and ’50s style truss rod keep things stable, while the Micarta black dots and heavy fret ghosting give it that “already played for years” vibe the first time you grab it.
Hand Wound Fat 50s: Glassy Chime And Muscular Bark
The hand wound Fat 50s set is the star of the show. Neck and middle give you that scooped, glassy thing with a little extra girth so it never turns thin or polite. The in between positions quack in a really musical way, perfect for funk, worship, and clean rhythm parts that need to sit in the mix without stepping on vocals.
Flip to the bridge and it has the bite and grit you want for Texas blues, classic rock, and edge of breakup tones. The 250K 10 percent taper pots and 5 way switch give you smooth control over everything, so you can roll the volume back for sparkling cleans or push the front of your amp into a sweet, singing overdrive just with your right hand and the volume knob.
Relic Done Right: Feel, Not Fake Damage
Fender’s Heavy Relic treatment on this one is about vibe and feel, not just beating up a finish. The fretboard has that worn in look with heavy ghosting where the cowboy chords live and up the neck where solos happen. The hardware is aged so the metal does not glare at you, but it still feels solid and precise when you touch it.
The net effect is that nothing feels new or stiff. No sticky gloss on the neck, no sharp edges, no “careful, you might scratch it” anxiety. You just play and let the guitar do what it was built to do. Real talk, it is hard to put this one back on the wall once you plug it in.
Custom Shop Build, Moore Guitars Setup
This is a limited Fender Custom Shop run, so you are not going to see one on every stage in town. It comes in a Custom Shop tweed hardshell case with all the trimmings you would expect from a top shelf build.
Before it leaves our shop, it gets the full Moore Guitars treatment. Free Player Perfect setup, inspected three times front to back, and dialed in for perfect intonation, slick action, and effortless tuning stability. You also get free 2 to 3 day shipping, our 72 Hour Love It Guarantee, price match, trade in options, and 0 percent financing for up to 36 months with Synchrony.
There is only one of these in stock, sitting in our Evansville, Indiana shop right now, ready to ship.
Questions about this guitar or want to talk through a trade? Call 888-794-8482 and talk to a real player on our team. No scripts, no pressure, just honest guitar talk.
