Mid 60s Strat Magic Without The Vintage Headaches
This Limited Edition 1964 L-Series Stratocaster from the Fender Custom Shop is Fender tipping its hat to one of the most beloved eras in Strat history. You get the look, feel, and voice of a worked in mid 60s Strat, without gambling on a fragile museum piece.
Two piece select alder, real nitro, hand wound pickups, and a rift sawn neck come together in a guitar that rings loud unplugged and comes alive the second you lean into a chord. It is pure old school Strat character with the kind of playability that lets you forget about the guitar and just make music.
Heavy Relic Aged Daphne Blue With Decades Of Mojo
The first thing that hits you is that Aged Daphne Blue Heavy Relic finish. It looks like a Strat that has lived on stages since the British Invasion, with honest wear in all the right spots and nitro that has been knocked down so it can really breathe.
The two piece select alder body keeps things lively and balanced. You get that classic Strat mix of piano like lows, glassy highs, and a midrange that lets every note bloom instead of getting lost in the mix.
Rift Sawn 63 C Neck And Vintage Compound Radius
The rift sawn maple neck is all about stability and feel. Fender carved it to a 1963 Strat C profile that fills your hand just enough, so you always feel connected to the neck without fighting extra bulk.
On top you get a 3A round lam rosewood board with a vintage compound radius that starts at 7.25 inches and opens up to 9.5 inches as you go up the neck. Chords feel familiar and comfortable down low, while bends stay clean and effortless higher up. Jescar medium vintage frets and a bone nut keep intonation tight and slides, vibrato, and legato lines feeling buttery smooth.
Hand Wound 64 Pickups With Tone Saver Clarity
Real talk. The heart of this guitar is the pickup set. Three Custom Shop hand wound 64 Strat single coils give you clear highs, balanced mids, and tight but present lows that never get mushy.
The reverse wound, reverse polarity middle pickup kills hum in positions 2 and 4, so you can park it in those sweet spots without fighting noise. Vintage Modified #2 wiring with the Tone Saver treble bleed means you can roll your volume back to clean things up and the top end stays intact. No dull, muddy tones when you want to get dynamic.
Vintage Correct Hardware, Modern Reliability
A Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo and vintage style tuners with the Fender logo keep everything feeling period correct but gig ready. The upgraded vintage 60s trem arm gives you that smooth, controllable shimmer that makes a Strat feel alive under your right hand.
Nickel chrome hardware, a three ply mint pickguard, vintage white plastics, and the correct American Vintage 59 to 64 string tree complete the picture. At about 7.8 pounds it hangs just right on a strap and feels balanced whether you are seated in the studio or three sets deep on stage.
Built To Be Played, Dialed In By Moore Guitars
This is not a case queen. It ships with a deluxe hardshell case, strap, and Fender Certificate of Authenticity, but everything about it says play me. Every contour, every worn edge, every bit of checking is there to make it feel like an old friend from day one.
Before it leaves our Evansville, Indiana shop it gets our full Player Perfect setup and a triple inspection by real players. Tell us your preferred string gauge and action and we will dial it in so that when you crack that case, it feels like it was built for you.
Questions about this guitar? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to Rob or Cory. Real players, real conversation, no scripts.
