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A Top-shelf Tomatillo Strat ? Roasted





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The Fender Custom Shop Tomatillo Stratocaster Relic has it all ? collectible looks, hot-rodded tone, and easy playability. Its roasted alder body is covered in a relic’d lightweight flash-coat lacquer finish. Next, a gorgeous roasted 4A flame maple neck features a smooth, played-in ’63 "C" profile, along with a modern, easy-playing 9.5-inch-radius fingerboard. But the real treat is when you plug it in ? its Tomatillo single-coils simulate the high-octane sound of aged Alnico V-based pickups. On top of that, this Strat comes pre-modded with half-blend wiring, allowing you to blend the neck pickup with Positions 1 and 2 to thicken those coveted scratch tones. Well-aged and roasted to perfection, the Fender Custom Shop Tomatillo Stratocaster Relic brings the 6-string heat ? and this particular model is available only at Sweetwater!





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Authentically aged yet rock solid





Fender has done great work resurrecting their coveted classics. But unlike a real closeted collector, the Tomatillo Stratocaster Relic is clean, correct, and ready to play. Moderate relicing on the body, neck, and hardware, in addition to subtle aging on the electronics, give this Strat an authentic ’50s visual punch. Don't worry ? we won't tell if you won't.





Roasted 4A flame maple neck





Leo Fender wasn't afraid to think outside the box when it came to guitar designs. In the 1950s and well into the 1970s, the blonde natural maple neck became almost synonymous with Fender guitars. The Tomatillo Stratocaster Relic ups the ante by roasting its 4A flame maple neck, along with adding a comfortable ’63 "C" shape, rosewood fingerboard, jumbo frets, and a modern 9.5-inch radius.





Hand-wound single-coils with added tricks





The vintage-voiced pickups in your Tomatillo Strat are of the same heritage as Fender's El Diablo and Ancho Poblano sets. Alnico II magnets simulate what a set of Alnico V pickups from the 1950s might sound like. The results speak for themselves: highs are defined and bell-clear, with a slight midrange contour and a bass end that clips gorgeously. If you're like Sweetwater guitarists, you'll love the Tomatillo's half-blend wiring, which lets you blend position 5 with P1 and P2 for thicker, richer leads and chord work.





Fender Custom Shop Tomatillo Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar Features:


2-piece roasted alder body brings great tone and classic look


Relic'd lightweight flash-coat lacquer finish


Smooth, played-in ’63 "C" 4A flame maple neck and rosewood fingerboard


Modern, easy-playing 9.5-inch-radius fingerboard with jumbo frets


Bone nut and American Vintage synchronized tremolo ensure unfettered sustain


Tomatillo single-coil pickups simulate the sound of aged 1950s Alnico V pickups


Half-blend wiring mod ? lets you blend the neck pickup with P1 and P2