Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster

About the Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster

The standard 1960 Stratocaster belongs to the Custom Shop Time Machine series; dated examples run from 1993 to 2022. Finish packages include NOS, Closet Classic, Journeyman Relic, Relic and Heavy Relic, and NOS means a new-looking finish with no factory aging. Most have a two-piece alder body, a maple neck with the '60 oval C profile, a slab rosewood board with clay dots and a 1.650 inch bone nut.

The versions split on board and pickups. The Time Machine NOS, Closet Classic and Relic guitars have a 7.25 inch radius, vintage frets and Custom Shop '60s pickups. The limited editions, Journeyman and Heavy Relic runs among them, mostly have a 9.5 inch radius with jumbo 6100 or narrow-tall 6105 frets, and often hand-wound Texas Special pickups with a half-blender control. Other limited runs have roasted wood or were ordered by single dealers. Many standard Time Machine examples came with a three-way switch, and owners often change it to a five-way.

Necks run about 0.79 to 0.90 inch deep at the first fret and 0.93 to 0.97 inch at the 12th; build specs most often give 0.825 and 0.945, or 0.790 and 0.930. Weighed examples come in at about 7.2 to 8.1 lb (3.3 to 3.7 kg). The nitro lacquer yellows with age, NOS examples included, which tints blue finishes. It comes in a brown Custom Shop case with a certificate of authenticity, tremolo arm and bridge cover, often a strap and the floor traveler build sheet. Fender confirms an example's build date and specs from its serial on request.

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Sellers are asking a median of €4,421 for the Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster today, 58% over the €2,800 it actually sells for (10 recorded sales, last 6 months; most sold between €2,600 and €3,600). There are 237 listings live right now across eBay United States, Reverb, eBay Germany, from €2,029 asking. Figures computed 18 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.