Top-class Tone, High-class Aesthetics
Decked out with a plethora of elegant visual appointments, the Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’65 Stratocaster Dlx Closet Classic is a thoroughly upscale take on the vintage Strat formula. It all starts with an ultra-resonant 2-piece select alder body, mated with an eye-catching AAA flame maple neck and a bound round-lam rosewood fingerboard. And while it’s certainly a luxurious-looking neck, a robust ’65 “C” profile, a 9.5-inch radius, and 21 narrow-tall frets match this Strat’s stunning looks with effortless performance. What about the sound? Three Custom Shop Hand-wound Fat ’60s Stratocaster pickups deliver all the bell-like chime and supple lows you’d expect from a top-tier vintage Strat, supercharged with girthier response and enhanced output. Golden Fender vintage-style tuners and a gold Vintage Synchronized tremolo tie everything together, adding up to a superlative Strat that’s all but guaranteed to be the jewel of your 6-string collection.
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Three single-coils nail the classic Strat sound
When channeling the sound of one of the first-ever mass-produced 6-strings, special attention needs to be given to the electronics. That’s why Fender equipped the Limited-edition ’65 Stratocaster Dlx Closet Classic with three spectacular Fat ’60s single-coil pickups to deliver the spank, twang, and grit of an original model. The overwound design gives these pickups extra low-end punch for an added shot of high-octane attitude. Spec’d with beveled Alnico 2 magnets, Custom Shop Fat ’60s pickups capture the sound of aged pickups from the early ’60s — warm lows, rich midrange, and mellow highs — for sumptuous vintage-inspired tone. The middle pickup is also reverse-wound reverse-polarity (RWRP) for hum cancellation in positions 2 or 4.
Gracefully worn Closet Classic finish
The supremely tasteful “Closet Classic” finish is the mildest relic job the Fender Custom Shop offers, sporting a loved-but-not-abused coat of minor nicks and scratches. It’s a perfect fit for the player who wants a broken-in instrument worn in all the right places without the dramatic dings or heavy paint wear found on the Fender Custom Shop’s more extreme relic levels. Plus, the finish comprises the same ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer as the rest of the Fender Custom Shop’s finishes, so your instrument will continue to age gracefully and wear in even further over time.
Myriad high-class aesthetic appointments
From the top-quality timbers to the stunning gold hardware, the Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’65 Stratocaster Dlx Closet Classic is the epitome of Strat-style luxury. Even the neck boasts a set of elegant aesthetic features, including a beautifully figured AAA flame maple base, topped with a 9.5-inch-radius bound slab of dark, glassy round-lam rosewood. It’s all finished off with narrow-tall frets and a full-feeling ’65 “C” profile that’s slightly chunkier than your standard Strat neck shape — a longtime Sweetwater-favorite neck profile, as it gives you a full-yet-fast foundation to light up the fingerboard with expressive bends, soulful rhythms, and rapid-fire leads.
Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’65 Stratocaster Dlx Closet Classic Electric Guitar Features:
- 2-piece select alder body delivers a rich, balanced sound with ringing resonance
- AAA flame maple neck in a full-feeling ’65 “C” profile
- Round-lam rosewood fingerboard with distinctive white binding
- Narrow-tall frets in a 9.5-inch radius offers a comfortable platform for both low-position chording and upper-register bends
- A trio of Fender Custom Shop Hand-wound Fat ’60s Stratocaster pickups produces a fuller, richer take on iconic 1960s Strat sparkle
- 5-way switch with RWRP middle pickup delivers quacky in-between tones
- Gold Vintage Synchronized tremolo and vintage-style tuning machines
- Tasteful Closet Classic nitrocellulose relic finish provides a perfectly worn-in feel, without any major dings or wear
