2024 Fender Stratocaster 1969 Custom Shop ’69 Reissue Strat Journeyman Relic ~ Aged Fire Mist Silver

You’re looking at a 2024 Fender Stratocaster 1969 Custom Shop Limited Edition Journeyman in an Aged Fire Mist Silver finish so classy it looks like it should come with a martini glass and a cigarette holder. This is peak late-’60s Strat swagger — the era of big headstocks, bold tones, and guitarists who absolutely refused to play quietly.

This Limited Edition Journeyman is loaded with Custom Shop hand-wound ’69 Bone Tone single-coil pickups, delivering that unmistakable glassy top end, scooped mids, and chime-for-days sparkle that made Stratocasters the uncontested kings of funk, blues, and psychedelic rock. Plug it in and suddenly you’re playing better. Coincidence? Fender says no.

The Journeyman relic treatment adds just the right amount of honest wear — enough to say, “Yeah, I’ve been around,” but nowhere near “found under the tour bus in 1974.” At a very comfortable 7.6 lbs, it balances beautifully and won’t punish your shoulder for wanting to play one more song. Or five.

The 1969 “U” neck profile feels substantial without being bulky, like a firm handshake from someone who knows exactly what they’re doing. The maple fretboard with narrow tall frets makes bends effortless and chords feel crisp and confident. This is one of those Strats that makes you forget you own other guitars… temporarily.

100% original, Custom Shop clean, and ready to remind everyone in the room that Fire Mist Silver is undefeated.

Specs:

• Model Name: Stratocaster 1969 Custom Shop Limited Edition Journeyman
• Color: Aged Fire Mist Silver, nitrocellulose lacquer
• Aging: Journeyman (light relic finish)
• Body: 2-piece select alder
• Neck: Rift-sawn maple, bolt-on, light tint
• Neck Profile: 1969 “U” shape, .850″ 1st fret, .910″ 12th fret
• Fretboard: Maple, 9.5” radius
• Frets: 21 narrow tall (6105)
• Inlays: Black micarta dots
• Nut: Bone, 1.650” width
• Pickups: 3 Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’69 Bone Tone single coils (neck, middle, bridge)
• Controls: Master volume, 2 tone, 5-way switch
• Bridge: Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo with bent-steel saddles
• Tuners: Schaller F-key vintage style
• Hardware: Chrome/nickel
• Pick-guard: 3-ply parchment
• Scale Length: 25.5”
• Weight: 7.6 LBS
• Serial #: CZ58xxxx

She was born on September 5th, 2024, and is 100% unplayed, although she looks like she’s lived a very cool life — minus the bad decisions. Perfect mint Journeyman relic condition with no additional wear beyond Fender’s expert aging.

Also included is the original Fender Custom Shop tweed case, all the case candy, Fender leather strap, and the leather portfolio booklet which houses the floor traveler (spec sheet) and certificate… In other words, the full Custom Shop experience — and yes, your friends are going to ask to hold it. Whoever brings this baby home is gonna be STOKED!!

LET’S GO!!