This new Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster Pro in Aged HLE Gold feels like a road-worn classic pulled straight from a different era. Its Super Heavy Relic nitro finish gives it undeniable attitude, while the alder body and hand-wound Custom Shop pickups deliver unmistakable Strat clarity and punch. A quarter-sawn maple neck with a smooth ’60s Oval C profile and compound-radius rosewood fingerboard makes this guitar effortless to play from the first chord to the last solo. It’s vintage in spirit, modern in execution, and unmistakably Custom Shop.