Arctic White Relic

Worn white over sunburst with a fat blues voice

Arctic White Relic

Worn white over sunburst with a fat blues voice

Hand-built loaded Strat body with hand-wound pickups, finished in relic’d arctic white nitro over 3-tone sunburst with a gold anodized guard.

A complete, ready-to-go assembly — no sourcing parts, no compatibility issues, no guesswork.

The finish is hand applied and polished, with natural wear, dents and checking consistent with years of playing. The slightly transparent arctic white overcoat allows the sunburst to show through in worn areas, giving strong contrast against the gold guard.

The pickups are wound in my workshop on the Barrington Coast, NSW. Voiced for warmth and body in the bridge without harshness, with a fuller, 60s-style rhythm tone in the neck. The result is a fat, Texas blues character with a bridge pickup that stays usable and balanced.

Tested, checked the neck fit with a Fender JV neck.

One-off build with its own look and voice, ready to pair with a neck of your choice.

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Pickups

Neck: 6.1K (42 AWG)
Bridge: 10.5K (43 AWG Remington poly)
Alnico 5 staggered pole pieces (modern bevel)
RWRP middle for hum-cancelling in positions 2 & 4

Electronics & Hardware

Emerson 250K pots
CRL switch
Emerson Paper-in-Oil 0.022µF Bumblebee capacitor
Puretone jack
Cloth push-back wiring

Body & Fitment

Nitro relic finish (arctic white over 3-tone sunburst)
Vintage chrome tremolo (2-3/16” string spacing)
Genuine Fender anodised pickguard (light wear near volume)
Genuine Fender tremolo and jack plate
Standard Strat neck pocket (tested with Fender JV neck)

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Loaded pickguards Hand-wound, fully wired and ready to drop in