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that shows the “patina of age, with finish checking, oxidation on the metal parts, and discoloration of the plastic.” That’s how Fender describes a Journeyman Relic instrument in its extensive line of Custom Shop made-to-order guitars. This is precisely the spirit in which Fender and Guitar Center have collaborated on the Limited-Edition Double-Bound Stratocaster Journeyman Relic, a guitar that has been carefully massaged to walk the line between custom and vintage. Based on a 1960 Strat, the Journeyman is a showpiece, with an Aged Aztek Gold nitrocellulose-lacquer finish that’s been convincingly weather-checked to exude the appearance of
