Fender Custom Shop Kyle McMillin Masterbuilt, 56' Stratocaster Relic, Faded Sea Foam Green over Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst

This isn’t just a guitar, it’s a time machine with a pulse, masterbuilt by Kyle McMillin like he personally shook hands with 1956 and asked it what perfection felt like. The lightweight, two-piece alder body is finished in a jaw-dropping Faded Sea Foam Green that melts into a Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst on the back, as if the guitar lived a full, glamorous life before landing in your hands. The relic work is unapologetically honest, every body contour and bit of finish checking whispers stories of smoke-filled clubs, loud amps, and songs that mattered. It looks like it’s already legendary… because it is.

Plug it in and the hand-wound Fat ’50s pickups immediately remind you why the Stratocaster rewrote music history. Sparkle, bite, warmth, and that elastic, vocal quality that makes single notes feel alive. The 5-way switch paired with the 1/2 blender mod and tone saver gives you a playground of tones, from glassy bell-like cleans to throaty, slightly rude growl, all without losing a drop of high-end magic. This guitar doesn’t just respond to your playing; it anticipates it, like a loyal sidekick who knows the song before you do.

Then there’s the neck… oh, the neck. A rift-sawn maple beauty shaped into a ’54 Soft V, finished in a medium tint with a heavily relic’d back that feels impossibly broken-in, like it’s been waiting decades just for your hands. The compound radius, narrow tall frets, and fret ghosted board make bends effortless and chords buttery smooth, while still staying true to vintage soul. Add in the relic’d chrome/nickel hardware and that classic tweed case with orange interior, and you’ve got a guitar that doesn’t ask to be played, it demands it. Buy it now, before someone else writes the songs you were supposed to write. 🎸🔥

Specs:

Masterbuilder: Kyle McMillin

Base Model: '56 Stratocaster

Finish Type: Relic

Top Colour: Faded Sea Foam Green

Bottom Colour: Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst

Body Wood: 2 Piece Alder

Sort: Sorted for light weight

Pickups: Hand-wound Fat 50's

Pickguard: 54-58 Strat, Parchment, Relic

Electronics: 5-Way Switch, 1/2 Blender Mod with Tone Saver 

Neck Wood: Maple Rift Sawn

Neck Shape: 54' Soft V

Neck Finish: Medium Tint, Heavy Relic Neck Back

Truss Rod: 50's

Fretboard: Relic with Fret Ghost

Fret Wire: Narrow Tall, 6105

Radius: 7.25" - 9.50" Compound Radius

Facedots: Micarta Black .250

Hardware: Chrome/Nickel, Relic

Case: Tweed with orange interior