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Fender Custom Shop 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Time Capsule in Wide Fade 2-Colour Sunburst
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SKU: 9236091140_XN5031
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Product Description
Key Features
- Time Capsule - Fender’s Time Capsule portrays a vintage instrument in near-new condition. There is no real ageing but its NOS Lacquer has lost some of its sheen and some parts of the metal hardware show slight oxidisation.
- 70th Anniversary Soft V - Based on a specially selected original Strat neck from July 1954 the 70th Anniversary Soft V is perfect for players who like to feel the neck but still want the comfort of a more rounded neck profile.
- Compound Radius - With its rounder 7.25’’ radius by the nut and flatter 9.5’’ radius from the 12th fret, this '54 Strat offers maximum comfort up and down the neck.
70th Anniversary Stratocaster
In 1954 music was turned on its head with the introduction of the esteemed Fender Stratocaster. Arguably the most recognisable and inspirational electric guitar of all time the Fender Strat has been at the forefront of popular music and arguably even popular culture since its inception. In celebration of its 70th anniversary, the Fender Custom Shop are marking this prestigious milestone with a selection of special edition commemorative models. Featuring period-correct Ash bodies with Maple necks in a stunning wide fade 3-tone sunburst finish with vintage-accurate hand wound ‘54 pickups and available in a number of different relic finish options, these spectacular Strats are a must-have for players, enthusiasts and collectors alike!
Original Woods
Fender's original wood combination of an Ash body partnered up with a Maple neck. The Ash provides a sweet and resonant well-balanced guitar tone which is brilliantly complimented by the brightness and responsiveness of the maple neck.
‘54 Stratocaster Pickups
Fender's most faithful recreations of the original pickups which helped put the Stratocaster on the map! Wound in-house by the Fender Custom Shop these pickups authentically reproduce the esteemed vintage Strat tones that can be heard on countless records. Made using hand-bevelled Alnico V magnets with a vintage correct stagger, Formvar wire along with black fibre bobbins and cloth pull-back wire, these pickups produce the desirable bell-like glassy chime and rich sustain of the originals.
Fender Custom Shop
The Fender Dream Factory… Fender’s best luthiers, using the best materials and tools all under one roof with the single unified mission of building the best guitars that Fender has ever produced. Founded in 1987 the Custom Shop was established to take Fender’s manufacturing back to its roots with smaller production numbers and higher quality. Famed for pushing Leo's designs to their absolute limits, the Custom Shop is the benchmark to which all other Fender electric guitars are compared to!
Specifications
Body
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
- Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
- Body Shape: Stratocaster
Neck
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer
- Neck Shape: 07/54 Soft "V"
- Scale Length: 25.5”
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat
- Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
- Potentiometers: 250K 10% Taper Split Flat
Hardware
- Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
- String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity (Included)