Fender Custom Shop 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster in Wide Fade 2-Colour Sunburst

70 years of the iconic Stratocaster. Celebrating the platinum anniversary of the world’s greatest electric guitar, Fender Custom Shop proudly introduces the Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster.

Key Features

• Soft “V” Neck Profile – This shape neck is based on the incredible Strat neck shape from July 1954.
• Fender Custom Shop Weathering – Expertly given the “light weathering” treatment to give an authentic 1954 Strat feel!

Tonewoods

The body is made from hand-selected, highest grade Ash, and has an offset seam on the treble side. This Tonewood resonates with singing highs, sweet midrange and tight lows.

Finished in a gorgeous Wide Fade Two-Colour Sunburst lacquer, visually this guitar represents the level of craftsmanship Fender Custom Shop is known for Worldwide.

Its one-piece quartersawn Maple neck is fashioned with a special 70th anniversary Soft “V” profile based on an incredible Strat neck from July 1954.

Custom Shop Treatment

This guitar has been given a number of Custom Shop treatments with varying degrees of wear, including some authentic aging on the bridge, expert level fretwear on the lower frets, and a special kind of aging on the hardware which gives this guitar that look and feel of a true 1954 Stratocaster.

Pickups

Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’54 Strat pickups deliver that classic Strat voice with clear, bell-like highs, routed through vintage '54 Strat wiring with wax paper cap and five-way switching.

Other premium features and authentic first-year Strat appointments include a single-ply white pickguard and serial-number back plate, 1954-style ABS white pickup covers and control knobs, Custom Shop vintage synchronised tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree and given a special 70th Anniversary Stratocaster neck plate to celebrate.

Luxury Hardcase

This special guitar comes with a deluxe embroidered hardshell case that is made to perfectly fit and comes with  a “case candy” kit and Fender Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.

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)