Fender Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Relic, 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst

To celebrate 70 years of the Stratocasterthe platinum anniversary of the worlds greatest electric guitarthe Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition 70thAnniversary 1954 Stratocaster. Its two-piece select ash body (with offset seam on the treble side) resonates with singing highs, sweet midrange and tight lows, and wears a gorgeous Wide Fade Two-Color Sunburst lacquer finish in a number of Custom Shop treatments with varying degrees of wear, including Time Capsule, NOS, Deluxe Closet Classic, Relic, Journeyman Relic, Heavy Relic and Super Heavy Relic.

Its one-piece quartersawn maple neck is fashioned with a special 70thanniversary Soft V profile based on an incredible Strat neck from July 1954. This is topped with vintage compound-radius fingerboard (7.25 to 9.5) with 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a 1.625 bone nut. 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 synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, special 70th Anniversary Stratocaster neck plate, deluxe embroidered hardshell case, special case candy kit and certificate of authenticity.

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General

SERIES70th Anniversary StratocasterORIENTATIONRight-HandCOLORWide-Fade 2-Color SunburstCOUNTRY OF ORIGINUS

Neck

HEADSTOCKStratocasterNECK MATERIAL1-Piece Quartersawn MapleNECK FINISHNitrocellulose LacquerNECK SHAPE07/54 Soft “V”NECK THICKNESS.885″NECK BUTT WIDTH2.190″NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET.980″FINGERBOARD RADIUS7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)FINGERBOARD MATERIAL1-Piece Quartersawn Maple NeckPOSITION INLAYSBlack Micarta Dot – 0.25″NUMBER OF FRETS21TRUSS RODVintage-Style Heel AdjustSTRING NUTBoneNUT WIDTH1.625” (41.3 mm)NUT MATERIALBone

Body

BODY2-Piece Select Ash with Offset SeamBODY FINISHNitrocellulose LacquerBODY SHAPEStratocasterBODY MATERIAL2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

Hardware

BRIDGECustom Shop Vintage Synchronized TremoloPICKGUARD1-Ply WhiteCONTROL KNOBSVintage-Style Skirted White PlasticSWITCH TIPWhite ABSHARDWARE FINISHNickel/ChromeTUNING MACHINESVintage-Style with Fender LogoSTRING TREESVintage-Style DiscSTRINGSNickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)TREMOLO ARMVintage-Style Tremolo ArmNECK PLATE4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUPCustom Shop Hand-Wound ’54 Single-Coil StratMIDDLE PICKUPCustom Shop Hand-Wound ’54 StratNECK PICKUPCustom Shop Hand-Wound ’54 StratPICKUP CONFIGURATIONSSSCONTROLSMaster Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)SWITCHING5-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 PickupPOTENTIOMETERS250K 10% Taper Split Flat

Measurements

DIMENSIONS6.40×17.30×43.70 INSHIPPING WEIGHT23.40 LBHEADSTOCK THICKNESS0.575″FRET SIZEJescar Medium Vintage (47095)SCALE LENGTH25.5″ (64.77 cm)SHIPPING LENGTH43.70 INSHIPPING HEIGHT6.40 INSHIPPING WIDTH17.30 IN

Accessories

INCLUDED ACCESSORIESDeluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.