Description
Fender - Custom Shop LTD 70th Anniversary '54 Strat NOS - Electric Guitar - Sonic Blue - w/ Hardshell Case
Celebrate the legacy of the Stratocaster with this Fender Custom Shop LTD 70th Anniversary ’54 Stratocaster NOS in Sonic Blue—a vintage‑inspired build that captures the feel and tone of the earliest Strats. The off‑center alder body and NOS lacquer finish keep things lightweight, resonant, and authentically ’50s.
A rift‑sawn maple neck built to ’54 specs delivers a smooth Soft V profile, 21 Medium Vintage frets, and a 7.25"–9.5" compound radius for a classic feel with modern playability. The gold ’54–’56 logo, medium‑tint nitro, and period‑correct headstock details complete the vintage look.
Powered by Hand‑Wound Strat Dual Mag II pickups (with RWRP middle), this guitar serves up the chime, clarity, and dynamic response you expect from a premium Custom Shop build—paired with a 5‑way switch and Vintage Mod electronics for versatile Strat tones.
Vintage‑style hardware, an AM Vint Strat bridge, and classic white plastics tie everything together. Whether you’re a collector or a player chasing early‑Strat vibe, this 70th Anniversary ’54 delivers the sound, feel, and craftsmanship that define Fender’s golden era.
In House Serial: XN5514
7 pounds, 10 ounces.
Specifications:
General
- Model: LTD 70th Anniversary ’54 Strat NOS – SBL
- Finish Package: NOS (New Old Stock)
- Color: Sonic Blue
- Orientation: Right‑Handed
Body
- Body Wood: Guitar Shop Side-Off Center Piece Alder
- Body Spread: ’54 Strat
- Body Style: 56 Strat
- Body Routing: Natural
- Hardware Holes: ’56 Vintage Strat
- Bridge Holes: AM VINT Strat
- Neck Pocket: ’56 Strat
- Body Finish: LAC
- Top Color: Sonic Blue
Electronics
- Controls: Strat Vintage Mod Wired SOP
- Switch: 5‑Way Lever Switch
- Tone Cap: Vintage Tone Poly
- Middle Pickup: HW Strat Dual Mag II RWRP
- Bridge Pickup: HW Strat Dual Mag II
- Neck Pickup: HW Strat Dual Mag II
Neck
- Neck Style: 70th Anniversary ’54 Strat
- Neck Wood: Maple Rift Sawn
- Number of Frets: 21
- Neck Thickness:
- 1st Fret: .820"
- 12th Fret: .920"
- Fret Wire: Medium Vintage
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"–9.5" Compound Radius
- Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.625"
- Heel Width: 2.200"
- Truss Rod: 50s Style
- Headstock: 54 Strat
- Headstock Logo: 54‑56 Strat Gold
- Decal: 70th Anniversary Decal
- Neck Finish: Nitro Lacquer, Medium Tint
- Headstock Binding: None
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