Fender - Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster® - Journeyman Relic® - Electric Guitar w/ 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard - Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst - w/ Deluxe Hardshell Case - x4959

Fender - Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster® - Journeyman Relic® - Electric Guitar w/ 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard - Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst - w/ Deluxe Hardshell Case 

To celebrate 70 years of the Stratocaster®—the platinum anniversary of the world’s greatest electric guitar—the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 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 70th anniversary 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.

 In House Serial: XN4959

7 pounds, 9 ounces.

Specifications:

General

• SERIES: 70th Anniversary Stratocaster
• ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
• COLOR: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

Neck

• HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
• NECK MATERIA: L1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
• NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• NECK SHAPE: 07/54 Soft "V"
• NECK THICKNESS: .885"
• NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.190"
• NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .980"
• FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
• POSITION INLAYS: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
• NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
• TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• STRING NUT: Bone
• NUT WIDTH: 1.625" (41.3 mm)
• NUT MATERIAL: Bone

Body

• BODY: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
• BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
• BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam

Hardware

• BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• PICKGUARD: 1-Ply White
• CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic
• SWITCH TIP: White ABS
• HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
• TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
• STRING TREES: Vintage-Style Disc
• STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• TREMOLO ARM: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
• NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving

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 CONFIGURATION: SSS
• CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle 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
• POTENTIOMETERS: 250K 10% Taper Split Flat

Measurements

• DIMENSIONS: 6.40x17.30x43.70 IN