Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster

This is a limited run up to 70 pieces globally and this particular instrument is the only one available in Australia!

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 Masterbuilt 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster®. 

Brought to life by world-renowned Masterbuilder Dennis Galuszka 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 Deluxe Closet Classic lacquer finish. The stunning one-piece 5A Flame 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”), 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a 1.625” bone nut. A trio of Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’54 Strat® pickups deliver that classic Strat® tone 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.

Body: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck: 1-Piece 5A Flame Maple with a 07/54 Soft “V” Back-Shape and 7.25” to 9.5” Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm) Radius
Fingerboard: 1-Piece 5A Flame Maple Neck
Frets: 21, Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
Hardware: Gold
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ‘54 Strat® (Bridge, Middle and Neck)
Wiring: Vintage ‘54 Strat® with Wax Paper Cap
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Included: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.