Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Journeyman Closet Classic in Wide Fade Two-Tone Sunburst

Key Features

• Journeyman Relic Closet Classic – Expertly aged and relic’d to look like it has been your most prized position for 70 years. Lightly aged and checkered with some honest playwear with Closet Classic aged hardware in a generally good condition that shows this guitar was meticulously looked after and cherished.
• 70th Anniversary Soft V - Based on a specially selected original Strat neck from July 1954 the 70th Anniversary Soft V is perfect for players who like to feel the neck but still want the comfort of a more rounded neck profile.
• AAA-Grade Flamed Maple Neck - The breathtakingly beautiful AAA-grade Flamed Maple Neck helps put this expertly crafted Custom Shop Strat in a class of its own.

70th Anniversary Stratocaster

In 1954 music was turned on its head with the introduction of the esteemed Fender Stratocaster. Arguably the most recognisable and inspirational electric guitar of all time the Fender Strat has been at the forefront of popular music and arguably even popular culture since its inception. In celebration of its 70th anniversary, the Fender Custom Shop are marking this prestigious milestone with a selection of special edition commemorative models. Featuring period-correct Ash bodies with Maple necks in a stunning wide fade 3-tone sunburst finish with vintage-accurate hand wound ‘54 pickups and available in a number of different relic finish options, these spectacular Strats are a must-have for players, enthusiasts and collectors alike!

Original Woods

Fender's original wood combination of an Ash body partnered up with a Maple neck. The Ash provides a sweet and resonant well-balanced guitar tone which is brilliantly complimented by the brightness and responsiveness of the maple neck.

‘54 Stratocaster Pickups

Fender's most faithful recreations of the original pickups which helped put the Stratocaster on the map! Wound in-house by the Fender Custom Shop these pickups authentically reproduce the esteemed vintage Strat tones that can be heard on countless records. Made using hand-bevelled Alnico V magnets with a vintage correct stagger, Formvar wire along with black fibre bobbins and cloth pull-back wire, these pickups produce the desirable bell-like glassy chime and rich sustain of the originals.

Fender Custom Shop

The Fender Dream Factory… Fender’s best luthiers, using the best materials and tools all under one roof with the single unified mission of building the best guitars that Fender has ever produced. Founded in 1987 the Custom Shop was established to take Fender’s manufacturing back to its roots with smaller production numbers and higher quality. Famed for pushing Leo's designs to their absolute limits, the Custom Shop is the benchmark to which all other Fender electric guitars are compared to!

Specifications

Body

• Body Style: 56 Strat with 54 routing and contours
• Body Wood: 2-Piece Ash
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Journeyman Closet Classic
• Body Colour: Wide Fade 2-Colour Sunburst

Neck

• Neck Shape: 70th Anniversary Strat
• Neck Wood: Flame AAA Maple
• Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Frets: 21 Narrow Tall/ 6105
• Radius: 9.5”
• Nut Width: 1.625”
• Nut: Bone
• Dots: Micarta Black

Hardware

• Bridge: Vintage Strat Closet Classic Gold
• Tuners: Vintage with Fender Logo Closet Classic Gold
• Pickguard: 54-58 Strat White .070 PVA Relic
• Hardware: Gold

Electronics

• Controls: Fat 50s Strat Closet Classic Gold
• Switch: CRL 5-Way
• Neck Pickup: Hand Wound ’54 Strat Closet Classic
• Middle Pickup: Hand Wound ’54 Strat Closet Classic
• Bridge Pickup: Hand Wound ’54 Strat Closet Classic

Miscellaneous

• Strings: 10-46
• Case: Fender 70th Anniversary Strat Case