Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Guitar – Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst – #XN4068

Celebrating a Platinum Anniversary – The Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Guitar – Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst

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 special “new old stock” Custom Shop treatment.

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.

SPECIFICATIONS

General

• Model Name: Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic, 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
• Model Number: 9236091143
• Series: 70th Anniversary Stratocaster
• Color: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst

Body

• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: 07/54 Soft “V”
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.625″ (41.3 mm)
• Headstock: Stratocaster®
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
• Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25″ (6.35 mm)

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)
• 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

Hardware

• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
• Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic
• Switch Tips: Eggshell

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity

Manufacturer: Fender
Model: 9236091143
SKU: I757379-N-XN4068-0-WHXD
UPC: 717669959401

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