Austin MaCNutt Masterbuilt 54 Strat Journeyman Relic in wide fade 2 tone 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 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.

General     Series 70th Anniversary Stratocaster Orientation Right-Hand Color Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst Country Of Origin US     Neck Headstock Stratocaster® Neck Material 1-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 Josefina Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat® Middle Pickup Custom Shop Jopsefina Hand-Wound '54 Strat® Neck Pickup Custom Shop Josefina 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