To celebrate 70 years of the Stratocaster®—the platinum anniversary of the world’s greatest electric guitar—the Fender Custom Shop introduces the FENDER Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Deluxe Closet Classic Relic Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst (9236091143).

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.

This model is the Deluxe Closet Classic Relic® as described by Fender Custon Shop : Well taken care of and religiously polished throughout the years. The owner of this guitar took pride in keeping it clean and shiny. Over time the finish started showing age and like a fine wine it evolved into something complex and refined. Moderate finish checking, oxidation of hardware, and mild discoloration of parts give this finish its distinct look and feel.

Specs :
Model Name : Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster® DLX Closet Classic, 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, Wide-Fade 2-Color SunburstModel

Number : 9236091142Series:70th AnniversaryColor:Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst

Body Shape : Stratocaster®Body

Material : 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset SeamBody Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer

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"

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®

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

Pickup Configuration : SSS

Bridge : Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Tuning Machines : Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo

Orientation : Right-Hand

Hardware Finish : Nickel/Chrome

Pickguard : 1-Ply White

Control Knobs : Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic

Switch Tips : White ABS

This item has never been played.