More about Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster® Time Capsule Package, 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, 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 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.

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Specifications General

• Model Name: Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster® Time Capsule Package, 1-Piece
• Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
• Model Number: 9236091140
• Series: 70th Anniversary
• Color: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
  
  

Body

• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
• Body Finish: Flash Coat 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: Flash Coat Lacquer
• Fingerboard: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
• Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
  
  

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®
• 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
  
  

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
• Instrument Weight: 7.8 lbs.