To celebrate 70 years of the Stratocaster—the platinum anniversary of the world’s greatest electric guitar—the Fender Custom Shop presents the Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster. Its two-piece select ash body, with an offset seam on the treble side, delivers singing highs, sweet midrange, and tight lows. It features a stunning Wide Fade Two-Color Sunburst lacquer finish and is available in several Custom Shop treatments with varying degrees of wear, including Time Capsule, NOS, Deluxe Closet Classic, Relic, Journeyman Relic, Heavy Relic, and Super Heavy Relic.

The one-piece quartersawn maple neck is crafted with a special 70th Anniversary Soft “V” profile, inspired by a remarkable Stratocaster neck from July 1954. It features a vintage compound-radius fingerboard (7.25” to 9.5”) with 21 medium vintage frets (47095) and a 1.625” bone nut. Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’54 Stratocaster pickups produce the iconic Stratocaster sound with clear, bell-like highs, routed through vintage '54 Stratocaster wiring with a wax paper capacitor and five-way switching.

Additional premium features and authentic 1954-inspired appointments include a single-ply white pickguard, 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, a special 70th Anniversary neck plate, a deluxe embroidered hardshell case, a custom “case candy” kit, and a certificate of authenticity.