{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-70th-anniversary-1954-stratocaster-dlx-closet-classic-maple-wide-fade-2-color-sunburst","title":"Fender Custom Shop 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster DLX Closet Classic, Maple – Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eFender Custom Shop Limited Edition 70th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster DLX Closet Classic, 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Fingerboard, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst\u003cbr\u003eThe Stratocaster turned 70 in 2024, and the Custom Shop marked it the way they do their best anniversaries — by going straight back to the source. This is a meticulous recreation of the very first production Strats, built with a level of historical accuracy that goes well beyond cosmetics, finished in a Deluxe Closet Classic treatment that puts just the right amount of age on it: the kind of patina a guitar picks up spending decades in the back of a closet, not the dramatic checking and wear of a full Relic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is two-piece select ash with an offset seam on the treble side, just as Fender was doing in 1954. The neck is one-piece quartersawn maple with a specially developed 70th Anniversary Soft \"V\" back shape, modelled directly from a July 1954 original — not approximated, but based on an actual neck from that month. The fingerboard runs a compound 7.25\" to 9.5\" radius, which is correct to the era, and the 21 medium vintage frets are the same 47095 spec Fender has been using on their most accurate vintage recreations. Bone nut, 1.625\" at the nut, and a neck profile that measures .885\" at the first fret and .980\" at the twelfth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three hand-wound Custom Shop '54 Strat pickups are routed through vintage '54 wiring with a wax paper cap and five-way switching. The original '54 Strat only had a three-way switch, so the five-way is the one nod to practicality in an otherwise archaeology-grade recreation. Hardware is all period-correct: vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, disc string tree, and a special 70th Anniversary engraved neck plate that places this guitar in history. The pickguard is single-ply white PVA, the pickup covers and knobs are ABS white in the original '54 skirted style, and the serial number sits on the back plate rather than the headstock, exactly as it would have in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of a limited run built exclusively in 2024. It ships in a deluxe embroidered Custom Shop hardshell case with a strap and Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifications\u003cbr\u003eBody Material: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam\u003cbr\u003eBody Shape: Stratocaster®\u003cbr\u003eBody Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eNeck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple\u003cbr\u003eNeck Shape: 07\/54 Soft \"V\"\u003cbr\u003eNeck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003eNeck Thickness (1st Fret): .885\"\u003cbr\u003eNeck Thickness (12th Fret): .980\"\u003cbr\u003eNeck Butt Width: 2.190\"\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard Radius: 7.25\"–9.5\" Vintage Compound Radius\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Frets: 21\u003cbr\u003eFret Size: Medium Vintage (47095)\u003cbr\u003eNut Material: Bone\u003cbr\u003eNut Width: 1.625\" (41.3 mm)\u003cbr\u003eTruss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust\u003cbr\u003ePosition Inlays: Black Micarta Dot – 0.25\"\u003cbr\u003eNeck Plate: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving\u003cbr\u003eNeck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003eBridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat\u003cbr\u003ePickup Configuration: SSS\u003cbr\u003eControls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)\u003cbr\u003ePickup 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\u003cbr\u003ePotentiometers: 250K 10% Taper Split Flat\u003cbr\u003eSwitch Tip: White ABS\u003cbr\u003eControl Knobs: Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic\u003cbr\u003eBridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo\u003cbr\u003ePickguard: 1-Ply White (.070 PVA)\u003cbr\u003eTuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo\u003cbr\u003eString Trees: Vintage-Style Disc\u003cbr\u003eTremolo Arm: Vintage-Style\u003cbr\u003eHardware Finish: Nickel\/Chrome\u003cbr\u003eStrings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010–.046)\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst\u003cbr\u003eIncluded Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity\u003cbr\u003eModel Number: 9236091142\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fender Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52378378273080,"sku":"210000029039","price":6075.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0255\/2712\/4002\/files\/wja1vrznr4dyrx7vxgn6.jpg?v=1778900204","url":"https:\/\/guitarworks.ca\/products\/fender-custom-shop-70th-anniversary-1954-stratocaster-dlx-closet-classic-maple-wide-fade-2-color-sunburst","provider":"Guitarworks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}