The Story
2024 marks the platinum anniversary of the Stratocaster® — that's 7 decades of the world's greatest electric guitar. To mark this auspicious milestone, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Stratocaster®. Its 2-piece select alder body delivers lively resonance and well-balanced tone and is decked out in gold hardware, an NOS lacquer finish in striking Bright Sapphire Metallic, and distinctively elevated features from the golden era of the Stratocaster.
The 1-piece 4A flame maple neck has a big, comfortable 10/'56 Soft "V" profile, topped by a 9.5"-radius fingerboard with 21 gold Medium Vintage (47095) frets, abalone dot markers and a bone nut. Pure sonic Strat® magic comes from 3 Custom Shop hand-wound Fat '50s Stratocaster® pickups with gold magnets, delivering crisp highs and well-balanced mids and lows. Vintage Modified #2 wiring includes 5-way pickup switching and the Tone-Saver bleed circuit, which eliminates tone loss when volume is turned down.
Other premium features include an 11-hole single-ply parchment pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, wing string tree, special 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® neck plate, deluxe embroidered hardshell case, and certificate of authenticity.
General:
- Model Name: Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® NOS, 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple Fingerboard, Aged Bright Sapphire Metallic
- Series: 70th Anniversary Stratocaster
- Color: Aged Bright Sapphire Metallic
Body:
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck:
- Neck Material: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
- Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Headstock: Stratocaster®
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
- Position Inlays: Abalone Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
Electronics:
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
- Controls: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2 (Bridge 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: Gold
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Control Knobs: Vintage White Plastic
- Switch Tips: Vintage White
Miscellaneous:
- Strings: Nickel-Plated Steel (0.010 - 0.046 Gauges)
- Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity
* Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice
Details & Craftsmanship
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Description
2024 marks the platinum anniversary of the Stratocaster® — that's 7 decades of the world's greatest electric guitar. To mark this auspicious milestone, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Stratocaster®. Its 2-piece select alder body delivers lively resonance and well-balanced tone and is decked out in gold hardware, an NOS lacquer finish in striking Bright Sapphire Metallic, and distinctively elevated features from the golden era of the Stratocaster.
The 1-piece 4A flame maple neck has a big, comfortable 10/'56 Soft "V" profile, topped by a 9.5"-radius fingerboard with 21 gold Medium Vintage (47095) frets, abalone dot markers and a bone nut. Pure sonic Strat® magic comes from 3 Custom Shop hand-wound Fat '50s Stratocaster® pickups with gold magnets, delivering crisp highs and well-balanced mids and lows. Vintage Modified #2 wiring includes 5-way pickup switching and the Tone-Saver bleed circuit, which eliminates tone loss when volume is turned down.
Other premium features include an 11-hole single-ply parchment pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, wing string tree, special 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® neck plate, deluxe embroidered hardshell case, and certificate of authenticity.
General:
- Model Name: Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® NOS, 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple Fingerboard, Aged Bright Sapphire Metallic
- Series: 70th Anniversary Stratocaster
- Color: Aged Bright Sapphire Metallic
Body:
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck:
- Neck Material: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
- Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Headstock: Stratocaster®
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
- Position Inlays: Abalone Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
Electronics:
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
- Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
- Controls: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2 (Bridge 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: Gold
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Control Knobs: Vintage White Plastic
- Switch Tips: Vintage White
Miscellaneous:
- Strings: Nickel-Plated Steel (0.010 - 0.046 Gauges)
- Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity
* Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice
