Fender Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Limited Edition – Black Fender Custom Shop

Fender Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Limited Edition Solidbody Electric Guitar!

Period Correct Vintage 54 Strat specs with

– Correct Plastic Parts!

– U-shaped neck profile

– Custom Shop 1954 pickups

– Custom Color White Blonde finish!

– Lightweight 1-piece Ash Body

60 years ago it was 1954 and Leo Fender introduced the Stratocaster solidbody electric guitar. That pretty much changed to world of rock and roll – heck- MUSIC in general – as we know it. To celebrate the this momentous event, the Fender Custom Shop is releasing the 60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster. This exquisite Time Machine Series guitar sports classic ’54 appointments such as a 1-piece ash body, 1-piece maple neck with a U-shaped profile, and vintage-style hardware along with period correct style plastic pickup covers and knobs. The Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish also sports a hand-distressed, Heavy Relic finish package to replicate the feel and look of 60 years of genuine road worn wear and tear. A set of Fender’s new 1954 Single-Coil Strat pickups give this limited-edition electric guitar the tone necessary to match its good looks while the 9.5” fingerboard radius and 6105 fret wire mean this valuable instrument isn’t just a collector’s piece to hang on the wall- You can actually go out and play it with comfort and ease. Any why wouldn’t you? It’s not like you have to worry about dinging it up.

Make’n Music is thrilled to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the world’s greatest electric guitar with the Fender Custom Shop 60^th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Limited Edition!

This special guitar honors the Stratocaster’s very first model year and is finely crafted with a rich selection of features and appointments, in addition to a heavy relic treatment that evokes decades of use, abuse and hard-fought wear and tear.

The Fender Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster Solidbody Electric Guitar boasts a tinted, one-piece maple neck – quartersawn for tone and stability. Quartersawn wood is a stronger cut than flatsawn wood. It also transfer the string vibration more directly towards the body, which means more tone and resonance for you! And the lacquer finish, which is thinner than modern polyurethane finishes, will allow the one-piece Ash body on this ’54 Strat to breathe, age properly in time, and sing with a clear, loud voice.

Custom 1954 Stratocaster pickups provide classic single-coil Strat tone

Smooth, Bluesy, Bell-Like and Jangley – ask any seasoned Strat player and you’ll get slightly different response of what they like best about the tone of the ’54 Heavy Relic Strat Ltd Ed. Words alone can’t capture the sound, but the new Custom Shop 1954 Single-coil Stratocaster pickups Fender designed for the 60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster certainly can. And thanks to a 5-way blade pickup selector you have easy access to those in-between tones early Strat players discovered by accident.

The Heavy Relic Finish package for a Vintage Vibe, Look and Feel

As one of Fender’s top tier Showcase Dealers, we were able to special order this Limited Edition Stratocaster in a Custom Black finish. The stunning Heavy Relic treatment starts with a period-correct nitrocellulose lacquer. Nitrocellulose Lacquer finishes are significantly thinner than today’s polyurethane finishes. Aside from an authentic vintage look, they also allow the wood to breathe and age naturally over time, which enhances the instrument’s tonal qualities. They also look and feel great – less paint equals more tone! And the feel of a worn-in vintage instrument is hard to beat. Without sneaking a look at the neck heel stamps, you’d be hard-pressed to distinguish the Fender Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster Solidbody Electric Guitar from the real deal.

Features of the Fender Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster Solidbody Electric Guitar

• 60th Anniversary Limited Edition model
• Custom Color Finish
• Custom Shop Center Pocket Tweed Hardshell Case
• Limited Edition Accessory Package
• 60^th Anniversary Commemorative Book
• Strap, Cable, etc…
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Cruz Tools

Specs of the 60^th Anniversary Limited Edition ’54 Strat Heavy Relic from the Fender Custom Shop

• Premium One-piece Ash Body
• One-piece Quartersawn Maple neck
• 1954 U profile
• 9.5” fingerboard radius
• 21x 6105 fret wire
• 25.5” scale length
• 1.650” nut width
• Vintage – style tuners
• 6-saddle Vintage-style Tremolo
• Pat. Pending Saddles
• Period correct “rounded” pickup covers
• Period correct knobs
• Period correct backplate with serial number
• 5-way switch
• Master Volume control
• Neck Pickup Tone control
• Bridge/Middle Pickup Tone control
• Custom Shop 1954 Single-Coil Strat pickups
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
• Manufacturer Part Number        9230054857
• 7.5 lbs

Don’t miss your chance to experience a piece of Fender history!

Order a Fender Custom Shop 60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster from Make’n Music!

This is a Limited Edition and once they are gone. They are gone!

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