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Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1954 Stratocaster Time Capsule Inca Silver

Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1954 Stratocaster Time Capsule Inca Silver

SKU 00FCS344
by Fender
$ 4,500.00 - $ 4,500.00
$ 4,500.00
$ 4,500.00 - $ 4,500.00
$ 4,500.00

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.   Fender only does the 1954 Strat every 10 years, and each anniversary model becomes instantly collectible.  We asked the Custom Shop to do this one in Inca Silver - so it's the only one out there.

It's done in the Time Capsule package, where the finish is a Flash Coat Nitrocellulose Lacquer and the hardware is faded slightly (Closet Classic).  The Custom Shop has nailed this process, to create the look of a vintage guitar that was never played - it's like it came out of the factory yesterday, if yesterday was 65 years ago.  Hence the "Time Capsule" moniker.  

The two-piece select ash body (with offset seam on the treble side) resonates with singing highs, sweet midrange and tight lows,The 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 a modern radius fingerboard ( 9.5”) with 21 narrow tall (6105) frets for a modern feel with 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, and special 70th Anniversary Stratocaster neck plate. 

Included is the 70th Anniversary embroidered hardshell tweed case, special “case candy” kit and certificate of authenticity. 

  • Part # 9231015783
  • Serial # 4152
  • Weight: 7.4 lbs

Product Specs

  • SERIES: 70th Anniversary Stratocaster
  • COLOR: Inca Silver
  • BODY: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
  • BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam; sort for lightweight
  • NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
  • NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • NECK SHAPE: 07/54 Soft "V"
  • SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • NUT WIDTH: 1.625"
  • NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.190"
  • NECK THICKNESS 1ST FRET: .885"
  • NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .980"
  • FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5"
  • POSITION INLAYS: Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" 
  • TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
  • NUT MATERIAL: Bone
  • FRET SIZE: JNarrow Tall (6105)
  • NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
  • BRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
  • PICKGUARD: 1-Ply White
  • CONTROL KNOBS: Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic
  • SWITCH TIP: White ABS
  • HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
  • TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
  • STRING TREES: Vintage-Style Disc
  • STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
  • TREMOLO ARM: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
  • NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
  • 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®
  • PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SSS
  • CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle 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
  • POTENTIOMETERS: 250K 10% Taper Split Flat
  • INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.