Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® NOS, 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple Fingerboard, Aged Bright Sapphire Metallic

2024 marks the platinum anniversary of the Stratocaster®—that’s seven decades of the world’s greatest electric guitar. To mark this auspicious milestone, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition 70^th Anniversary Stratocaster®. Its two-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 one-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 three 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 five-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

• Series: 70th Anniversary Stratocaster
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Color: Aged Bright Sapphire Metallic
• Country of Origin: United States

Neck

• Neck Material: 5A Flame Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
• Neck Thickness (1st Fret): .880"
• Neck Thickness (12th Fret): .980"
• Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
• Position Inlays: Abalone Dot – 0.25"
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

Body

• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®

Hardware

• Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
• Control Knobs: Vintage White Plastic
• Switch Tip: Vintage White
• Hardware Finish: Gold
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• String Trees: American Vintage '56–'58
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010–.046 Gauges)
• Tremolo Arm: Vintage Upgraded '60s
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Josefina Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Josefina Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Josefina Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls:
  • Master Volume
  • Tone 1 (Neck/Middle Pickups)
  • Tone 2 (Bridge Pickup)
• Switching:
  • 5-Position Blade:
    1. Bridge Pickup
    2. Bridge + Middle
    3. Middle Pickup
    4. Middle + Neck
    5. Neck Pickup
• Potentiometers: 250K 10% Taper Split

Measurements

• Shipping Dimensions: 6.40 x 17.30 x 43.70 in
• Shipping Weight: 23.20 lb
• Shipping Length: 43.70 in
• Shipping Height: 6.40 in
• Shipping Width: 17.30 in

Accessories

• Included: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity