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.

BODY: 2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: 2-Piece Select Alder
HEADSTOCK: Stratocaster®
NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: 10/56 "V"
NECK THICKNESS: .880"
NECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.200"
NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .980"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
POSITION INLAYS: Abalone Dot - 0.25"
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
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 with Fender® Logo
STRING TREES: American Vintage '56-'58
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM: Vintage Upgraded '60s
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
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®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SSS
CONTROLS: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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