In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster, the Custom Shop is building the Limited Edition 1954 Strat.

These faithful replications were made with the same exacting detail as the originals, using many of the same machines and manufacturing methods used 50 years ago.

Every deep body contour, pickup magnet, and screw is a replica of a 1954 Strat. Fender even went as far as having pre-CBS Fender employee, Roger Centeno, stamp each tremolo cover plate with the original die. And, yes they do come complete with the round holes!

This particular example was built by famed Master Builder, John Cruz, and features a nitrocellulose lacquered, two-piece ash body with offset glue seam and one-piece “U”-shape maple neck. This limited release also includes three Custom Shop Vintage 1954 Stratocaster pickups, an original synchronized tremolo with “Ash Tray” bridge cover, bone nut, special documentation, and an original form-fit Brown case.