Purchased New never opened or removed neck, approximately 150 of these were made. MINT condition with COA.
 
Made in 2004 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster, this model was a Master built instrument made by the Fender Custom Shop and aimed to be a more faithful reissue than previous Custom shop '54s. They duplicated the original 1954 parts as closely as possible, including knobs, pickup covers, pickups, pickguard and even the switch tip. The original templates were used for jack-plate holes, the tremolo cover plate with round holes, pickguard dies, and the fibre dies. They even hand-stamped the serial number on the tremolo cover plate and used the vintage correct font on the control knobs.
 
The Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster has a nitrocellulose-lacquered, sunburst, two-piece ash body; aged to "closet classic" specifications - meant to simulate the ageing of an original 1954 Strat played a few times and then kept carefully in a cupboard for 50 years (has a few small dings, checked finish, oxidized hardware and aged plastic parts). As close as you can get to the real thing.