Fender ® 50TH Anniversary Am Strat ® Maple

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Fender® Celebrates 50 Years Of Musical Heritage With New Commemorative Model Guitars!

Beginning in January of 2004, the world renowned Fender Custom Shop will make a limited number of 50th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster guitars. These faithful replications will be made with the same exacting detail as the original instruments, using many of the same machines and manufacturing methods used 50 years ago.

To pay homage to 50 years of Fender quality and innovation, Fender will also introduce two new modern commemorative models: the 50th Anniversary American Series Stratocaster and the 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Series Stratocaster.

THE STRATOCASTER® GUITAR TURNS 50!

The most popular and influential electric guitar of all time, the Fender® Stratocaster®, will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2004! To honor this musical icon, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is proud to announce that it will commemorate the Stratocaster guitar's history with three new Limited Edition instruments.

The Stratocaster guitar first hit the musical scene in 1954, when it was designed to be the ultimate solid body electric guitar. With its three single coil pickups and revolutionary tremolo bridge, the Stratocaster offered musicians new tones, features and versatility never before available in one single musical instrument.

Since that time, a Stratocaster in the hands of guitarists has helped pioneer literally every form of popular music as we know it today. From Bill Carson to Buddy Holly, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, or from Stevie Ray Vaughan to John Mayer—and everything in between!—the Stratocaster has been the guitar that started the rock revolution, and it has been the guitar that has helped to create musical legends.

Beginning in January of 2004, the world renowned Fender Custom Shop will make a limited number of 50th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster guitars. These faithful replications will be made with the same exacting detail as the original instruments, using many of the same machines and manufacturing methods used 50 years ago.

The Custom Shop will use all of the same materials that went into the first 1954 Stratocaster guitars, including a solid ash body, oversized Alnico 3 pole piece magnets, the styrene blend used for the pickup covers, knobs and switch cap, and the PVA pickguard material. Reproductions of the original pickups will be wound by Abigail Ybarra, who has been making Fender pickups since the 1950s. Additionally, all the plastic parts for the Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1954 Stratocaster have been retooled to historically correct shapes and specifications.

FENDER 0102004 Documentation ^top

Fender Guitar and Bass Owners Manual (pdf)

Review of FENDER 0102004

RATING:

Sound Quality	10
Features	10
Ease Of Use	10
Value	10
Reliability	10
Overall	10

Tengo un mes con esta guitarra y es la mejor compra que pude hacer, anteriormente tocaba con una ibanez rg770, de excelente calidad, pero al momento de sentir una Fender te cambia tu modo de tocar musica, la musica se siente de una manera increible... la recomiendo al 100 , no busques otras marcas, FENDER STRATOCASTER ES LA MEJOR...

-rulo
-mexico, 12/13/05

Review of FENDER 0102004

RATING:

Sound Quality	10
Features	9
Ease Of Use	10
Value	10
Reliability	10
Overall	10

I just bought one of these guitars and I was blown away. Fender blended the old w/ the new by using modern parts w/ a vintage vibe. Modern:2 point trem, modern tuners, new style strap buttons, "delta" tone pots, 5 way swicth and satin finish neck. Old: color, 1 ply pickguard (cut like a 3 ply), '54 custom shop pickups. The 2 color sun burst is flawless. The tone "is" the Stratocaster. The neck is very easy to play and well made. It plays like a custom shop guitar but without the price. I didn't like the pickguard and the a few of the tuning keys felt too loose for my taist. You can't find a better Strat for the money.

-The Sound of Fender
-Ft. Campbell, KY, 08/12/04

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