Don't buy a Fender Strat until you have Played the 1954 Reissue
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Stratocaster, Fender have reissued the The Holy Grail of Strats - The FIRST one from 1954. Discover all the essential details right here! 👇
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Introducing the 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® Collection: Celebrating seven decades of timeless tone and iconic style. Each 70th Anniversary Stratocaster model showcases the rich heritage and legendary tones that have made the Strat® an unrivaled icon. From vintage purists to progressive players seeking cutting-edge features, rest assured there's a model that will deliver. Immerse yourself in the legacy of the Stratocaster and own a piece of Fender® history with the 70th Anniversary Stratocaster Collection.
Celebrate the birth of a legend with the 70th Anniversary American Vintage II 1954 Stratocaster. Crafted with a resonant 2-piece ash body finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, this instrument radiates vintage charm. The 1-piece maple neck and 7.25" radius fingerboard with vintage frets provide the smooth playability that players have cherished for decades. 70th Anniversary 1954 Single-Coil Strat® pickups conjure authentic tones that sparkle and bark when pushed. Other appointments include a vintage-accurate synchronized tremolo with cold rolled steel block and bent steel saddles, single-line "Fender Deluxe" tuners and a single-ply pickguard with period correct pickup covers, switch tip and knobs. The included vintage-style tweed case is packed with a bevy of period case-candy to complete the package. This limited-edition model captures the essence of the original Stratocaster, a must-have for collectors and Strat enthusiasts.
The instruments in the 70th Anniversary Stratocaster Collection are available in limited quantities, so choose your 70th Anniversary Stratocaster today.
Features
2-Piece Ash body
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
70th Anniversary 1954 Single-Coil Strat® pickups
1954 “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
Pure Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Pure Vintage Single-Line “Fender Deluxe” Tuners
00:00 Unboxing the 70th Anniversary 1954 Fender Strat
01:08 First impression and specs of the 70th Anniversary 1954 Fender Stratocaster
02:26 Clean Sound Samples of the 70th Anniversary 1954 Fender Strat All Pickups
04:24 Crunchy Sound Samples of the 70th Anniversary 1954 Fender Strat All Pickups
04:58 Fuzzy Sound Samples of the 70th Anniversary 1954 Fender Strat All Pickups
06:34 Case Candy!
08:48 MORE Sound Samples
11:01 Any problems?
12:44 Under the hood - inside the 70th Anniversary 1954 Fender Stratocaster
13:30 Build Quality and Final Thoughts
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What a loverly Strat!
Get it at Sweetwater - sweetwater.sjv.io/q49kWY
Get it at Thomann - thmn.to/thocf/iho6odhjdx
And it is less than 3000€
Weird.. you look exactly like the guy from @shutupandsitdown
What a bargain for “only” €2800!
What guitar amp are you using in this video? Thank you
Just played 1 of these in PMT and it was easily the best strat in the shop. V heavy but how the pickups act and the tone were way ahead of the others. The others including an Amercian pro 2, vintera 2 60s, vintera 2 50s and player series. The 54 70th anniversary was warm and full sounding and the pickups break up the more you dig in. Cracking guitar but veeeeery pricey! Only negatives are the look of it - is pretty dull and the weight. If I could have it in firemist silver and about a lb lighter id be in!
It’s amazing Fender keeps finding ways to sell the same guitar for more money.
Lol
Lol😂
It looks almost just like my American special
There was nothing wrong with the original design and time does go by. 5 cent gas also no more, don't wanna shock ya.
Lolololololol
Thanks for playing serviceable riffs instead of shredding.
you are very welcome!
I’m going to wait five years because 75th Anniversary just sounds better.
They really should have done a release last year.
@@xneurianx nice
Fo sho.
😂
Wait 30 years and you can get a 100th Anniversary one.
For me, it's hard to imagine a strat without a five-position selector. Long live positions 2 and 4!
Hard for me, to imagine spending $2600 on it too!
Dude , I don't ever use the other settings .. 2&4 ... That's it
THIS guitar, according to Fender, does come with a five way switch in the case.
@@paulcasilio1119 Aha! Then Andy needs to look in the case more thoroughly. Thanks for the detail!
@@paulcasilio1119 Came here to say the exact same thing :P
That may be the Stratiest Strat I've ever heard.
Had a vintage reissue sounded amazing nearly noiseless pickups this is extra to me not a bad price for what it is and will likely hold value pretty well
Well said
BS
My birth year …now I’m jonesing for this …better hurry I’m 70 …played in 70’s 80’s 90’s
Love strats..love the tone knobs round string tree..
I’m the same age. Shouldn’t we get some sort of discount on this guitar for surviving the length of time as the iconic Stratocaster? It makes complete sense to me.😛 Fender has really done an incredible job on this replica. It sounds fantastic.
@@renodavid I wanna join this club, too. 70 in November. I might buy one if I can find one like the guitar being reviewed here. My first serious guitar was a used '68 I bought in 1974. I've been through several between then and now.
@@bigdaddystinkeye Getting this guitar might help ease the pain of not hanging onto some great instruments from years past. At one point I actually had a ‘64 Strat that I bought very cheaply around 1970. Like an idiot I got rid of it a few years later. Can you imagine? 😥
@@renodavid I did the same with that '68, a '59 Tele and a '65 SG plus several tweed, brown and blackface Fender amps. That's just the way it goes 🙂 I try not to dwell on it.
Got mine 3 weeks ago and the off gassing is insane, plays like a melodic dream
Custom shop 54 Strat's for everyone!🤞
Glad you like it Andy. My wife bought me a 54 for my 54th birthday. Definitely not a metal guitar
Strats have gotten as good as the originals. I’ve been playing and buying high end Stratocasters for years, and just got a lightweight 61 AV2. It’s the snappiest lively Strat I’ve ever played.
man that sound that come out of that strat when you started playing just did it for me ,thats sounds unbelievble
Amidst all the gorgeousity and lovely sonics, there is, alas, the blight of that Fender 70th business on the lining of the lid.
I know this is late, but your review actually helped me finally decide which new guitar I want. This guitar will be my second Fender, the first one being the Jimi Hendrix signature Strat. Once again Thanks for the detailed review! 🙌
Love this channel! Delivery, guitars and playing all on point!
April 1970 US prices ranged from $315 for a Sunburst right handed strat with rosewood fretboard and no tremolo, to $439.50 for a left-handed strat in a custom color, with a maple fretboard, and tremolo. The guitar pictured below would be $367 in 1970.
Interesting. With inflation that's 2,400 ish
The median income of all families in 1970 was about $9,870. The average home cost $23,000.
That would be $2,917.00 adjusted for today so they're actually cheaper now.
@@Mrlz56 Is this a wind up? It cost more than that for the parts before they put labour on to those parts such as initial cutting, milling and shaping of the timbers etc etc. Then you need labour to operate and maintain the cnc machines, business rates, insurance etc etc.
@@Mrlz56punch in the numbers on any inflation calculator site yourself.
That IS light ! Sounds perfect to me for a mix and a band.
Great demo/review as always. Cheers !
You've peaked my interest in maybe getting one of these just for giggles. I've already got 3 Strat's, the latest was a direct buy from the Corona factory 3 years ago. I love them all!!
I had to come back to rewatch this. I really enjoyed seeing you explore your inner Buddy Holly. Really, everything you threw at it sounds fantastic. What a guitar! Well done, Fender. 👍
Excellent Video and demo!
What a nice and enthusiastic review Andy.
When you see so many new ones it must be great to get a bit of a surprise where the the grin just keeps getting bigger.
Thanks for sharing the joy.
I can just tell you’re loving that Strat ! What a gorgeous guitar! I’ve already got 2 Fender Strats and a Jet Strat but this is giving me GAS insanely bad!! 😮
Nice Strat quacking strums too buddy! Awesome video! Hopefully you keep that gem 💎
that finish looks absolutely perfect.
Wow Great Sounding Strat Love the color Thanks for the Video !!!!!!!!!!!
The wood is beautiful
Sweet guitar! I went to order one and they are on backlog. I reckon I need to reserve one. Thanks for the demo. That Strat really made you want to play, you can see/hear that.
I normally just take vids like this with a grain of salt, but actually watched all the way thru your presentation got me a little excited about that Beautiful Strat😎👍
He's having far too much fun!!👊🏾❤️🎸🎶🙂
Really sounds mean and you clearly have a connection with it! Instant forever guitar
My favorite guitar is my American Vintage II ‘61 Strat in Fiesta Red. This looks pretty tempting.
Oh I bet that is also a great guitar!
Mine too. It is the best guitar I’ve ever played.
It sounds amazing
That is about the Strattiest Strat I have seen recently, I like the three way switch, one doesn't use the in-between tones that often, I especially like the spank of the middle pickup which is great for soloing - nearly 4,000$ in Australian money, phew! Thanks for showing the guitar mate!
Geezus. That bridge pickup sounds like a Telecaster. 😳
I commented before watching the entire video. Now that I have I can say that it sounds like heaven. All of it. Every pickup and every setting.
That's a beautiful sounding strat.
Looks sounds authentically awesome. .Imagine how cool it'd sound thru a vintage Tweed deluxe ! Dam!.. now i gotta go to the toilet!
A happy Andy is a good Andy.
Nice playing. 👍
Saw that another day and I´m impressed. A really cool guitar.
That is a beauty! The pure tone of a fine strat simply says 'This is an Electric Guitar'. What more could you ask for?
A new guitar must be exciting. Im still playing my 1987 strat that i bought in 1988.
Awesome playing, awesome sounding guitar
Case candy almost identical to what I got with my 56. It has the best feeling neck of all my guitars.
Sunburst the same as on my 57(best sounding strat I have)
That being said, will I get this one...hell yeah
I own the 40th anniversary Strat(1994)…..exact same except came with the old style case(same case candy)……will be buried with it,lol.
I bought my USA strat new in 1989. It came with a strap and a cord. The cord was black with black rubber covered connectors. Mine looks like yours. I still have it including the case and case candy. I do not totally recall the price because I traded in a Japanese Fender and it was pre-euro. I think it was around 800 euro's new.
A friend had a 25th any, I loved that guitar. Huge neck and a very heavy guitar.
In 2004 they did the same for the 50th anniversary.
The guitar was exactly the same. It was for me the reconciliation with Fender.
ps: with the 50th anniversary, a 5 pos switch was provided in the box
I appreciate your video-inset of the selected pedal and knob-settings. Thanks.
I need one of these!!!!! I absolutely have to get one! Just for the case candy.
Beautiful!
Seems like you've found a keeper. Nice looking sunburst.
That TONE! I agree with every word, that wasn't said. Good work Fender peoples.
The tone of that guitar beats the originals at this point. Glory days.
Ooooh. Have a 50th anniversary 54. This looks delightful. Maybe I get a friend for it? Hope you are doing well mate!
Fabulous Ayla, thx.
Nice that they got all the hardware shape differences in there - sounds mint in your hands as well!
Yes they do. Thanks mate!
Wow that’s the nicest Strat I’ve heard over YT for a while! Nice playing too mate 👍
Thank you!
Great vid, you got me thinking of getting one.
And of course it´s easier to take the plastic off if you take a few minutes and remove knobs etc before...
Your playing was on another level here! Maybe it's the guitar, or maybe it's the mojo in the 'fro that was dripping through here. Enjoyed the whole thing!
Thanks mate. The guitar is extremely inspiring and fits me perfectly. The amp is also doing a lot of heavy lifting. So I was able to play comfortably and freely.
Beautiful Strat Andy! Sounds outstanding...could just be you! How are you and the family? Hope all is well.
Have a good '62 reissue made in 1984 in Japan . Absolute spot on copy with US vintage pickups. Still have the ashtray and the curly cable with "authentic" plugs. Had to buy a replacement spring for the tremlo arm about all. These reissues can indeed be awesome.
If it was made in nineteen eighty four I guarantee it won't sound exactly like the 54's in these guitars. The magnets in those early eighties guitars are alnico V and the magnets in the '54 models are alinico III magnets and are bigger that the ones from the nineteen seventies on. When CBS owned Fender they made the magnets slightly smaller than the originally were. Fender had to research these magnets and their diameter as well as the knobs and switch and cover plate for the tremolo as well as the formulation for them and the pickup covers. They know their stuff. Your guitar may sound good buy any amp made today can make any guitar sound good!
@@solarismoon3046 Yes scratch plate has correct screw spacings, black print knobs, body contour and neck etc and pickups were done to spec by CBS in USA and probably much better than '62 era tech. It's a reissue and sounds much the same as any "vintage" era strat but feels the same as a 62 and a treat play.
@@KevinHallSurfing I'm not saying that those Japanese Strats aren't great because they are! I wish I kept the one that my cousin sold for $200.00 over twenty five years ago. Those would be even better if they would reissue them the same way that they were then.
So much happiness here.
I have the 60th anniversary 54' strat. I have bought and sold many other strats including custom shops. I still have the 54 because its so good.
I love my 60th Anniversary '54
I have a 64 spec 50th, has been with me more than 20 years. Still the best I played.
me too, amazing guitar! Unsoldable one!
What makes it better compared to the others for you?
@@araag.4257 for me, it gives you a delightful little more nuances while playing and complements your playing. you want to play more and more.
A Squier Classic Vibes 50's Strat is an awesome guitar and will get you 75% there imo
I've played a Custom Shop '54 Strat since the late 80s. It cost what seemed like a fortune at the time, but I haven't regretted buying it for a second.
Really incredible sound
Gently turn the box over, and lift the box off. My very first guitar was a 1954 Stratocaster that went out the window of my brother's '61 FORD station wagon early one morning, July, 1965. This axe is just another Stratocaster. But boy, it IS tempting ...
Great video Andy. It sounds right, no matter what you played. It also brought out the best in your playing………so buy it! If you don’t, I will 😜🎸🍺
Beautiful guitar. It’s actually so beautiful (like a museum piece) that it might scare me away from playing it. I would hate to scratch it!
It's a fantastic guitar. It has got the magic.
These are beautiful. Since I already owned a made in America Stratocaster, and enjoyed it for over twenty years, I don't think I need another one. If I were to get another Leo Fender designed product, it would be something from G&L. Leo's creations and updates were his best work.
This anniversary guitar does have that sound of the originals. It looks and sounds like a winner. Maybe adding that five way switch took away those great tones of the past.
I just took the spring out of my 1963 Strat 3 way switch before they made 5 ways. I would do the same with this one.
Is a hardtail version available?
Wow.... FINALLY a strat that looks and sounds like all others.
How much you got to make it such a wonder ?
Lovely strat, but I got interested also by that red guitar with only one pickup, hanging on the wall right next to SG 😊 do you plan to make review of that one as well?
Very nice!
DAMN!!! That is a STUNNING guitar!!!
I'm not surprised it's a nice guitar. I bought an AVii last year and they're fantastic. Easily my fav guitar
Del Shannon "Runaway". Are the frets fatter? The strings are going to be a pain to replace unless you line the trem block up with the tiny round backplate holes using the vibrato arm or just remove the backplate ? It does sound super Zingy and Fendery in extremis, proves that they can build fine instruments when they have to. I have one of the 70th anniversary Esquire 1950 models and that too has a "Unique " pick-up . These Guitars should be played and not stashed away , well done on the enthusiastic demo!
Bought a 25 year old Mexican strat and it literally just plays and sounds better than any other strat. Sometimes you just get lucky. Cost me $200
I bought a Mexican-made Fender Jazz bass for $300. I'm really not a bassist, so I didn't know much about choosing one. But, my ex's friend, who was a pretty accomplished bassist, always wanted to play it when she came to the house. She marvelled at how good it is.
That era of the Mexican Fenders are unreal value. Excellent materials, workmanship, QC, and tone.
Great find!
@@jerryhorton5708 when you buy a us made you are literally just paying for more expensive labor. Not saying they are exactly the same, but it’s a small difference in most cases. Only thing I have done to it is literally a new input jack for 12 bucks
@@Roger-il8iw I don’t own any Fenders anymore, but when I did, most of them were US made because of certain specs especially the neck carve. However, your point is absolutely valid. The best Fenders these days are the Squier Classic Vibe or Paranormal series. The Classic Vibes are Chinese manufactured and the Paranormals are mostly Mexico
@@jerryhorton5708 I agree completely. In my experience 10 years ago the squires were mostly just junk. But today the quality of the higher level squires and epiphones is very high.
This is not surprising though. Both fender and Gibson are trying to push the foreign made models now. They make insane margins on those guitars. I am absolutely pro America, and American made guitars may very well be the best. But Gibson and fender are literally motivated to get you to stop buying American made. It’s a sad situation
I remember the silver 25th anni. model . I like the te grain matching on the body on this one. And if the lighter ash variety then all the better.
I still got my lovly 50 anniversary deluxe from 2004 :) but cool to see this new model.
great video,, love watching you have fun.. does your face hurt from smiling? congratulations
It does a bit but im fine with that!! 😂
I suggested a 69th Anniversary edition a year ago. It did not work out.
Sounds great.
I have the 60th anniversary Strat... BRILLIANT GUITAR....BRILLIANT!!!
I have an antigua but, I'm definitely getting a new one
You need to try a BlackSmoker strat. They are made in Japan and are fire.🔥
The plastics are modelled on the 54 originals so not a new type - kinda the opposite. I’m amazed the custom shop guy didn’t tell you that. You’ll notice it also has the “football” shaped selector switch, and the back plate drilled with circular holes rather than longer slots.
They did tell me! I noticed before they did though 😂
Sounds like the weight of these varies wildly. I have seen other videos where the guitar comes in much much heavier (to it's detriment)
like your playing style
That just might be the best strat ive ever heard.
Yes please😁👍👍
Sounds great, so I have to ask, because it's the kind of content I love, could you take a budget Strat, not a terrible one but not an expensive one, and customise it to sound almost as good as that? That's a challenge, realisable or not, that I'd love to see, as long as you're not using it to prove a point of no, you can't!
Anyway, loved this!
Not a big strat fan, but this one I could live with. It's so balanced. How many owners will be tempted to fit in a five way switch and keep the original in reserve.
It`s a joy to see a fellow guitar addict being bonded by a guitar.But are you shure they sent you a reissue and not some overstock from 1954? Could be the explaination for the strings ;-)
What is a guitar cable you are using?
Have a ‘56 reissue with a tremolo in red; yanked out those hissy pups and installed fender noiseless series five pups; one of my fave reissues. I can no longer deal with hissy pups. Screw that its authentic hiss with the tone. I love a non hissing guitar
Hmm. My wife gave me a 60th anniversary Strat American Deluxe a decade ago for my 60th birthday ... and as I already have another Strat, I might resist, but hey, this model you're showing here is more authentic than the 60th one, which has a "loudness" button in between the two tone knobs.
Does sound great! And I'm a Tele fan....
And when you ripped open the goody bag in the case, everyone gasped!
Do you know if you can buy the pickups seperately please?
Nice! Just as arthritis is driving me to sell my guitars and gear … original “Top hat” knobs. 🎸
It's definitely an amazing guitar