2025 Fender Stratocaster 1954 Custom Shop ’54 Strat Journeyman Relic 70th Anniversary ~ Candy Apple Red

You are looking at a 2025 Fender Custom Shop 1954 Stratocaster – 70th Anniversary Journeyman Relic, a guitar that captures everything people love about the earliest Strats — only with Custom Shop precision and just the right amount of attitude.

Finished in Candy Apple Red, this Strat manages to look both vintage and slightly rebellious at the same time. It’s the kind of color that makes you want to play louder than you planned. The Journeyman Relic treatment is perfectly restrained: light checking, subtle wear, and just enough broken-in character to feel inspiring without looking like it survived a bar fight.

The two-piece off-center ash body delivers that unmistakable early-’50s snap and resonance, while the AAA birdseye maple neck adds clarity and punch. Add in the Hand-Wound Fat ’50s pickups, and you get everything a great Strat should be — glassy highs, woody mids, and that unmistakable Strat “quack” when you lean into it. She’s 100% original and ready to take over your # 1 obsession.

Specs:

• Model: Fender Custom Shop 1954 Stratocaster – 70th Anniversary
• Finish: Candy Apple Red, Journeyman Relic
• Body: 2-Piece Off-Center Ash, sorted for light-weight
• Neck: One-Piece AAA Birdseye Maple, medium tint
• Neck Profile: 70th Anniversary ’54 Strat; .885” (1st fret), .980” (12th fret)
• Fretboard Radius: 9.5”
• Frets: Narrow Tall (6105)
• Nut: Bone, 1.625” nut-width
• Fret Markers: Micarta black dots
• Pickups: Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Strat (Neck / Middle / Bridge)
• Controls: Master Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way Switch
• Bridge: Vintage-Style Strat Tremolo
• Tuners: Vintage-Style Fender
• Hardware: Chrome/Nickel
• Pickguard: 1-Ply White
• Neck-Plate: Special 70th Anniversary
• Case: Fender Custom Shop 70th Anniversary Tweed Case
• Weight: 7.5 LBS.
• Serial #: 48xx

She was born on May 15th, 2025, and is in unplayed mint condition, showing only the intentional factory Journeyman Relic wear — exactly as Fender Custom Shop intended, with no additional wear or surprises.

Also included is the original Fender Custom Shop 70th Anniversary tweed hard case, full case candy, Shop Floor Traveler, cable, strap, accessories, and the Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity, confirming this Strat is the real deal.

If you’ve ever wanted a Strat that looks like a vintage hot-rod, feels broken-in from day one, and sounds like the reason Fender changed music forever — this Candy Apple Red ’54 is ready to do exactly that. 🎸

Whoever brings this baby home is gonna be STOKED!!

LET’S GO!!