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Aside from that it looks very nice :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buwrQZSD84o
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https://www.fendercustomshop.com/guitars/stratocaster/limited-edition-70th-anniversary-1954-stratocaster-time-capsule-package-1-piece-quartersawn-maple-neck-fingerboard-wide-fade-2-color-sunburst/
Medium frets and a compound 7.25-9.5 radius.
Recent Fender “vintage frets” haven't been as low profile as the originals either, not sure what's fitted on this reissue but the frets on the AV I 52 Tele were tall enough for comfortable string bending and the 7.25” radius was barely noticeable and strings didn't choke out when bending up the dusty end.
The Custom Shop version has the vintage correct tone pot wiring but with a 5 way switch and the regular factory version has modern tone pot wiring but with a 3 way switch!
As for the neck joint. A handful of business cards would have fit easily down there. It almost echoed back when you spoke.
I recall Arbiter (old Fender distributor of the day) had loads sat in the store room, for ages, that they could not sell - In fact the rumour was that Ivor Arbiter told his sales staff to send 50 out to 50 different accounts - Knowing some will come back as never ordered - But if only 30 came back then 20 were now sold, as somehow staff/accounts departments/boss/admin had not noticed such stock arriving - Sneaky but some sold as far as Arbiter concerned
Anyway, guitarist in isn't-going-to-buy-guitar-with-features-he-doesn't-like shocker .
I like the '70s Vintera in Antigua, it looks good to me. Hardtail too. But it's 7.25" again.
On the topic of AV1 - the 2014 60th Anni. '54 will run rings round these new ones - for starters the pumpkin necks on these versus the subtly tinted necks on the now ten year old ones. As does the whole AV1 series to the AV2.
Of course, again, there's the crowd that can't tell the difference between the AVRI/AV2 quality and the AV1 (which had inflated MSRP to any other re-issue, even today with inflation) as they were essentially re-badged CS Time Machines, but to each their own opinion.
If it's what you want, it's what you want.
https://reverb.com/item/80091183-fender-70th-anniversary-american-vintage-ii-1954-strat-2-color-sunburst-v700137?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=80091183
Most of these are going to be 8lb plus guitars.
I know aftermarket’s have been around ages but IIRC it wasn’t that long ago those things were only seen on the 2004 masterbuilts.