1954 Fender Stratocaster | CME Vintage Demo | Joel Bauman

There are guitars, and there are legends. This is it—we've acquired the most impressive vintage guitar collection in our history, and now, we're giving you a taste of the action with the CME Vault. Nowhere else can sample some the finest guitars in music history, and we're kicking things off with a truly impeccable artifact from the Fender time capsule—an original 1954 Stratocaster, the inaugural year of the iconic instrument. As if that weren't enough, we managed to get our hands on this extremely rare hardtail model—loved and worn, beautifully intact, in all its introductory year glory. Prepare to be blown away.

Gear Used:
Fender Stratocaster Hardtail Sunburst 1954
Fender Tweed Pro 1951

[foxxygearreviews]

Nice playing. But can you do "smoke on the water?"

[clausvonstauffenberg]

had a 54 serial# 0521 very sweet guitar, wish I still had it!

[gbbowler]

The real question is what's wrong with my boy's right hand? That boy is purple as shit! Where's all the blood in that hand going? Scary.

[chicagomusicexchange]

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[pacrat]

What is the song / inspiration ? Am I the only guy that really digs this guys playing and the song in general? Great sounding guitar btw.

[calebknott]

"You're just afterbirth, Eli...."

[Mattiasljung]

It says medium/large soft “V” profile. Wasnt all 54 strats "U" shaped? or has this one been sanded to a "V" shape?

[epv]

So does anyone else think Jeff is a 340 year old vampire? Look at the facts, people.

[boooboooboy]

That’s great and all but it’s not no smoke on the water