Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop—affectionately known at CME as “The Dream Factory”—has grown to a band of over 50 veteran guitar artisans who take Leo Fender’s legacy to its utmost heights by bringing dream guitars and basses to life.
Taking an amp builder’s sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable components. This foundational design philosophy portended a future that we now inhabit, in which it’s not only easy to replace individual parts and maintain the longevity of each instrument—but, players also have the ability to customize every component of an instrument, giving them innumerable options when dreaming up their ideal guitar.
Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we’ve collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer—from neck shaping and fretwork, to finishing and aging.
As a result of our ongoing collaboration, the instrument you see here is, of course, much more than the sum of its parts. Imbued with history, alive with the spirit and devotion of those who crafted it, this Fender Custom Shop creation is brimming with intangible, electrifying elements, that add new dimensions to every playing experience.
General:
Brand Name: Fender
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Super Faded Aged Surf Green
Relic or Aging Level: Relic
Series: Fender Custom Shop
Weight: 7lbs 2oz
Body:
Body Finish: Relic Lacquer Finish with Closet Classic Hardware
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash Body
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Neck:
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Sawn Maple Neck
Neck Finish: Relic Lacquer Finish with Closet Classic Hardware
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Sawn Maple Neck
Neck Shape: 70th Anniversary ’54 Strat Back-Shape
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Nut Material: 1.625″ Bone Nut
Nut Width: 1.625″
Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Strat Pickup
Controls and Switching: Fat ’50s Strat Wiring; 5-Way Switch
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat ’50s Strat Pickup
Hardware:
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Fret Wire: Narrow Tall (6105) Frets
Hardware Notes: 70th Anniversary Strat Neckplate
Knobs: ’54 Strat ABS White Pickup Covers & Knobs
Pickguard: Single-Ply White (.070 PVA) Pickguard
Saddle Material: Metal
String Tree: Disc String Tree
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Tuning Machines