I am offering a 2012 Fender Custom Shop Custom Deluxe Stratocaster, the modern luxury version of the Fender Stratocaster handmade at the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, California (USA), with hand-selected alder body, "AAA" birdseye maple neck (!) with Large "C" neck profile, fine rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays, three Fender USA Masterbuilt Noiseless singlecoil pickups, Fender 2-point tremolo with hand-polished stainless steel saddles, and Fender Deluxe locking tuners in a radiant Sherwood Green nitro finish with gold Competition Stripes in mint condition including original black Fender Custom Shop hardshell case, certificate (C.o.A.), all case candy and a professional setup with 10-gauge strings.

This Fender Custom Shop Custom Deluxe Stratocaster is Fender's highest level Deluxe Strat and as such combines tonewoods of the highest quality, sophisticated electronics and the finest hardware. It carries the classic appearance of the most famous guitar design par excellence and combines this with modern upgrades of the extra class, which make it a Strat on steroids in terms of sound, appearance and playing technique!

As a lightweight (3.3kg), the guitar already resonates incredibly acoustically and as soon as the instrument is connected to the amp, at the latest, you don't want to put this guitar down: The three Fender Masterbuilt Noiseless Singlecoil pickups are really addictive and produce the unique wiry-warm, bell-like Strat sound that has shaped a whole generation of guitarists - only better: without any hum!

With this Strat, there's real playing pleasure: a beefier, wide C-shaped neck profile offers incredible comfort when playing across all 22 Medium Jumbo frets and the modern 9.5'' radius facilitates easy bendings. The Fender 2-point tremolo system allows the tone to be tickled to the max when soloing, while the Fender Deluxe locking tuners provide extreme tuning stability and the bridge with 6-piece stainless steel saddles gives the guitar perfect intonation.

A sound sample of the model (only with a different finish) can be found above at the end of the picture gallery.

Visually, the golden Competition Stripes on the sparkling Sherwood Green Nitro finish are reminiscent of the majestic design of old racing cars from the 1950s and quickly make it clear: this guitar was not built to be messed with. The grain of the "AAA" Birdseye maple neck comes out incredibly three-dimensional, and a mint green pickguard combined with hand-polished stainless steel and chrome hardware give the guitar its unique look.

Technical specifications:

• Origin: USA, California (Fender Custom Shop).
• Year of manufacture: 2012
• Body: Hand-selected solid alder
• Neck: "AAA" Birseye Maple (pre-eye maple)
• Neck profile: Wide "C
• Fingerboard: One-Piece Rosewood
• Fretboard radius: 9.5''
• Position inlays: White dots
• Pickups: 3x Fender Masterbuilt Noiseless Singlecoil pickups
• Electronics: 5-way circuit, 1x vol. & 2x tone controls
• Bridge: Deluxe 2-point tremolo with steel block and solid stainless steel tailpieces
• Tuner: Fender Deluxe Locking Tuner
• Pickguard: Mint, 3-ply
• Frets: 22, medium jumbo
• Finish: Sherwood Green with gold Competition Stripes, Nitrocellulose
• Scale length: 648mm
• Nut width: 42mm
• Weight: 3.3kg
• Serial no.: R68937
• Incl. Fender CS G&G hardshell case, certificate (CoA), tremolo arm, locking pins & case candy

This guitar is in excellent original condition and technically perfect. Visually - if at all - only with the finest wear (see photos). The frets are like new.

I have set up the guitar with 10-gauge Ernie Ball strings (I am a guitar teacher for many years) and will ship fully insured with DHL for 49.99€ within Germany or for 99.99€ within the EU. Shipping outside the EU possible - individual shipping quotes on request.

All photos are of the actual instrument for sale.