Fender Custom Shop 60s Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Cadillac Green/Gold Sparkle Master Built by Paul Waller (Serial #R146725)

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 sensibility to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach emphasized swappable 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: Cadillac Green/Gold Sparkle
Relic or Aging Level: Journeyman Relic
Serial Number: R146725
Series: Fender Custom Shop
Weight: 7lbs 7oz

Body:
Body Binding: White
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Alder
Body Shape: Telecaster
Top Material: Maple

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Micarta White Dots
Fingerboard Material: Ebony, Flat-Laminated
Headstock Inlay or Decal: US Deluxe Tele
Headstock Veneer: Cadillac Green Painted Headcap
Neck Binding: White
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Joint: 4-Bolt
Neck Material: 5/4 Quarter Sawn Maple
Neck Notes: Gold Sparkle Painted Neck
Neck Shape: '60 Oval C
Neck Thickness (in): .840"-.880"
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.7" (43mm)
Side Marker Inlay: Black Micarta
Truss Rod: Early '60s

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Original Blackguard
Controls and Switching: Present Day Tele
Neck Pickup: Curtis Novak P90

Hardware:
Bridge: Bigsby B5
Fret Wire: Vintage Upgrade
Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Phenolic
Switch Cap: Top Hat
Tailpiece: Bigsby B5
Tuning Machines: Vintage with Fender Logo