DALE WILSON Dale Wilson arrived at Fender in 2003, joined the Custom Shop in 2005 and became a Master Builder in 2011. Building guitars has been a driving passion for the California native since childhood. “Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved guitars,” he said. “I didn’t dream of being a rock star; I dreamed of building the ultimate guitar. I was equally enthralled with the guitars just as much as I was with the players.”

Woodworking runs in the Wilson family, and the requisite Custom Shop zeal for outstanding craftsmanship has long been part of Dale’s DNA. He did repair work and mods in a small guitar shop right out of high school in the late 1980s; subsequently moving on to stints at Dobro and Rickenbacker before arriving at Fender, where he worked on Guild, Gretsch and Benedetto guitars before beginning his apprenticeship with various Custom Shop Master Builders.



He enjoys calling upon his extensive and varied experience as a craftsman to create highly distinctive guitars such as the Resophonic Thinline Telecaster®. Wilson also built five beautiful custom guitars for the January 2011 NAMM Show while still an apprentice and was asked to sign the back of the headstocks, garnering him his Master Builder status.

  • Model: Fender Custom Shop MBDW Masterbuilt 1961 Stratocaster Hardtail Brazilian
  • Builder: Fender Custom Shop - Dale Wilson
  • Year: 2024
  • Body Type: Solid Body
  • Top Wood: N/A
  • Body Wood: Alder
  • Finish Type: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Finish Color: Vintage White
  • Aging: Relic
  • Back Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Neck Wood: Maple
  • Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood (USA ONLY)
  • Neck Carve: 60 Style Oval "C"
  • Scale Length: 25.5''
  • Neck Dimensions: .790'' - .930''
  • Neck Radius: 7.25''
  • Frets: 21 - Vintage Upgrade 45085
  • Nut Width: 1.650''
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Neck Finish: Medium Tinted
  • Neck Pickup: Hand-Wound Custom Shop 60/63 Strat Singlecoil
  • Middle Pickup: Hand-Wound Custom Shop 60/63 Strat Singlecoil - RWRP
  • Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound Custom Shop 60/63 Strat Singlecoil
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint
  • Hardware: Aged Gold
  • Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Hardtail Strat Bridge
  • Tuners: Vintage-Style Tuning Machines
  • Controls: 1 Volume, 2 Tone and 5-Way Switch
  • Case: Fender Custom Shop / G&G Tweed Hardshell Case
  • Weight: 6.50 Pounds (6 lbs 8 pz)

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  • Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt 1961 Stratocaster Hardtail Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard Relic Vintage White 6.50 LBS (US Only / No International Shipping)
Finish
  • Vintage White
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Year
  • 2024
Body Type
  • Solid Body

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