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: Super Faded Aged Firemist Silver over 3-Color Sunburst
Relic or Aging Level: Super Heavy Relic
Serial Number: CZ588826
Series: Fender Custom Shop
Weight: 8lbs

Body:
Body Finish: Super Heavy Relic Lacquer Finish
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder Body
Body Shape: Stratocaster

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood Fingerboard
Neck Joint: 4 Bolt
Neck Material: Maple Neck with 1965 Strat "C" Back-Shape
Neck Shape: 1965 Strat "C" Back-Shape
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Single-Coil Stratocaster
Controls and Switching: Modern Stratocaster Wiring
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '65 Single-Coil Stratocaster

Hardware:
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
Fret Wire: 21 Narrow Tall (6105) Frets
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment Pickguard
Saddle Material: Bent Steel Saddles
String Tree: American Vintage '59-'64 String Tree
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo