Fender Custom Shop American Custom Jazz Bass NOS Purple Transparent (Serial #R143723)

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
Number of Strings: 4-String
Product Color: Purple Transparent
Relic or Aging Level: NOS (New Old Stock)
Serial Number: R143723
Series: Fender Custom Shop
Weight: 9lbs 11oz

Body:
Body Finish: NOS Lacquer Finish with WLS Undercoat
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash Body
Body Shape: Jazz Bass

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Large Black Blocks
Fingerboard Material: Quartersawn Maple Fingerboard
Neck Joint: 4 Bolt
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple Neck with 1960 Jazz Bass "U" Back-Shape
Neck Shape: 1960 Jazz Bass "U" Back-Shape
Number of Frets: 20 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.685"
Side Marker Inlay: Dots

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass
Controls and Switching: '64 Jazz Bass Wiring

Hardware:
Bridge: RSD HiMass Bass Bridge
Fret Wire: 20 Medium Jumbo (6150) Frets
Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell Pickguard
Saddle Material: Metal
String Tree: Vintage-Style Disc String Tree
Tuning Machines: Vintage Oval Paddle Tuning Machines