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: Chrome
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: White Blonde
Relic or Aging Level: Journeyman Relic
Serial Number: R15239
Series: Fender Custom Shop
Weight: 6lbs 15oz

Body:
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: 2-Piece Offset Seam Ash
Body Shape: Telecaster

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: White Dot
Fingerboard Material: Flat-Laminated Rosewood
Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Joint: 4 Bolt
Neck Material: Flat Sawn Maple
Neck Shape: Jimmy Page Custom "Oval C"
Neck Thickness (in): 1st - .818"; 12th - .962"
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)
Side Marker Inlay: Dots
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele
Controls and Switching: Master Volume, Master Tone
Electronics Notes: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele

Hardware:
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele, Top-Load or Strings-Through-Body with Threaded Steel Saddles
Fret Wire: Vintage
Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White
Saddle Material: Metal
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style