Description
Description
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.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender Custom Shop |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | XN5042 |
| Product Color: | Wide Fade 2-Color Sunburst |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Journeyman Relic |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Ash Body with Offset Seam (Treble Side) |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 7/'54 Soft "V" Back-Shape |
| Fingerboard Material: | 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.625" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Black Dot |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Black |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat Pickup |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat Pickup |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat Pickup |
| Controls and Switching: | Vintage '54 Strat Wiring with Wax Paper Cap; 5-Way Switch |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| String Tree: | Disc |
| Fret Wire: | Vintage / 45085 |
| Saddle: | Metal |
| Pickguard: | Single-Ply White (.070 PVA) |
| Knobs: | '54 Strat ABS White |
| Switch Cap: | '54 Strat ABS White |