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Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster "Chicago Special" Journeyman Relic Super Faded Wide Fade 2-Color Sunburst Master Built by Austin MacNutt

Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster "Chicago Special" Journeyman Relic Super Faded Wide Fade 2-Color Sunburst Master Built by Austin MacNutt

Serial Number: R133405

Weight: 6lbs 15oz

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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 sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable 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

General

Series: Fender Custom Shop
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Master Builder: Austin MacNutt
Serial Number: R133405
Product Color: Super Faded 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 Material: 2-Piece Ash

Neck

Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Fingerboard Material: None (1-Piece Maple Neck)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
Scale Length: 25.5" (647.7mm)
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Fingerboard Inlay: Micarta Black Dots
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Micarta Black 3/32"

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Middle Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Neck Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Controls and Switching: Master Volume, 2 Tone, 5-Position Blade
Electronics Notes: Fat 50s Strat Half Blender

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: American Vintage Strat
Tuning Machines: Vintage with Fender Logo
Fret Wire: Medium Vintage
Saddle: Nickel
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
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SKU: 9217100764-R133405

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 sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable 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

General

Series: Fender Custom Shop
Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
Master Builder: Austin MacNutt
Serial Number: R133405
Product Color: Super Faded 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 Material: 2-Piece Ash

Neck

Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Fingerboard Material: None (1-Piece Maple Neck)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
Scale Length: 25.5" (647.7mm)
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Fingerboard Inlay: Micarta Black Dots
Inlay Shape: Dots
Side Marker Inlay: Micarta Black 3/32"

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Middle Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Neck Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Controls and Switching: Master Volume, 2 Tone, 5-Position Blade
Electronics Notes: Fat 50s Strat Half Blender

Hardware

Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: American Vintage Strat
Tuning Machines: Vintage with Fender Logo
Fret Wire: Medium Vintage
Saddle: Nickel
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment