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2018 Custom Shop Catalog 20182018 CustomCustomCollectionCollection CATALOGUECATALOGUE Contents Vintage Custom. 4 Limited Edition. 8 Artisan . 14 Postmodern . 22 Time Machine . .26 Artist . 32 © 2018 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. FENDER®, STRATOCASTER®, STRAT®, TELECASTER®, TELE®, PRECISION BASS®, P BASS®, Jazz Bass®, J Bass®, ESQUIRE@, Nocaster® and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on Fender guitars are registered trademarks of FMIC. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All Fender Custom Shop instruments are expertly crafted according to exact order specifications and arrive free of defects. Those instruments not abiding by this policy will be repaired, modified or replaced by us at no cost to you. Consult your local retailer, distributor or the Custom Care™ website (customcare.fender.com) for details. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation 17600 North Perimeter Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5440 T: (480) 596-9690 F: (480) 596-1384 fendercustomshop.com All colors, features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Photography by Mark Keraly ©FMIC 2 3 Vintage Custom Collection 4 2 5 Vintage Custom Collection MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-560 VINTAGE CUSTOM 1955 STRATOCASTER® MODEL DESCRIPTION NOS Flash Coat Lacquer Finish; Closet Classic Hardware; 2-Piece Select Ash Body; 1-Piece Tinted Maple Rift Sawn Neck with '54 "U" Backshape; 7.25"- 923-5000-564 VINTAGE CUSTOM 1959 TELECASTER® CUSTOM 9.5" Compound Fingerboard Radius; 21 Jescar 50085 Frets; Hand-Wound '55 Strat Pickups; 5-Way Switch; Vintage Wiring; Single-Ply Eggshell Pickguard; NOS Flash Coat Lacquer Finish; Closet Classic Hardware; 2-Piece Off Center Alder Body; Tinted Rift Sawn Maple Neck with '59 Large "C" Backshape; American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Disk String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Slab Rosewood Fingerboard with 7.25"-9.5" Compound Radius; 21 Jescar 50085 Frets; Hand-Wound '58 Tele Pickups; 3-Way Switch; Fat 50's Tele Certificate of Authenticity.. Wiring; Single-Ply 8-Hole Parchment Pickguard; '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Threaded Steel Saddles; Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst Bone Nut; Wing String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-562 VINTAGE CUSTOM 1959 STRATOCASTER® MODEL DESCRIPTION NOS Flash Coat Lacquer Finish; Closet Classic Hardware; 2-Piece Select Alder Body; Tinted Rift Sawn Maple Neck with '59 "C" Backshape; Slab Rosewood 923-5000-565 VINTAGE CUSTOM 1951 PRECISION BASS® Fingerboard with 7.25"-9.5" Compound Radius; 21 Jescar 50085 Frets; Hand-Wound '59 Strat Single Coil Pickups; 5-Way Switch; Vintage Wiring; 3-Ply 8-Hole Nitro Mint Pickguard; American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Wing String Tree; Deluxe NOS Flash Coat Lacquer Finish; Closet Classic Hardware; 2-Piece Ash Body; 1-Piece Tinted Quartersawn Maple Neck; 7.25" Radius Fingerboard; 20 Vintage- Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. Style Frets; Early Vintage-Spec P-Bass Pickup; Volume; Tone; Single-Ply Black Phenolic Pickguard; Vintage-Style P-Bass Bridge with Vintage Fiber Bridge Saddles; Vintage-Style Tuning Machines; Bone Nut; Disk String Retainer; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. Chocolate 3-Color Sunburst Nocaster® Blonde MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-563 VINTAGE CUSTOM 1950 DOUBLE ESQUIRE® NOS Flash Coat Lacquer Finish; Closet Classic Hardware; 2-Piece Off Center Seam Ash Body; 1-Piece Tinted Rift Sawn Maple Neck with 10/56 "V" Backshape; 7.25"-9.5" Compound Fingerboard Radius; 21 Jescar 50085 Frets; Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard Pickups; 3-Way Switch; '51 Modified Nocaster Wiring; Single-Ply Black Phenolic Pickguard; '51-'54 Tele Bridge with Brass Saddles; Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Disk String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. Nocaster® Blonde 6 7 Limited Edition 8 9 Limited Edition MODEL DESCRIPTION MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-XXX LTD REVERSE CUSTOM HS TELECASTER® - HEAVY RELIC® 923-5000-XXX LTD TOMATILLO STRATOCASTER® - JOURNEYMAN RELIC® Heavy Relic® Color over Color Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Double Bound Roasted Alder Body; Roasted Quartersawn Maple Neck with Large "C" Backshape; Slab Journeyman Relic® Flash Coat Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Select Alder Body; 1-Piece Tinted AA Flame Quartersawn Maple Neck with 10/56 "V" Backshape; 9.5" Rosewood Fingerboard with 9.5" Radius; 21 6105 Frets; Reverse Angle Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Tele (Bridge) and Seymour Duncan Antiquity (Neck) Radius; 21 6100 Jumbo Frets; Hand-Wound Tomatillo Strat Pickups; 5-Way Switch; Strat 1/2 Blender Wiring; 3-Ply Parchment 8-Hole Pickguard; American Pickups; 3-Way Switch; Caballo Tono 250/500 Wiring; 3-Ply Nitro Mint Pickguard; '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Threaded Steel Saddles; Vintage-Style Tuning Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Wing String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Machines With Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Wing String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. Authenticity.. #557 Aged Olympic White over 3 Color Sunburst | #558 Aged Black over 3-Color Sunburst | #559 Aged Daphne Blue over 3-Color Sunburst #548 Tomatillo Green | #549 Super Faded Aged Sonic Blue | #550 Super Faded Aged Shell Pink MODEL DESCRIPTION MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-XXX LTD 1958 PRECISION BASS® - JOURNEYMAN RELIC® 923-5000-XXX LTD JOURNEYMAN RELIC® DOUBLE ESQUIRE SPECIAL Journeyman Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Alder Body; 1-Piece Tinted Quartersawn Maple Neck with '57 "V" Backshape; 9.5" Fingerboard Radius; 20 6105 Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Top-Bound Ash Body; 1-Piece Tinted AAA Flame Maple Neck with 10/56 "V" Backshape; 9.5" Fingerboard Radius; 21 6105 Frets; Hand-Wound '62 P-Bass® Pickup; Black Anodized Aluminum Pickguard; Bone Nut; Vintage-Style P-Bass Tuning Machines; Disk String Tree; Deluxe Frets; Hand-Wound Loaded Nocaster (Bridge) and Open Loaded Nocaster (Neck) Pickups; 3-Way Switch; Modified '51 Nocaster Wiring; Single-Ply 5-Hole Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. Eggshell Pickguard; '51-'54 Bridge with Brass Saddles; Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Disk String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; #554 White Blonde | #555 Aged Black | #556 Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. #551 Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst | #552 Silver Sparkle | #553 Aztec Gold MODEL DESCRIPTION MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-482 LTD BLACK ROASTED DUAL-MAG STRAT® - RELIC® 923-5000-XXX LTD "64 SPECIAL" STRAT® - RELIC® Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Select Roasted Alder Body; Roasted Quartersawn Maple Neck with Flat Lam Rosewood Fingerboard and '60 Style Oval Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Select Alder Body; Quartersawn AA Flame Maple Neck with Round Lam Quartersawn Maple Fingerboard and a '63 Strat® "C" Back-Shape; 9.5"-12" Compound Radius; #6100 Jumbo Frets; Hand-Wound Dual-Mag Strat® Pickups (RWRP Mid); 5-Way Switch; Strat Blender with Style "C" Back-Shape; 9.5" Radius; #6105 Frets; Hand-Wound '64 Strat® Pickups (RWRP Mid); 5-Way Switch; Vintage Mod #2 Wiring; 3-Ply Parchment Greasebucket™ Wiring; 3-Ply Black Pickguard; American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Wing Pickguard; American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Wing String Tree with Metal Spacer; Deluxe String Tree with Metal Spacer; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. #490 Aged Aztec Gold Over Gold Sparkle | #491 Aged Sage Green Metallic over Champagne Sparkle 10 Aged Black 11 Limited Edition MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-XXX LTD '56 FAT ROASTED STRAT - JOURNEYMAN RELIC® Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Select Roasted Alder Body; Medium Roast 2A Birdseye Neck with a 10/56 "V" Back-Shape; 9.5" Radius; #6100 Jumbo Frets; Hand-Wound Fat 60's Strat® Pickups (RWRP Mid); 5-Way Switch; Postmodern Fat 50's Hookup; Gold 8-Hole Pickguard; American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Wing String Tree; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. #495 Aged Black | #496 Aged Desert Sand MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-XXX LTD '59 STRATOCASTER® - HEAVY RELIC® Heavy Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Select Alder Body; Roasted Medium Tint Quartersawn Maple Neck with Flat Lam Rosewood Fingerboard and a '59 Esquire "C" Back-Shape; 9.5" Radius; #6100 Jumbo Frets; Hand-Wound Texas Special Strat® Pickups; 5-Way Switch; Vintage Mod #2 Wiring; Gold 8-Hole Pickguard; American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo; Vintage Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Wing String Tree with Metal Spacer; Deluxe Hardshell Case; Strap; Certificate of Authenticity.. #486 Faded 3-Color Sunburst | #485 Aged Olympic White | #484 Aged Fiesta Red | #483 Aged Sherwood Green Metallic MODEL DESCRIPTION 923-5000-XXX LTD TWISTED TELE® - JOURNEYMAN RELIC® Journeyman Relic® Lacquer Finish; 2-Piece Off Center Select Ash Body; Riff Sawn Maple Neck with a 10/56 "V" Back-Shape; 9.5" Radius; #6100 Frets; Hand- Wound Twisted Tele® (Bridge and Neck) Pickups; 3-Way Switch; Modern Tele with Greasebucket™ Tone Cicuit; 1-Ply Parchment Pickguard; Bigsby® B-5 Bridge and Tailpiece; Vintage Style Tuning Machines with Fender Logo; Bone Nut; Round String
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