Hand wound in the Fender® Custom Shop by Master Pickup Winder, Josefina Campos, the Dual-MagII Strat® pickups produce well-balanced tone with shimmering, clear highs and balanced, rich lows courtesy of a mix of alnico 2 and 5magnets. Featuring unbeveled alnico 5magnets from the low E through G and hand-beveled alnico 2magnets for the B and high E. Each pickup is wrapped with copper shielding tape to reduce noise.
Featuring a custom stagger with a “low G” magnet that provides a smooth transition from the wound to plain strings. The alnico 5 beneath the G makes that string “sing” just right and the alnico 2 B&E magnets are slightly taller than vintage spec to help create string-to-string balance. The Dual Mag II Strat® pickup is quite faithful to its name with two magnets that give you one of the clearest, most well-balanced sounds you'll ever hear.
Features
Hand Wound by Josefina Campos
Alnico 5 on low E through G and hand-beveled alnico 2 on B and high E
RWRP middle pickup to eliminate hum in positions 2 and 4
In 2024—the 70th anniversary year of the Stratocaster®—the Fender Custom Shop introduces a model that captures the look and tone of a Strat® from an especially distinctive and sought-after era: the Limited Edition 1964 L-Series Stratocaster®. Its two-piece select alder body wears a Heavy Relic® lacquer finish that beautifully imparts the look and feel of a mid-’60s Strat® that has endured decades of heavy wear and tear, in Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Daphne Blue, Aged Olympic White and Aged Sage Metallic Green.
Its rift-sawn maple neck is fashioned with a comfortably easy-playing 1963-style “C”-shaped profile, topped by a round-lam rosewood fingerboard with a compound radius (7.25” to 9.5”) 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a bone nut. Classic Strat® tone of that period comes from three Custom Shop hand-wound ’64 Stratocaster® pickups (reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup for hum cancellation in switch positions 2 and 4) that deliver clear highs, well-balanced mids and tight lows, routed through five way switching and Vintage Modified #2 wiring with the Tone-Saver bleed circuit, which eliminates tone loss when volume is turned down.
Other premium features include a three-ply mint green pickguard, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Serial Number: L11632
Weight: 7.6 lbs
Specs
Neck
Stratocaster®
Rift Sawn Maple
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
1963 Strat® "C"
7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Master Volume with Tone-Saver Treble-Bleed Circuit, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
A Fender Custom Shop classic brought back to life! The original La Cabronita Especial gave the Telecaster a new life with growling tone and aggressive attitude. A very limited and sought after model. This one is singed by David Brown himself!
The La Cabronita Especial 2.0 by Masterbuilder David Brown, features the DNA of the original with a few changes such as a Modern C neck, medium jumbo frets, and cool new colors!
Serial Number: R129027
Weight: 7.6 lbs
Product Number: 9211003310
Specifications
Body
Body Material: Alder
Body Style: 51 Nocaster
Body Spread: 2 Piece
Sort: Yes
Body Finish: Lacquer
Neck
Neck Material: Maple 5/4 Quarter Sawn
Neck Like: 51 Nocaster Closet Classic/Relic
Neck Shape: 60 Style Oval "C"
Truss Rod: '50s
Number of Frets: 21
Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"
Nut Width: 1.650"
Nut: Bone
Neck Spec 1st: .790"
Neck Spec 12th: .930"
Tuning Keys: Ping American Pro Staggered Chrome Relic
The Hag's signature tribute Telecaster® guitar is a modified Telecaster Thinline featuring select alder wings with tone chambers, laminated figured maple top, maple center block, set-neck with deep-carved heel, Ivoroid pickguard and binding, gold hardware, abalone Tuff-Dog Telecaster headstock inlay, Texas Special™ Telecaster® pickups and custom four-way switching.
Serial Number: US25072722
Weight: 7 lbs
Features
Maple and alder Telecaster Thinline body with laminated figured maple top; 2-Color Sunburst finish
Two Texas Special™ Telecaster pickups
"C"-shaped maple neck; 7.25"-radius maple fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets
Custom four-way switching
Abalone 'Tuff Dog' headstock inlay; Merle Haggard signature on headstock
Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity
Specs
General
Custom Artist
Right-Hand
2-Color Sunburst
US
Custom Shop Electrics
Neck
Figured Maple
Gloss Urethane
"C" Shape
9.5" (241 mm)
Maple
Black Dot
22
Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
Bone
Body
Maple Center Block, Select Alder Wings with Tone Chambers, Laminated Figured Maple Top
Urethane
Telecaster®
Ivoroid
Maple Center Block, Select Alder Wings with Tone Chambers, Laminated Figured Maple Top
Hardware
6-Saddle String-Through-Body Tele® with Block Steel Saddles
Custom-Shaped 1-Ply Ivoroid Shell
Knurled Dome
Barrel Style
Gold
Deluxe Cast/Sealed with Pearl Buttons
Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
None
Electronics
Custom Shop Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
Custom Shop Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
SS
Master Volume, Master Tone
4-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel), Position 3. Neck Pickup, Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series)
Measurements
Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
World-renowned session ace Michael Landau has played on hundreds of albums since the early 1980s. He has also fronted several bands, including the Raging Honkies, Burning Water and, more recently, Renegade Creation with Robben Ford. With his own group, he continues to raise the bar in electric jazz, instrumental and rock guitar.
The Fender Custom Shop Artist Collection Michael Landau Signature 1963 Relic Stratocaster is based on Landau's 1963 Stratocaster, with a hand-selected lightweight alder body, special "custom oval C" neck profile, custom hand-wound pickups and wiring, and a worn Fiesta Red over Three-color Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Other features include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, period-correct small headstock, five-way pickup switching, and custom vintage-style tremolo bridge.
FEATURES
Select lightweight alder body; Fiesta Red over 3-Color Sunburst Relic® finish
Three Custom Shop Fat '50s single-coil Strat® pickups
Custom "C"-shaped maple neck; 7.25" round-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow jumbo frets
Five-position blade pickup switch
Replicates wear pattern of Landau's original guitar
Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Measurements
FRET SIZE: Narrow Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
The unique combination of appointments featured on the Postmodern Tele® Journeyman Relic® brings both vintage enthusiasts and modern players together. Expertly designed with a warm and resonant select ash thinline body, one-piece rift sawn maple neck with ’57-style Soft “V” back-shape and contoured heel, this Tele® is sure to captivate players and audiences in its Journeyman Relic® lacquer finishes—available in Aged Butterscotch Blonde, Aged White Blonde and Aged Black.
A pair of Custom Shop hand-wound Tomatillo Tele® pickups are at the heart of this instrument, providing beautifully well-balanced tone with a dose of twang and snap, while the Bigsby® B5 vibrato tailpiece and RSD J-Bridge offer expressive vibrato and timeless style.
Serial Number: XN15694
Weight: 7 lbs
Specs
Neck
Telecaster®
1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
1957 Soft "V"
.850"
2.200"
.990"
9.5" (241 mm)
1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck
Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
21
Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
Bone
Body
2-Piece Select Ash
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Telecaster®
Semi-Hollow Body
2-Piece Select Ash
Hardware
RSD Jaguar®/Jazzmaster®
1-Ply Parchment
Knurled Chrome
Barrel Style, Black
Nickel/Chrome
Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
American Vintage '56-'58
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
4-Bolt "Limited Edition" Engraved with Custom Shop Logo and Serial Number
Electronics
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Tomatillo Tele®
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Tomatillo Tele®
SS
Master Volume, Master Tone
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Fender Custom Shop designers met Donal Gallagher, brother of late great guitarist Rory Gallagher, in Los Angeles in 1997 and received one of the most coveted guitars of all time - Gallagher's heavily worn 1961 Stratocaster® guitar. Fender initially built 40 replicas for European sale, but was subsequently besieged with requests for more. The Rory Gallagher Tribute Stratocaster guitar is an exact replica of that revered instrument, down to the extremely worn Three-color Sunburst alder body, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. It even has five Sperzel® tuners and one Gotoh® tuner, and the 12th-fret dot marker is white plastic rather than the original clay. It also features three custom-wound '60s single-coil pickups, aged chrome hardware, 21 medium jumbo frets and a synthetic bone nut. Our homage to a true and truly missed master.
Serial Number: R144664
Weight: 7.8 lbs
Product Number: 9235001128
FEATURES
Select alder body
3-Color Sunburst Relic® finish
Three Custom '60s single-coil Strat® pickups
Early-'60s "C"-shaped maple neck; 9.5"-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets
Three-position blade pickup switch
Replicates wear pattern of Rory's original guitar; one mismatched Sperzel® tuning machine; one mismatched white dot inlay at 12th fret
Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity
General
Custom Artist
Right-Hand
3-Color Sunburst
US
Custom Shop Electrics
Neck
Maple
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Early '60s "C"
9.5" (241 mm)
Rosewood
Clay Dots with One Mis-matched White Plastic Dot at the 12th Fret
21
Synthetic Bone
1.650" (42 mm)
Synthetic Bone
Body
Select Alder
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Stratocaster®
Select Alder
Hardware
6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
3-Ply Mint Green
Parchment Plastic
Aged White
Nickel/Chrome
5 Sperzel® Die-Cast Machine Heads with 1 Mis-Matched Gotoh®
Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
4-Bolt Serialized
Electronics
Custom '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Custom '60s Single-Coil Strat®
Custom '60s Single-Coil Strat®
SSS
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Middle Pickup, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Measurements
Medium Jumbo
25.5" (64.77 cm)
Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
.050" Hex (Allen) Wrench
Miscellaneous
Aged White Plastic Parts, Original Dot Spacing, One Mis-matched Sperzel®; Tuning Machine, Clay Dots with One Mis-matched White Plastic Dot at the 12th Fret, Slot-Head Mounting Screws in Selector Switch, Heavily Worn and Distressed with Most of the Paint Missing, Replicates the Wear Patterns of Rory's Original Guitar
2024 marks the platinum anniversary of the Stratocaster®—that’s seven decades of the world’s greatest electric guitar. To mark this auspicious milestone, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition ’54 Hardtail Stratocaster® Deluxe Closet Classic with Gold Hardware. Its two-piece select ash body (with offset seam on the treble side) produces lively resonance with singing highs, sweet midrange and tight lows, with sparkling gold hardware and wrapped in a gorgeous Deluxe Closet Classic lacquer finish in Two-Color Sunburst, Dirty White Blonde, Super/Super Faded Aged Shell Pink, India Ivory and Faded Aged Canary Yellow.
Its one-piece quartersawn maple neck is fashioned with a special 70thanniversary Soft “V” profile based on an incredible Strat® neck from July 1954, topped by a vintage compound-radius fingerboard (7.25” to 9.5”) with 21 medium vintage (47095) frets and a 1.625” bone nut. Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’54 Strat® pickups deliver that classic Strat voice with clear, bell-like highs, routed through vintage '54 Strat® wiring with wax paper cap and five-way switching.
All together it spotlights an ultra-rare set of period-correct Stratocaster® appointments, with other premium features including a single-ply white pickguard, vintage-style hardtail bridge, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, deluxe embroidered hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Serial Number: LXX0345
Weight: 7.2 lbs
Specs
Neck
Stratocaster®
1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
07/54 Soft "V"
.885"
2.190"
.980"
7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
21
Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Bone
1.625" (41.3 mm)
Bone
Body
2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Stratocaster®
2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
Hardware
6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat® Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
1-Ply White
Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic
White ABS
Gold
Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
Vintage-Style Disc
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
Electronics
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat®
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat®
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat®
SSS
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
250K 10% Taper Split Flat
Measurements
6.00x17.00x44.75 IN
0.575"
Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
25.5" (64.77 cm)
Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.