The Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection unveiling continues this week during the 2016 NAMM Show. These guitars are handcrafted masterpieces, and we got the chance to interview each Master Builder about them. Previously, we’ve featured Todd Krause’s Katana and Jason …
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Check Out the FCS Prestige Collection Katana and Claro Walnut P/J Bass
The guitars in the Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection on display at the 2016 NAMM Show are breathtaking, simply put. The offerings from Fender’s stable of Master Builders drew countless admirers throughout the event this week at the Anaheim Convention …
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The Prestige Collection Long Jag and 66 Blue Moto P Bass
In a continuation of our features on the Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection that debuted at the 2016 NAMM Show, we talked with Master Builders Dennis Galuzka and Scott Buehl about their masterpieces. This year, Galuzka opted to create what …
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Learn More About the Prestige Collection Stained Glass Tele and Music Repeater Tele
The Fender Custom Shop 2016 Prestige Collection is a group of exquisitely handcrafted offerings from Fender’s Master Builders. Debuting at the Fender Showcase at the 2016 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif., the Prestige Collection has drawn amazed gasps from the …
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The Fender Custom Shop Yuriy Shishkov Music Repeater Telecaster
Debuting at the Fender Showcase at the 2016 NAMM Show is a one-of-a-kind guitar from Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov called the Music Repeater Telecaster. As part of the Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection, the guitar is based on the 18th …
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Yuriy Shishkov Dissects His Builder Select 1963 Stratocaster
Inspired by a white ’63 Stratocaster with a contrasting tortoiseshell pickguard, the Yuriy Shishkov Builder Select 1963 Stratocaster is instilled with the master builder’s own personality and imagination yet still maintains elemental Fender tone, style and feel. This inspired example …
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Fender Custom Shop Builds a Cardboard Strat
While they typically stick to snowboards, the people at Signal recently got together with Los Angeles-based Ernest Packaging with an interesting project. The idea was to see if Ernest could team up with the Fender Custom Shop to manufacture a Stratocaster made …
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Master Builder Greg Fessler Discusses his Builder Select ’69 Strat
In a new video, Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Greg Fessler discusses his Builder Select 1969 Stratocaster. Cosmetically this guitar is identical to the models that came off the line in 1969, played by renowned guitarists such as David Gilmour, …
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New Demos for Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Series
Not bound to any particular year or design era, reverently irreverent Fender Custom Shop Postmodern guitars represent six decades of “Fender firsts” based simply on the Fender Custom Shop’s own subjective view of what works best in a single instrument. Player-friendly with enhanced …
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8 Fender Custom Shop Masterpieces
Every year, the Fender Custom Shop Master Builders seem to raise the ante with their unique one-off custom builds. The 2015 NAMM Show features eight stunning masterpieces that showcase the craftmanship, artistry and excellence of the Dream Factory. Here are …
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Master Builders Break Down the Dragon Skin Tele, ’69 Rosewood Strat and Cardboard Strat
The Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection unveiling continues this week during the 2016 NAMM Show. These guitars are handcrafted masterpieces, and we got the chance to interview each Master Builder about them. Previously, we’ve featured Todd Krause’s Katana and Jason …
Read More
Check Out the FCS Prestige Collection Katana and Claro Walnut P/J Bass
The guitars in the Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection on display at the 2016 NAMM Show are breathtaking, simply put. The offerings from Fender’s stable of Master Builders drew countless admirers throughout the event this week at the Anaheim Convention …
Read More
The Prestige Collection Long Jag and 66 Blue Moto P Bass
In a continuation of our features on the Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection that debuted at the 2016 NAMM Show, we talked with Master Builders Dennis Galuzka and Scott Buehl about their masterpieces. This year, Galuzka opted to create what …
Read More
Learn More About the Prestige Collection Stained Glass Tele and Music Repeater Tele
The Fender Custom Shop 2016 Prestige Collection is a group of exquisitely handcrafted offerings from Fender’s Master Builders. Debuting at the Fender Showcase at the 2016 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif., the Prestige Collection has drawn amazed gasps from the …
Read More
The Fender Custom Shop Yuriy Shishkov Music Repeater Telecaster
Debuting at the Fender Showcase at the 2016 NAMM Show is a one-of-a-kind guitar from Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov called the Music Repeater Telecaster. As part of the Fender Custom Shop Prestige Collection, the guitar is based on the 18th …
Read More
Yuriy Shishkov Dissects His Builder Select 1963 Stratocaster
Inspired by a white ’63 Stratocaster with a contrasting tortoiseshell pickguard, the Yuriy Shishkov Builder Select 1963 Stratocaster is instilled with the master builder’s own personality and imagination yet still maintains elemental Fender tone, style and feel. This inspired example …
Read More
Fender Custom Shop Builds a Cardboard Strat
While they typically stick to snowboards, the people at Signal recently got together with Los Angeles-based Ernest Packaging with an interesting project. The idea was to see if Ernest could team up with the Fender Custom Shop to manufacture a Stratocaster made …
Read More
Master Builder Greg Fessler Discusses his Builder Select ’69 Strat
In a new video, Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Greg Fessler discusses his Builder Select 1969 Stratocaster. Cosmetically this guitar is identical to the models that came off the line in 1969, played by renowned guitarists such as David Gilmour, …
Read More
New Demos for Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Series
Not bound to any particular year or design era, reverently irreverent Fender Custom Shop Postmodern guitars represent six decades of “Fender firsts” based simply on the Fender Custom Shop’s own subjective view of what works best in a single instrument. Player-friendly with enhanced …
Read More
8 Fender Custom Shop Masterpieces
Every year, the Fender Custom Shop Master Builders seem to raise the ante with their unique one-off custom builds. The 2015 NAMM Show features eight stunning masterpieces that showcase the craftmanship, artistry and excellence of the Dream Factory. Here are …
Read More