FENDER
CUSTOM SHOP
ROAD SHOW
2014 Fender Custom Shop Road Show
Your Chance to Own Incredible Custom Shop Instruments
The Custom Shop Road Show invites special guests to experience seven exclusive team-built guitars, all conceived and crafted at the Dream Factory itself and unavailable for sale anywhere else—until now.
Presented at select music retailers around the world, the Road Show offers a sneak peek behind the doors of the famous Fender Custom Shop. During these special engagements, you’ll be able to interact with our esteemed Master Builders as you view, play and purchase Custom Shop guitars.
Here’s what you can expect at the Fender Custom Shop Road Show:
- Step-by-step Custom Shop “build” demonstrations
- Q&A sessions from the shop’s esteemed Master Builders
- Team member-led talks on the history of the Custom Shop
- Fender swag giveaways
Plus, dedicated Custom Shop team members will be on hand to help you design and order your very own Custom Shop instruments from start to finish.
Schedule
VANCOUVER, BC |
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Thursday, August 14 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Long & McQuade, Vancouver Address: 368 Terminal Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada V6A 3W9 Phone: 1 604-734-4886 Master Builder: John Cruz |
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA |
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Saturday, September 6 Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Sweetwater Sound Address: 5501 U.S. Highway 30 West Fort Wayne, Indiana Phone: 1 800-222-4700 Master Builder: Dennis Galuszka |
WHITBY, ONTARIO |
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Saturday, September 13 Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Tundra Music INC Address: 1121 Dundas St. East Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N 2K5 Phone: 905-493-5000 Master Builder: Paul Waller |
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO |
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Thursday, October 2 Time: 6-9 p.m. Where: L.A. Music Address: 230 Lakeshore Rd. East Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5G 1G7 Phone: 1 877-744-6832 Master Builder: Dale Wilson |
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI |
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Thursday, October 9 Time: 7-10 p.m. Where: Hosted by Private Reserve Guitars @ The Green Lady Lounge Address: 1809 Grand Blvd Kansas City, Missouri Phone: 1 866-926-1923 Master Builder: Dale Wilson |
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA |
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Saturday, October 11 Time: TBD Where: Wild West Guitars Address: 1546 7th St. Riverside, California Phone: 951-369-7888 Master Builder: Multiple |
ROSLYN, NEW YORK |
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Thursday, October 16 Time: 6 p.m. Where: The Music Zoo Address: 55 Lumber Rd. Roslyn, New York Phone: 516-626-9292 Master Builder: Dale Wilson & Steve Stern |
LAFAYETTE, COLORADO |
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Wednesday, October 22 Time: 7-9 p.m. Where: Hosted By Wildwood Guitars @ The Lionsgate Event Center Address: 1055 South 112th St. Lafayette, CO 80026 Phone: 303-665-7733 Master Builder: John Cruz |
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS |
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Thursday, November 6 Time: TBD Where: Music Gallery Address: 2558 Green Bay Rd. Highland Park, Illinois Phone: 1 604-734-4886 Master Builder: Todd Krause |
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS |
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TBD Time: TBD Where: Make'n Music Address: 1455 West Hubbard St. Chicago, Illinois Phone: 312-455-1970 Master Builder: Todd Krause |
LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN |
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TBD Time: TBD Where: Dave's Guitar Shop Address: 1227 3rd St. South La Crosse, Wisconsin Phone: 608-785-7704 Master Builder: NA |
The Guitars at a Glance
60th Anniversary 1954 NOS Stratocaster®
Commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Strat with this stunning diamond-jubilee tribute, which can be customized with a number of “thin-skin” NOS finishes.- One-piece ash body with thin lacquer finish
- One-piece quartersawn maple neck with 1954 “U” profile
- Maple neck with modern 9.5” fingerboard radius and 6105 frets
- 1954 pickups and body contours
- Vintage-style bridge and tuners
- Polystyrene parts
- Modern wiring
60th Anniversary 1954 Heavy Relic Stratocaster®
The Strat’s very first model year is celebrated with exclusive selection of premium features and appointments, including a body with a heavy relic treatment for a battle-hardened look.- One-piece ash body with 1954 contours and thin lacquer finish
- One-piece quartersawn maple neck with 1954 “U” profile
- Maple neck with modern 9.5” fingerboard radius and 6105 frets
- 1954 pickups with modern wiring
- Vintage-style bridge and tuners
- Polystyrene parts
1960s Rosewood Stratocaster® Closet Classic
Evoke the golden years of the world’s greatest electric guitar with an inspired and finely crafted all-rosewood instrument, which nods to the pre-CBS Fender era with vintage-style parts.- Chambered rosewood body with thin lacquer finish
- One-piece rosewood neck with mid-’60s headstock shape and bone nut
- Modern 9.5”-radius fingerboard with rolled edges 6105 frets
- Master Design pickups
- Modern wiring
- Aged white plastic parts and black backplate
L-Series 1964 Super Heavy Relic Stratocaster®
Master Builders adorned this Stratocaster with a serious relic treatment for a look of extreme road wear and tear, and added an extra exclusive touch—the highly sought-after “L-series” neckplate.- Alder body with thin lacquer finish
- Maple neck with early ’60s “C” profile
- Round-lam rosewood fingerboard with modern 9.5” fingerboard and 6105 frets
- Hand-wound pickups and modern wiring
- Special L series neckplate
- Vintage-style hardware
L-Series 1964 Super Heavy Relic Telecaster®
The Telecaster makes its L-series debut with a heavy relic finish for a true road worn look and a special “L-series” neckplate for eminent collectability.- Alder body with thin lacquer finish
- Maple neck with early ’60s “C” profile
- Round-lam rosewood fingerboard with modern 9.5” fingerboard and 6105 frets
- Hand-wound pickups and modern wiring
- Special L series neckplate
- Vintage-style hardware
AAA Quilted Redwood Top NOS Telecaster®
Master Builders outfitted this striking Telecaster with premium tone woods, including a warm-sounding redwood top that resonates delightfully under a special thin nitrocellulose finish.- Lightweight okume body with AAA quilted redwood top and thin urethane finish
- Tinted natural okume back and sides
- AAA flame maple neck with “modern C” neck shape and modern 9.5” fingerboard with 6105 frets
- Josefina Campos handwound Twisted Tele™ pickups
- Rear-loaded controls
- Custom deluxe hardware
- Modern wiring
Double Bound Slab Body Stratocaster® NOS
The traditional contoured Strat body gets a bold new look with parchment double-binding and a meticulously handwound pickups for big vintage sound.- Lightweight okume slab body with 5A flame maple top, thin urethane finish, and tinted natural back and sides
- Parchment double binding
- Tinted 5A maple neck with “modern C” profile and bone nut
- Dark rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges and 12” radius
- Custom deluxe hardware
- Modern wiring
- Josefina Campos handwound “Fat ’60s” pickups
