2015
CUSTOM SHOP
ROAD SHOW
2015 Custom Shop Road Show
Your Chance to Own Incredible Custom Shop Instruments
The Fender 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 27 Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Long & McQuade, Vancouver Address: 368 Terminal Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada V6A 3W9 Phone: 1 604-734-4886 Master Builder: Paul Waller |
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA |
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| Thursday, September 10 Time: 1-6 p.m. / 6-8 p.m. (presentation) Where: Sweetwater Sound Address: 5501 U.S. Highway 30 West Fort Wayne, Indiana 46818 Phone: 1 800-222-4700 Master Builder: Dennis Galuszka |
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO |
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| Thursday, October 8 Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: L.A. Music Address: 230 Lakeshore Rd. East Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5G 1G7 Phone: 1 877-744-6832 Master Builder: John Cruz |
ROSLYN, NEW YORK |
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| Thursday, October 22 Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: The Music Zoo Address: 55 Lumber Rd Roslyn, NY 11576 Phone: 516-626-9292 Master Builder: Dale Wilson |
LAFAYETTE, COLORADO |
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| Wednesday, October 28 Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Lionsgate Event Center Address: 1055 South 112th Street LAFAYETTE, CO 80026 Phone: 303-665-7733 - Wildwood Guitars Master Builder: Todd Krause |
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
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| Thursday, November 12 Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Guitar Center Address: 218 W 44th St New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-354-7040 Master Builder: Paul Waller & Dale Wilson |
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS |
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| Thursday, November 19 Time: 1-6 p.m. / 6-8 p.m. Where: The Music Gallery Address: 2558 Green Bay Rd Highland Park, IL 60035 Phone: 847-432-6350 Master Builder: Dennis Galuzka & Paul Waller |
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS |
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| Thursday, December 3 Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Make'n Music Address: 780 Frontage Rd Northfield, IL 60093 Phone: 312-455-1970 Master Builder: John Cruz & Paul Waller |
The Guitars At A Glance
Limited Edition 1955 Relic® Stratocaster®
The 2015 Limited Edition 1955 Relic Stratocaster takes you straight back to the instrument’s original era, including a finish that evokes years of hard-fought wear and tear.- Lightweight ash body with thin lacquer Relic finish
- Quartersawn maple neck with Heavy Relic treatment
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 6105 frets
- Three hand-wound 1954 pickups with modern switching
- Vintage-style tremolo bridge and tuning machines
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
Limited Edition 1955 Relic® Esquire®
The 2015 Limited Edition 1955 Relic Esquire is a peerlessly crafted take on the single-pickup classic that preceded even the Telecaster in Fender history.- Lightweight ash body with thin lacquer Relic finish
- Quartersawn maple neck with “Soft V” profile and Heavy Relic treatment
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6105 frets
- Single hand-wound ’55 Telecaster bridge pickup; includes neck pickup conversion kit with ‘55 Telecaster neck pickup, pickguard and control assembly
- American Vintage tuning machines
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
Limited Edition 1955 Relic® Precision Bass®
The 2015 Limited Edition 1955 Relic Precision Bass gives you a magnificently crafted original-era version of the bass that started it all with muscular, blunt tone and easy playability.- Lightweight contoured ash body with thin lacquer Relic finish
- Quartersawn maple neck with Heavy Relic treatment
- Maple fingerboard with vintage 7.5” radius and frets
- Single hand-wound ’55 Precision Bass pickup with cover
- Vintage-style bridge and tuning machines
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
Limited Edition Relic® Tele® Caballo Tono
The 2015 Limited Edition Tele Caballo Tono presents a fresh take on Fender’s original workhorse tone machine. Its name translates to “Tone Horse Tele,” and there is indeed a great deal of tonal horsepower here.- Lightweight alder body with thin lacquer Relic finish
- 1-piece quartersawn maple neck with Heavy Relic treatment
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 narrow jumbo frets
- TV Jones® Classic neck pickup, hand-wound Texas Special™ Tele bridge pickup and Greasebucket™ tone circuit
- Distinctive Cabronita pickguard and reverse control plate (switch behind control knobs)
- Custom Shop RSD bridge, pearl-button Sperzel® tuning machines and Schaller® strap locks
20th Anniversary Relic Stratocaster®
Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Relic Guitar, these Limited Edition instruments replicate the look and feel of the original Relic Guitars that were first displayed in the winter of 1995 at NAMM.- Lightweight hand-selected ash body with lacquer Relic finish
- Tinted quartersawn maple neck with “10/56” profile and Heavy Relic treatment on the back and rolled edges
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6105 frets
- Trio of hand-wound Fat '50s pickups with reverse-wound, reverse-polarity middle pickup and modified vintage wiring
- Vintage gold hardware and Vintage White pickup covers and knobs; bone nut
- 20th Anniversary commemorative neck plate
20th Anniversary Relic Nocaster®
Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Relic Guitar, these Limited Edition instruments replicate the look and feel of the original Relic Guitars that were first displayed in the winter of 1995 at NAMM.- Lightweight hand-selected ash body with thin lacquer Relic finish
- Tinted quartersawn maple neck with “Nocaster U” profile and Heavy Relic treatment on the back and rolled edges
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6105 frets
- Custom Shop Handwound Nocaster Pickups with Modern Tele® Wiring
- Vintage nickel hardware and chrome Nocaster knobs
- 20th Anniversary commemorative neck plate