2016
CUSTOM SHOP
ROAD SHOW
2016 Custom Shop Road Show
Your Chance to Own Incredible Custom Shop Instruments
The Fender Custom Shop Road Show invites special guests to experience nine 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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| Tuesday, August 23, 2016 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 |
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS |
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| Thursday, September 15, 2016 Time: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. (6 p.m. Presentation/Q&A) Where: The Music Gallery Address: 2558 Green Bay Rd Highland Park, IL 60035 Phone: 847-432-6350 Master Builder: John Cruz |
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA |
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| Saturday, September 17 Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. / 3 p.m. (Presentation)/Q&A) Where: Sweetwater Sound Address: 5501 U.S. Highway 30 West Fort Wayne, Indiana 46818 Phone: 1 800-222-4700 Master Builder: John Cruz |
ROSLYN, NEW YORK |
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| Thursday, September 29, 2016 Time: 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Where: The Music Zoo Address: 55 Lumber Rd Roslyn, NY 11576 Phone: 516-626-9292 Master Builder: John Cruz & Todd Krause |
NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
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| Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Where: Guitar Center Times Square Address: 218 W 44th St New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-354-7040 Master Builder: Paul Waller & John Cruz |
LAFAYETTE, COLORADO |
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| Wednesday, October 26 Time: 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Where: Wildwood Guitars Hosted @ Lionsgate Event Center Address: 1055 South 112th Street Lafayette, Co 80026 Phone: 303-665-7733 Master Builder: Dale Wilson |
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS |
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| Thursday, November 17 2016 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: Todd Krause |
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS |
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| Thursday, December 8 2016 Time: 6 p.m. Where: Chicago Music Exchange Address: 3316 N Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60657 Phone: (773) 525-7773 Master Builder: Dennis Galuzka |
The Guitars At A Glance
Limited Edition 1956 Stratocaster® Heavy Relic®
The 2016 Limited Edition 1956 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 Heavy Relic finish
- One-piece tinted quartersawn maple neck
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 6105 frets
- Three hand-wound 1954 pickups with modern switching
- Vintage Modified wiring with Tone-Saver treble bleed circuit
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition 1958 Jazzmaster® Closet Classic
The 2016 Limited Edition 1958 Jazzmaster Closet Classic is a peerlessly crafted take on the classic design that launched surf and instrumental rock.- Lightweight ash body with thin lacquer Closet Classic finish
- Tinted quartersawn maple neck with “C”-shaped profile
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6105 frets
- Two hand-wound Jazzmaster pickups
- Custom Shop RSD J-Bridge
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition Mischief Maker – Heavy Relic
The 2016 Limited Edition Mischief Maker Heavy Relic is a spirited Custom Shop creation that delivers all the sounds of a Stratocaster and a Telecaster.- Lightweight contoured alder body with thin lacquer Heavy Relic finish
- One-piece tinted birdseye maple neck with Telecaster headstock
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 6100 jumbo frets
- Hand-Wound Mischief Maker pickup set (Texas Special™ bridge pickup, RW/RP ’65 middle pickup, ’69 neck pickup)
- Greasebucket™ tone circuit and neck pickup blender
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition 1967 “Smuggler’s” Tele® - Closet Classic
With its special “smuggler’s cavity”—a hollowed-out portion of the body beneath the pickguard, 2016’s Limited Edition 1967 Closet Classic Smuggler’s Tele offers an enlightened take on classic ’60s Tele style.- Lightweight ash body with thin lacquer Closet Classic finish and “smuggler’s cavity”
- Tinted riftsawn maple neck with mid-‘60s “Oval C”-shaped profile
- Round-lam maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6105 frets
- Hand-wound 1967 Tele pickups and modern wiring
- Vintage-style hardware; bone nut
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neckplate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition Caballo Tono “Ligero”
The Limited Edition Heavy Relic Tele Caballo Tono Ligero presents an enlightened new take on Fender’s original workhorse tone machine.- Lightweight hand-selected ash body with “F” Hole and lacquer Heavy Relic finish
- One-piece tinted ‘AA’ flame quartersawn maple neck with 1959 “Large C”-shaped profile
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6100 jumbo frets
- Hand-wound “Red Hot” bridge pickup, TV Jones® Classic neck pickup
- Reverse control plate with three-way switch, modern wiring and stacked 250k/500k volume pot
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neckplate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition El Diablo Strat® - Heavy Relic
Devilishly tempting, the Custom Shop Limited Edition El Diablo Strat offers a decidedly menacing option to slash through a mix.- Lightweight hand-selected alder body with thin lacquer Heavy Relic finish
- Tinted quartersawn maple neck with 10/56 “V”-shaped profile and Heavy Relic treatment
- Maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6100 jumbo frets
- Trio of Custom Shop Hand-Wound El Diablo Strat pickups
- Greasebucket tone circuit on bridge pickup
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition “’59 Special Strat” - Journeyman Relic
Uniting vintage features with modern favorites, the Limited Edition Journeyman Relic “’59 Special” Strat is an exceptional guitar that could only spring from the minds at the Fender Custom Shop.- Lightweight hand-selected alder body with lacquer Journeyman Relic finish
- One-piece ‘AAA’ flame maple neck with 1959 “C”-shaped profile and Heavy Relic treatment
- Slab rosewood fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6100 jumbo frets
- Trio of Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Strat pickups
- Master volume with Tone-Saver treble bleed circuit, master tone control with Greasebucket tone circuit, neck/bridge blend control
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition ‘50s Thinline Tele - Relic
The perfect balance of light and dark, the Limited Edition Relic ‘50s Tele Thinline definitively answers the question “What if the Telecaster Thinline had been released in the ‘50s, instead of ‘68?”- Lightweight hand-selected ash body with lacquer Relic finish
- Rosewood neck with 1957 “Soft V”-shaped profile and lacquer finish
- ‘AAA’ rosewood fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6105 narrow jumbo frets
- Custom Shop Hand-Wound “Original Blackguard” Tele bridge pickup, Custom Shop Hand-Wound “Twisted” Tele neck pickup
- Modern Tele wiring with Greasebucket tone circuit
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition ‘60s HS Tele – Heavy Relic
With its imaginative look, feel and authentic sound, the Custom Shop’s Limited Edition Heavy Relic H/S Tele is for the player who wants to look and sound totally unique.- Lightweight hand-selected alder body with lacquer Heavy Relic finish
- Quartersawn ‘AA’ flame maple neck with 1963 “C”-shaped profile and lacquer Heavy Relic finish
- Rosewood fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 21 6100 jumbo frets
- Custom Shop Hand-Wound “Twisted” Tele bridge pickup; EVH® humbucking neck pickup
- Dual 250k/500k stacked volume pot
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors:
Limited Edition ‘50s HS Strat – Relic
Take your playing dreams to the next level with the Custom Shop’s Limited Edition Relic H/S Strat, a killer twist on classic Fender style.- Lightweight hand-selected ash body with lacquer Relic finish
- Tinted riftsawn maple neck with 1957 “Soft V”-shaped profile and Heavy Relic treatment
- One-piece maple fingerboard with modern 9.5” radius and 22 6105 narrow jumbo frets
- EVH humbucking bridge pickup, Custom Shop Hand-Wound “Twisted” Tele neck pickup
- Dual 250k/500k volume pot
- Custom Shop Limited Edition neck plate
- Available in custom colors: