Fender Custom Shop Event gallery
Fender Custom Shop roadshow gallery
MusicRadar was recently lucky enough to attend a very special Fender Custom Shop event in Bath, hosted by Guitarist magazine and Coda Music. As well as featuring fascinating insights from Custom Shop mainman Mike Eldred and Masterbuilder Dale Wilson, the collection of beautiful Fender Custom Shop instruments on display was truly astonishing.
Click onwards to view some of our favourite instruments from the night...
'62 Closet Classic Stratocaster
Todd Krause Masterbuilt '69 NOS Stratocaster
'52 Heavy Relic Telecaster
'52 NOS Telecaster
'63 Heavy Relic Stratocaster
Limited Run Bigsby Telecaster
Jason Smith Masterbuilt '63 Relic Strat
'62 Telecaster Custom Relic
'52 Heavy Relic Telecaster
NAMM show Telecaster
Custom Order Eric Clapton Stratocaster
Dale Wilson Masterbuilt '60s Telecaster
'62 Telecaster Custom Relic
'62 NOS Stratocaster
'59 Relic Telecaster
'64 Relic Jazz Bass
Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt '63 Relic Stratocaster
Dogtown Toronado & skateboard set
'62 Relic Precision Bass
'60 Heavy Relic Stratocaster
'63 Relic Stratocaster
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