Who says getting a guitar custom-built to your specifications has to cost the earth? Well over at the Fender Mod Shop, you can now make some huge savings of up to $400 on designing your dream guitar thanks to a slurry of free upgrades. All of Fender’s most popular models are available to customize to your heart’s content, making it a brilliant early Black Friday guitar deal you can get your hands on right now.
For, err, research purposes I had a go on the Fender Mod Shop to see what it would cost to put together my dream Strat - totally not because it’s fun putting together your idea of a perfect guitar. I went for a monochrome satin black body with a rosewood ‘board and matching painted headstock, a chrome-covered Shawbucker with V-Mod single coils in an HSS format, and a set of deluxe locking tuners, all of which were free upgrades.
In the end, the price came out at $1,899.99, which when you consider is less than the cost of an American Ultra II guitar, is pretty great value. There’s a huge array of items to choose from to help you design your ideal axe, and reasonably priced to get you a guitar you won’t see anywhere else.
If you’re bored of regular guitars and want something that just isn’t available through regular retailers, then now’s a great time to design your perfect guitar. Your body wood can be upgraded completely free, giving you options like Mahogany, Ash, and Roasted Pine that will give a different feel and tone to that of Fender’s more typical Alder body woods.
Necks have also got a huge array of free upgrades, allowing you to save on probably the most important aspect of any electric guitar. You can go all-in on a Mahogany neck and body combo, add in a solid Rosewood neck with matching fretboard, or go for a fantastic-looking roasted maple neck. There are also aesthetic upgrades available for free like block inlays or a black-painted headstock.
There’s a huge selection of pickups too, that will suit all tastes whether vintage or modern. If you prefer your sounds classic, you can get a free upgrade to American Vintage II pickups, or go for a more modern vibe with V-Mod and Gen 4 Noiseless pups. There’s also the Shawbucker humbucker available if you want more girth in your tone, as well as an array of configurations to match your needs.
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