About This Listing

Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop—affectionately known at CME as “The Dream Factory”—has grown to a band of over 50 veteran guitar artisans who take Leo Fender’s legacy to its utmost heights by bringing dream guitars and basses to life.

Taking an amp builder’s sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable components. This foundational design philosophy portended a future that we now inhabit, in which it’s not only easy to replace individual parts and maintain the longevity of each instrument—but, players also have the ability to customize every component of an instrument, giving them innumerable options when dreaming up their ideal guitar.

Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we’ve collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer—from neck shaping and fretwork, to finishing and aging.

As a result of our ongoing collaboration, the instrument you see here is, of course, much more than the sum of its parts. Imbued with history, alive with the spirit and devotion of those who crafted it, this Fender Custom Shop creation is brimming with intangible, electrifying elements, that add new dimensions to every playing experience. 



General:
Brand Name: Fender
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Aged Champagne Sparkle
Relic or Aging Level: Heavy Relic
Serial Number: R120025
Series: Fender Custom Shop
Weight: 7lbs 3oz

Body:
Body Material: Alder

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Micarta White Dots
Fingerboard Material: None (1-Piece Indian Rosewood Neck)
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Neck Material: Rosewood
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65" (42mm)

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Controls and Switching: Master Volume, 2 Tone, 5-Position Blade
Electronics Notes: Fat 50s Strat Half Blender
Neck Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Pickup Configuration: SSS

Hardware:
Bridge: American Vintage Strat Bridge
Tuning Machines: Vintage with Fender Logo

Condition
Brand
Model
  • 1959 Stratocaster "Chicago Special
Finish
  • Heavy Relic Aged Champagne Sparkle
Categories
Year
  • -
Made In
  • United States
Body Type
  • Solid Body

About the Seller

Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago, IL, United States
(313,285)
Joined Reverb:2012
Items Sold:478,500

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