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.
Model Number: 9237100854
Serial Number: R131019
Finish Package: Deluxe Closet Classic
Case: Fender Custom Shop Black
Weight: 9lbs 6oz
Body Wood: Alder
Body Color: Ocean Turquoise
Body Finish: Lacquer
Hardware Plating: Chrome/Nickel
Bridge Assembly: Vintage
Neck Plate: R Serial Vintage
Bass Tuner Key Type: Vintage Bass Nickel
String Gauge: .045-.105
Neck Assembly: 64 Jazz Bass
Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitro Lacquer
Neck Blank: Quarter Sawn Maple
Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood
Truss Rod: 23″ x .875 Thread
Head Style: Large
Neck Head Thickness: 0.580″
Dot Spacing: Wide
Face Dot: Micarta White
Side Dot: Micarta White
Fret Wire: Jescar 45085
Number of Frets: 20
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″
Neck Back Shape: 60 Jazz Bass “U”
Neck Nut Width: 1.500″
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .790″
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .990″
Neck Butt Width: 2.500″
Nut Material: Bone
Number of Bolts: 4 Bolt
Head Cap Decal: Vintage Jazz Bass
Neck Notes: Matching Painted Headcap
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise
Pickup Neck: Vintage Jazz Bass Rhythm
Pickup Middle: None
Pickup Bridge: Vintage Jazz Bass Lead
Controls: Stack Knob