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.
Serial Number#: XN4042
Weight: 7lbs 14oz
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash Body with Offset Seam (Treble Side)
Body Color: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
Relic/Aging Level: Deluxe Closet Classic
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
Neck Shape: 70th Anniversary ’54 Strat Back-Shape
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Scale Length: 25.5
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
Fingerboard Radius: Compound 7.25-9.5″
Compound Radius: Compound 7.25-9.5″
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Wire: Medium Vintage (47095)
Nut Width: 1.625″
Nut Material: Bone
Factory Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Tuning Machines
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddle Material: Metal
Pickguard: Single-Ply White (.070 PVA) Pickguard & Back Plate (SN on Backplate)
Knobs: 54 Strat ABS White Knobs
Hardware Notes: 54 Strat ABS White Pickup Covers, 70th Anniversary Strat Neckplate
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’54 Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’54 Strat
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’54 Strat
Controls and Switching: 1 Volume, 2 Tone, 5-Way Switch
Electronics Notes: Vintage ’54 Strat Wiring with Wax Paper Ca
Case: Hardshell Case