The Fender Custom Shop 2021 Prestige Collection reveals 11 stunning guitars

Every year, the talented Master Builders of the Fender Custom Shop are given a challenge to each build a guitar with no boundaries. This is the result; the 2021 Prestige Collection of electric guitar and bass instruments. And they really are works of art.

Check them out, with the insight from the builders below.

Yuriy Shishkov: Leaves of Tears

Scott Buehl: Acrylic Jazzmaster

Dale Wilson: Tapestry Telecaster

Jason Smith: Custom ‘60s P Bass Special

Carlos Lopez: Double Neck Marauder

Kyle McMillin: Custom Burled Redwood Strat

Todd Krause: Box Top Tele

Chris Fleming: Jazz Telecaster

Vincent Van Trigt: Custom Flamingo Sunset Tele

Paul Waller: Sugar Surprise Strat

Dennis Galuszka: Custom ‘62 Precision Bass

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.

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