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101 Fender Custom Shop guitars

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Recently, MusicRadar was lucky enough to be invited to an exclusive Fender Custom Shop event for UK dealers in the grand surroundings of Longleat in Wiltshire.

Among the lions, giraffes and other wildlife, Fender revealed a staggering haul of some of the sexiest Custom Shop instruments on the planet. From Heavy Relic Telecasters to Closet Classic Strats, Esquires, Nocasters and Masterbuilt works of art crafted by the likes of Yuriy Shishkov and John Cruz, there was plenty there to set pulses racing. Even lefties were catered for!

What follows is a gallery of 101 Fender Custom Shop guitars for your viewing, and swooning pleasure. Click onwards for hardcore guitar pornography of the most extreme nature, but be warned: we guarantee that you'll be reaching for your credit card...

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Lake Placid Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt Heavy Relic '60s Custom Telecaster — Faded Olympic White finish with black binding. Nice!

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt Heavy Relic '60s Custom Telecaster

Custom Deluxe Modified Stratocaster — Surf Green with 1965 Vintage Strat pickups

Custom Deluxe Modified Stratocaster

Left-handed Relic Nocaster — Blonde with Broadcaster bridge and Twisted Tele neck pickups

Left-handed Relic Nocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Surf Green with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster — This Sunset Orange Transparent model is the first of four Masterbuilt Extreme Relics

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster — Vintage White over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Sonic Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwired Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Jason Smith Masterbuilt Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Sonic Blue over Candy Green, '60s Custom Relic pickups. Our favourite of the day... a monster guitar!

Jason Smith Masterbuilt Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Relic '59 Esquire — Dakota Red with gold hardware, Eldred Esquire wiring

Relic '59 Esquire

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Lake Placid Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster — Check out that seriously worn Honey Blonde finish

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Jason Smith Masterbuilt Closet Classic 1959 Telecaster — Dakota Red over Gray Primer with mid '60s-style oval C neck profile

Jason Smith Masterbuilt Closet Classic 1959 Telecaster

Heavy Relic 1962 Stratocaster — Heavily distressed Lake Placid Blue with '60s Custom Relic pickups. Another monster!

Heavy Relic 1962 Stratocaster

John Cruz Masterbuilt Closet Classic 1956 Telecaster — Aged Vintage Blonde with Closet Classic '52 Telecaster bridge and Handwound '51 Nocaster neck pickups. A real beauty!

John Cruz Masterbuilt Closet Classic 1956 Telecaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Vintage White with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Sonic Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwired Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Left-handed NOS Nocaster — Blonde with Broadcaster bridge and Twisted Tele neck pickups

Left-handed NOS Nocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Left-handed NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster — Vintage White over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Vintage White with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Vintage White over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Telecaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Vintage White over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Vintage White with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Custom 1958 Heavy Relic Stratocaster — Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst, Small C neck shape

Custom 1958 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Left-handed Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Left-handed Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Lake Placid Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Relic 1959 Esquire — Sea Foam Green with gold hardware and Eldred Esquire wiring

Relic 1959 Esquire

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Sonic Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwired Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Wide Grain 2-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Lake Placid Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Vintage White over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Black with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Vintage White over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster — Sonic Blue over 3-Tone Sunburst with Handwired Abby Hot '60s pickups

Heavy Relic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Vintage White with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Closet Classic 1963 Stratocaster — Dakota Red with Closet Classic '60s Strat pickups

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Closet Classic 1963 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Wide Grain 2-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster — Another Masterbuilt Extreme Relic, this time in Sapphire Blue Transparent

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Relic 1957 Stratocaster — Candy Apple Red with large oval C neck profile

Greg Fessler Masterbuilt Relic 1957 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Wide Grain 2-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Left-handed NOS Nocaster — Blonde with Broadcaster bridge and Twisted Tele neck pickups

Left-handed NOS Nocaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Wide Grain 2-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS '60s Telecaster — Thanks to its unusual Parota body, this was easily the lightest guitar we played on the day

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS '60s Telecaster

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster — Wide Grain 2-Tone Sunburst with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups

Heavy Relic 1956 Stratocaster

Closet Classic 1960 Stratocaster — Dakota Red with Handwound Abby Fat '50s pickups

Closet Classic 1960 Stratocaster

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS 1956 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst on an alder body with an AA flame maple top

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS 1956 Stratocaster

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS 1956 Stratocaster — Cobalt Blue Transparent finish on an alder body with AA flame maple top

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS 1956 Stratocaster

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS 1956 Stratocaster — In 2-Tone sunburst with an AA flame maple top and Fender Fat '50s pickups

Dennis Galuszka Masterbuilt NOS 1956 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — A vision in Vintage White. Still beautiful half a century later

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with Fat '50s pickups

Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Aged Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

NOS 1960 Stratocaster — Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

NOS 1960 Stratocaster

Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — Surf Green with '69 Custom Shop Strat pickups

Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster

Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster — Another eye-catching Sunset Orange Transparent finish with some serious wear

Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt Extreme Relic 1961 Stratocaster

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster — 3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups

Heavy Relic 1960 Stratocaster