101 Fender Custom Shop guitars

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...

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

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

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

Surf Green with 1965 Vintage Strat pickups
Custom Deluxe Modified Stratocaster

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

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

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

Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
NOS 1960 Stratocaster

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

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

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

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

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

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

3-Tone Sunburst with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
NOS 1960 Stratocaster

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

Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
NOS 1960 Stratocaster

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

Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
NOS 1960 Stratocaster

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

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

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

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

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

Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
NOS 1960 Stratocaster

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

Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
NOS 1960 Stratocaster

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

Vintage White with custom Bare Knuckle pickups
NOS 1960 Stratocaster

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

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

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

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

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

Vintage White with Handwound Abby Hot '50s pickups