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Fender Custom Shop roadshow gallery
MusicRadar was recently lucky enough to attend a very special Fender Custom Shop event in Bath, hosted by Guitarist magazine and Coda Music. As well as featuring fascinating insights from Custom Shop mainman Mike Eldred and Masterbuilder Dale Wilson, the collection of beautiful Fender Custom Shop instruments on display was truly astonishing.
Click onwards to view some of our favourite instruments from the night...
Candy apple green, '65 C-profile neck
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'62 Closet Classic Stratocaster
22 fret neck
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Todd Krause Masterbuilt '69 NOS Stratocaster
Blonde finish
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'52 Heavy Relic Telecaster
Gold hardware, AA birdseye maple neck, slab rosewood 'board
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'52 NOS Telecaster
Sonic blue over three-tone sunburst
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'63 Heavy Relic Stratocaster
Early '60s C-shaped neck
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Limited Run Bigsby Telecaster
Medium jumbo frets
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Jason Smith Masterbuilt '63 Relic Strat
Daphne blue
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'62 Telecaster Custom Relic
Frankfurt Musikmesse limited run
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'52 Heavy Relic Telecaster
Custom finish
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NAMM show Telecaster
AA flame maple neck, Clapton grey
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Custom Order Eric Clapton Stratocaster
TV yellow, mahogany body and neck
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Dale Wilson Masterbuilt '60s Telecaster
Shell pink, ash body
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'62 Telecaster Custom Relic
Red sparkle, alder body
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'62 NOS Stratocaster
Red sparkle, ash body
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'59 Relic Telecaster
Three-tone sunburst
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'64 Relic Jazz Bass
Coda Music Dealer Select, alder body
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Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt '63 Relic Stratocaster
Artwork by Wes Humpston
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Dogtown Toronado & skateboard set
Ash body, ebony 'board
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'62 Relic Precision Bass
Vintage white
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'60 Heavy Relic Stratocaster
Coda Music Dealer Select, olympic white
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