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Fender Custom Shop Event gallery

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By Rob Power published 16 October 2012

Check out these mouth-watering Cutom Shop models

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Fender Custom Shop event

Fender Custom Shop event

Musicradar joined Fender and a group of its leading retailers to check out a huge selection of custom shop models that have just landed in the UK.

The mouth-watering assemblage of Strats and Teles was shown off at the Union Chapel, Islington, where the altar was given over for the night for the worship of rock and roll. We're pretty sure the man upstairs won't mind, as these were some seriously impressive guitars...

For more information, visit Fender.

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1963 NOS Stratocaster

1963 NOS Stratocaster

Model: 1963 Stratocaster

Range: NOS:

Body: Alder

Colour: Sherwood Green Metallic

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret Size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Abby Handwound '60s

Pickguard: Gold anodised

Switch: 5-way

Other: Gold hardware

MSRP: £2868

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Page 2 of 23
1952 NOS Telecaster

1952 NOS Telecaster

Model: 1952 Telecaster

Range: NOS

Colour: Nocaster Blonde

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Twisted Tele / Broadcaster

Neck profile: '60s C Shape

Switch: 4-way

Other: AA Birds Eye tinted

MSRP: £2664

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Page 3 of 23
1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1963 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: Graffiti Yellow

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Abby Handwound '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £3116.40

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Page 4 of 23
1956 Relic Stratocaster

1956 Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1956 Stratocaster

Range: Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: Desert Sand

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Fat '50s

Pickguard: Gold

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £2894.40

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Page 5 of 23
1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1963 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: Sherwood Green Metallic

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium Jumbo

Pickups: Abby Handwounds '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £3116.40

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Page 6 of 23
1952 NOS Telecaster LH

1952 NOS Telecaster LH

Model: 1952 Telecaster LH

Range: NOS

Colour: Nocaster Blonder

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Twisted Tele / Broadcaster

Neck profile: '60s C shape

Switch: 4-way

Other: AA Birdseye Tinted

MSRP: £3106.80

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Page 7 of 23
1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1963 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: Firemist Gold

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium Jumbos

Pickups: Abby Handwound '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £3116.40

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Page 8 of 23
1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1963 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: Vintage White

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Abby Handwound '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £3116.40

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Page 9 of 23
1964 Relic Stratocaster

1964 Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1960 Stratocaster

Range: Relic

Body: Ash

Colour: 3 Colour Sunburst

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Custom '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-Way

MSRP: £2840.40

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Page 10 of 23
1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster

1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster

Model: 1952 Telecaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Colour: Butterscotch Blonde

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Twisted Tele / Broadcaster

Neck profile: '60s C shape

Switch: 4-way

MSRP: £2918.40

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Page 11 of 23
1960 Relic Stratocaster

1960 Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1960 Stratocaster

Range: Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: 3 Colour Sunburst

Neck radius: 9.6 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickguard: Mint

Pickups: Abby Handwound

Switch: 5-way

Other: Master Built

MSRP: £4435.20

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Page 12 of 23
1960 Master Built Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1960 Master Built Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1960 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: 3 Colour Sunburst

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium Jumbo

Pickguard: Mint

Pickups: Abby Handwound

Switch: 5-way

Other: Master Built

MSRP: £4699.20

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Page 13 of 23
2012 Custom Deluxe Strat

2012 Custom Deluxe Strat

Model: 2010 Custom Deluxe Strat

Range: NOS

Body: Alder

Colour: Fiesta Red

Hardware: Gold

MSRP: £2600.40

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Page 14 of 23
1951 Heavy Relic Nocaster

1951 Heavy Relic Nocaster

Model: 1951 Nocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Ash, AA Flame

Colour: Butterscotch Blonde

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches C profile

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickguard: Parchment

Pickups: Twisted Tele / Broadcaster

Switch: 4-way

Other: Master Built

MSRP: £4645.20

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Page 15 of 23
1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster

1952 Heavy Relic Telecaster

Model: 1952 Telecaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Ash, AA Flame

Colour: White Blonde

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Neck shape: '60s C

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Twisted Tele / Broadcaster

Switch: 4-way

MSRP: 2918.40

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Page 16 of 23
2012 Custom Deluxe Tele

2012 Custom Deluxe Tele

Model: 2010 Custom Deluxe Tele

Range: NOS

Body: Alder

Colour: 3 Colour Sunburst

Other: Top Bound White

MSRP: £2491

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Page 17 of 23
1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1963 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1963 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Alder

Colour: Daphne Blue

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium Jumbo

Pickups: Abby Handwound '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £3116.40

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Page 18 of 23
1955 Relic Stratocaster

1955 Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1955 Stratocaster

Range: Relic

Body: Ash

Colour: Black

Neck radius: 9.5 radius

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Fat '50s

Pickguard: Parchment

Switch: 5-way

Other: AA Flame Maple

MSRP: £2888.40

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Page 19 of 23
1952 Telecaster LH

1952 Telecaster LH

Model: 1952 Telecaster LH

Range: Heavy Relic

Colour: Butterscotch Blonde

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium Jumbo

Pickups: Twisted Tele / Broadcaster

Neck Profile: '60s C shape

Switch: 4-way

MSRP: £3361.20

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Page 20 of 23
1960 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1960 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1960 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Ash

Colour: Candy Apple Red

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Custom '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £3104.40

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Page 21 of 23
1960 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1960 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1960 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Ash

Colour: Sea Foam Green

Neck Radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Custom '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRO: £3104.40

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Page 22 of 23
1960 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

1960 Heavy Relic Stratocaster

Model: 1960 Stratocaster

Range: Heavy Relic

Body: Ash

Colour: Lake Placid Blue

Neck radius: 9.5 inches

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Pickups: Custom '60s

Pickguard: Mint

Switch: 5-way

MSRP: £3104.40

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