CUSTOM SHOP GUITARS can be presented in three groups:
TEAMBUILT
The team built guitars is what you see the majority of here. Every year, the Custom Shop team makes a yearly selection of guitar they want to build for their yearly collection. This is often based on what dealers require. Many units of each models are made in a joint collaboration (hence, the term Teambuilt)
These guitars are then distributed worldwide for sale at vendors. So when you go to a store and see a selection of Custom Shop on the wall, you are browsing the teambuilt models. Almost the same as browsing regular USA Strats, just more limited selection, and more expensive.
MASTERBUILT
Masterbuilt is made by a singular Custom Shop luthier. You can divide Masterbuilt into two sub-categories:
Masterbuilt by customer is simply a one-of-a-kind. You go to a dealer, you fill out a spec sheet of your dream guitar and they order it for you. You wait 1-2 years and you get it.
Materbuilt for distributions are several Signatures or unique ideas. You find a few on my chronology. Each model are made in units in anything from 10 to 100 guitars, and its first come serve. Go to a store and order it and hope the have more left of it. Masterbuilt can be built over a period of time over 1-2 years. So they can be sold out, but more can be made over time. Contact Custom Shop to ask for status.
PRESTIGE
These are unique, one-of-a-kind models. The absolute pinacle of builds. Every now and then, a select group of CS Luthiers get to have a crack at building something unique where they use their skills and imagination. Many of them in collaborations with artist like painters and such. Prestiges are often made for showcasing at guitar shows like NAMM, and often just for a showcase to present at Fender website. Dealers that attend these shows can put in an order for this guitar and sell it trough their websites. Its a prestigious thing. They can also bid to buy if presented on their website.
These are highly expensive guitars that usually starts at $10.000 or so. So they are more for the player with exquisite taste and fat wallets..
Be aware that most teambuilt models can appear in other finishes and colors as well then those presented. The exceptions are Signature and Masterbuilt guitars.
Vintage Custom Series (2021 - 2022)
Model# 923-1012-929 (NOS Pink Paisley)
Model# 923-1012-929 (NOS Blue Flower)
BODY
Wood: 2-Piece Select Alder
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose w/ WLS Undercoat
Shape: Standard Telecaster
Pickguard: 1-Ply Clear Polyurethane (8-Hole)
Serial: Stamped on Neckplate | R+6 digits
NECK
Wood: Rift Sawn Maple
Fretboard: Round Laminated Rift Sawn Maple
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose
Inlays: Micarta Black Dots
Profile: 60's Oval "C"
Neck Thickness .850”- .920”
Headstock: Standard Telecaster
Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 7.25”-9.5” Compound
#Frets: 21
Fretwire: Jescar 47095 Medium Vintage
Trussrod: Heel Adjust Single Action Rod
MicroTilt: No
Contoured Heel :No
HARDWARE
Bridge Type: CBS ReproVintage 3-Saddle String-Thru
Bridge Marking: FENDER Pat.No DES.164227 / 2.573.254
Saddles: Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles
Tuners: Schaller Classic "F" Style
String Tree: Butterfly
Knobs: Knurled Flat Top
Neckplate: 4-Bolt "F" Logo
Control Plate: Chrome Standard
Strap Buttons: Standard Vintage
ELECTRONICS
Switch: CRL 3-Way Blade / Top-Hat Switch Tip
Wiring: Modern Standard: (N/NB/B)
Pots:
• CTS 250k Master Volume
• CTS 250k Master Tone
Pickup Config: SS
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil
ACCESSORIES & INFO
CASE: CS Deluxe Black Tolex Case w/ Red Lining
DESCRIPTION:
1967's Summer of Love and Flower Power movement influenced mainstream fashions worldwide, and Fender was on board with its new Blue Flower and Paisley Telecasters. Oddly enough, the guitars became more popular with rockabilly and country western players (they were adopted most famously by Tele master James Burton) rather than the flower children that helped inspire them. These guitars have earned a special place in Fender history, and the Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1968 Blue Flower and Paisley Tele models are faithful recreations of those original instruments.
Colors:
Pink Paisley (929)
Blue Flower (930)
Decal:
