Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop—affectionately known at CME as “The Dream Factory”—has grown to a band of over 50 veteran guitar artisans who take Leo Fender’s legacy to its utmost heights by bringing dream guitars and basses to life.
Taking an amp builder’s sensability to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach empasized swapable components. This foundational design philosophy portended a future that we now inhabit, in which it’s not only easy to replace individual parts and maintain the longevity of each instrument—but, players also have the ability to customize every component of an instrument, giving them innumerable options when dreaming up their ideal guitar.
Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we’ve collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer—from neck shaping and fretwork, to finishing and aging.
As a result of our ongoing collaboration, the instrument you see here is, of course, much more than the sum of its parts. Imbued with history, alive with the spirit and devotion of those who crafted it, this Fender Custom Shop creation is brimming with intangible, electrifying elements, that add new dimensions to every playing experience.
Serial Number#: R123505
Weight: 7lbs 10oz
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Alder
Body Color: Alamo Beige
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Relic/Aging Level: NOS (New Old Stock)
Body Binding: White Nitro Top and Bottom
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Tint: Medium
Neck Shape: 60s Oval C
Neck Thickness: .790″-.930″
Neck Joint: 4-Bolt
Scale Length: 25.5
Fingerboard Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Fingerboard Inlay: Micarta Black Dots
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″
Side Marker Inlay: Black Micarta
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Wire: Medium Jumbo
String Tree: American Vintage Wing w/Nylon Spacer
Nut Width: 1.65″ (42mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock Inlay/Decal: 64 – 67 Tele
Factory Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Tuning Machines: Schaller F Key
Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: 58-’63 Tele with RSD Saddles
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint
Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Switch Cap: Top Hat
Neck Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Bridge Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Controls and Switching: Volume, Tone, 3-Position Toggle
Electronics Notes: Modern Tele Wiring with Greasebucket
Case: Hardshell Case