{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-1959-stratocaster-chicago-special-1214717","title":"Fender Custom Shop 1959 Stratocaster \"Chicago Special\" Deluxe Closet Classic Super Aged Daphne Blue Sparkle w\/Rosewood Neck","description":"Since the inception of the Fender Custom Shop in 1987, the veteran band of guitar builders in the Custom Shop today has grown to over 50 artisans, each a specialist in their own right, dedicated to their own area of expertise and working together to build Fender guitars to exact specifications—from neck shaping and fretwork to finishing and aging. Each craftsperson brings years of hard-earned skill and dedication to helping create an instrument and playing experience that can only come from the Fender Custom Shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFender Custom Shop “Chicago Special” Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it comes to the sound of a Fender “Chicago Special” guitar, we here at CME, would all have to say that the \"Chicago sound\" all starts with the pickups. 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