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Description
Description
It is no secret that the Fender Custom Shop has been creating the best instruments since 1987. In keeping with the true spirit of Leo’s original vision of the company, each instrument is built with the highest level of care and excellence. Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we have 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.
Featuring measurements and components we hand-selected from across history, our “Chicago Special” Fender Custom Shop guitars highlight important years in the development of core models like the Stratocaster, Telecaster and more. We capture the energy and essence of their respective eras with iconic fingerboard radii and period-correct plastics, matched headstocks and slab fingerboards, classic finishes and not-so-classic colorways. But that’s just the beginning of what makes our Fender Custom Shop guitars so special. We take customization a step further with rift sawn necks for added resonance and expanded control sets for tonal versatility, and every “Chicago Special” Fender Custom Shop guitar features our own custom Chicago Special pickups, designed in conjunction with Fender Custom Shop Vice President of Product Development Mike Lewis.
"Chicago Special" Strat pickups:
- Calibrated set - bridge to neck - for balanced output
- Each pickup as custom AlNiCo 5 magnet stagger for optimum output balance string-to-string 42 gauge enamel wire for round highs
- Potted in shellac for open wide range frequency response
Model Number: 9237101512
Serial Number: R122143
Finish Package: Journeyman
Case: Fender Custom Shop Brown
Weight: 7 lbs 14.2 oz
Body Wood: 2-Piece Alder Body
Body Color: Lake Placid Blue
Body Finish: Nitro Lacquer
Sort for Lightweight: Yes
Body Notes: Super Aged Lake Placid Blue
Hardware Plating: Chrome
Bridge Assembly: American Vintage Strat Relic
Output Assembly: Vintage Strat Relic
Control Assembly: Strat 1/2 Blender
Neck Plate: R Serial Vintage Relic
Back Plate & Trem Cover: Strat Relic
Tremolo Arm: Vintage Upgraded '60s Relic
Tremolo Arm Tip: American Vintage White Relic
Tuner Keys: Vintage Style Tuning Machines w/Fender Logo Relic
String Guide: American Vintage 59-64 Metal Spacer Relic
String Gauge: .010-.046
Neck Assembly: '65 Strat Relic
Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitro Lacquer
Neck Blank: Rift Sawn Roasted Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Truss Rod: Early '60s
Head Style: Small
Neck Head Thickness: .575"
Neck Scoop: '60
Dot Spacing: Wide
Face Dot: Mother of Pearl 7MM
Side Dot: Micarta Black 3/32"
Fret Wire: Medium Vintage 47095
Number of Frets: 21
Fingerboard Radius: 7.90" - 9.5"
Neck Back Shape: "C" Shape
Neck Nut Width: 1.650"
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .790"
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .930"
Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
Nut Material: Bone
Number of Bolts: 4-Bolt
Pickguard: 63-69 Strat Nitro Relic
Pickup Neck: Hand Wound "Chicago Special" Strat Neck Relic
Pickup Middle: Hand Wound "Chicago Special" Strat RWRP Middle Relic
Pickup Bridge: Hand Wound "Chicago Special" Strat Bridge Relic
Control Knobs: Strat 1/2 Blender Relic
Selector Switch Tip: Vintage White Relic
Pots: 250k 10% Taper Split
Switch: 5-Way Level