Fender Custom Shop

Team Built guitars are made by the Custom Shop's team of builders and cover most of the range, including Time Machine reissues and limited editions. Masterbuilt guitars are made start to finish by a single Master Builder, carry that builder's name on the certificate of authenticity, and sit at the top of the price range. A great Team Built guitar gives up nothing in playability; Masterbuilt is about the individual builder's touch and long-term collectability. If a Masterbuilt build catches your eye, ask us about the builder and the story behind the guitar.

The Time Machine series recreates specific years of Stratocaster, Telecaster, and other classics, and the aging level sets the look and feel. NOS (New Old Stock) looks like it just left the factory in its model year. Closet Classic adds light checking and dulled hardware, like a guitar kept under the bed for decades. Journeyman Relic shows honest player wear, and Heavy Relic looks like it has done decades of bar gigs. Aging is cosmetic: underneath, each one is a brand new guitar, so choose the level that feels right in your hands.

Most of the Custom Shop range is Stratocasters and Telecasters, and we keep a dedicated collection for each: browse Custom Shop Stratocaster and Custom Shop Telecaster for the full range. The shop also builds Esquires and Nocasters for players chasing the earliest Fender designs, plus Jazzmasters and Jaguars in period-correct trim. These rarer models arrive in smaller numbers and rotate quickly, so if you are hunting one, contact us.