MODEL NUMBER
927-5000-600: Master Built (Greg Fessler), Limited run of 100 globally
927-5000-601: Team Built, Limited run of 100 globally
BODY
Body Material: Select alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Plain grain maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Shape: 1965 "C" shape
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round Lam Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone nut
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Clay Dot Style, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Transition
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body Pat. Pend.", "PAT 2,573,254 2,741,146 2,960,900 3,143,028"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop Logo (Team Built) or Greg Fessler Logo + Serial (GFxxx)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Texas Special single-coil Strat pickup
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Fat '50s single-coil Strat pickup
Neck Pickup: Custom '69 single-coil Strat pickup with grey bobbin
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial (Team Built only) or Custom Shop V Logo "F" (Master Built Only)
COLORS
(600) or (601) Gold Sparkle
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
ACCESSORIES
Custom black hard-shell case with emerald green crushed velvet interior and "Master Design Series" embroidered on the inside.
DVD Interview with Greg Fessler
Limited Edition Certificate
Leather Master Design binder with copies of the builder's notes
COMMENTS
Sometimes called Master Built '60 Sparkle Stratocaster
Limited-edition run of 100 master built and 100 team built instruments
Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts
FENDER SAYS
The Master Design Series began in 2004 as a celebration and culmination of the individual tastes and techniques that each Master Builder brings to the Custom Shop. Each year, two Master Builders are given the opportunity to create a unique instrument that they would PLAY day-in and day-out. In 2006, Greg Fessler will answer the call by designing and building his “Sparkle Stratocaster” guitar. Greg will hand-build 100 guitars and oversee the limited run of instruments, which will be Team Built in the Custom Shop in limited quantities while supplies last. Each guitar comes complete with a special certificate, Master Builder biography, and reproductions of the Master Builder’s corresponding specs and notes. As an added bonus, a DVD is included featuring interviews with the Master Builder discussing the inspiration and challenges involved with the instrument. All of this collateral is inserted into a deluxe leather binder.
Greg started out by selecting an alder ’64 Stratocaster body and painting it Gold Sparkle. He then paired it to a plain grain maple neck with a round laminated rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5” radius and American Standard frets. The most unique aspect of the guitar is its pickup configuration, which consists of a Texas Special (bridge), Fat ’50s reverse-wound, reverse-polarity (middle) and a ’69 Strat (neck). Additional details include Relic nickel vintage hardware and an all-lacquer finish on the neck with heavy wear for a smooth, worn-in feel.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop and Vince Cunetto and the birth of Relics
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender e la nascita del Relic
927-5000-600: Master Built (Greg Fessler), Limited run of 100 globally
927-5000-601: Team Built, Limited run of 100 globally
BODY
Body Material: Select alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Plain grain maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Shape: 1965 "C" shape
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round Lam Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone nut
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Clay Dot Style, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Transition
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body Pat. Pend.", "PAT 2,573,254 2,741,146 2,960,900 3,143,028"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop Logo (Team Built) or Greg Fessler Logo + Serial (GFxxx)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Texas Special single-coil Strat pickup
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Fat '50s single-coil Strat pickup
Neck Pickup: Custom '69 single-coil Strat pickup with grey bobbin
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial (Team Built only) or Custom Shop V Logo "F" (Master Built Only)
COLORS
(600) or (601) Gold Sparkle
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
ACCESSORIES
Custom black hard-shell case with emerald green crushed velvet interior and "Master Design Series" embroidered on the inside.
DVD Interview with Greg Fessler
Limited Edition Certificate
Leather Master Design binder with copies of the builder's notes
COMMENTS
Sometimes called Master Built '60 Sparkle Stratocaster
Limited-edition run of 100 master built and 100 team built instruments
Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts
FENDER SAYS
The Master Design Series began in 2004 as a celebration and culmination of the individual tastes and techniques that each Master Builder brings to the Custom Shop. Each year, two Master Builders are given the opportunity to create a unique instrument that they would PLAY day-in and day-out. In 2006, Greg Fessler will answer the call by designing and building his “Sparkle Stratocaster” guitar. Greg will hand-build 100 guitars and oversee the limited run of instruments, which will be Team Built in the Custom Shop in limited quantities while supplies last. Each guitar comes complete with a special certificate, Master Builder biography, and reproductions of the Master Builder’s corresponding specs and notes. As an added bonus, a DVD is included featuring interviews with the Master Builder discussing the inspiration and challenges involved with the instrument. All of this collateral is inserted into a deluxe leather binder.
Greg started out by selecting an alder ’64 Stratocaster body and painting it Gold Sparkle. He then paired it to a plain grain maple neck with a round laminated rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5” radius and American Standard frets. The most unique aspect of the guitar is its pickup configuration, which consists of a Texas Special (bridge), Fat ’50s reverse-wound, reverse-polarity (middle) and a ’69 Strat (neck). Additional details include Relic nickel vintage hardware and an all-lacquer finish on the neck with heavy wear for a smooth, worn-in feel.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop and Vince Cunetto and the birth of Relics
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender e la nascita del Relic
Master Built version (Courtesy of Reverb)
Team Built version (courtesy of Reverb)
