MODEL NUMBER
150-9950-(Color#): rosewood
150-9952-(Color#): maple
BODY
Body Material: Hand Selected Premium Lightweight Ash with "AAA" Quilt Maple Top
Body Finish: Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: "AA" Flame Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Large "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Dark Indian Rosewood or Maple, Rolled Fretboard Edges
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (43 mm)
Position Inlays: Abalone Face Dot Position Inlays, Mother-Of-Pearl Side Dot Position Inlays,
Truss Rod: BiFlex
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Black Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: "Abby" Handwound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup: "Abby" Handwound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Neck Pickup: "Abby" Handwound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Neck), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Deluxe 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Polished Solid Stainless Steel Block and Pop-In Arm
Saddles: Polished Solid Stainless Steel Saddles
Tuning Machines: Sperzel Cast/Sealed Machine Heads with White Pearloid Buttons
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (config. modern)
Control Knobs: Parchment
Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm Tip: None
Pickup covers: Parchment
Neck Plate: Contoured 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
(851) Faded Honey Burst
(864) Candy Red
(874) Faded Cherry Burst
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
ACCESSORIES
Fender Blonde Tolex Hardshell Case with Black End Caps (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Greasebucket Tone Circuit Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass.
Replaces 2011 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster.
Replaced by 2013 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster.
FENDER SAYS
The Custom Shop 2012 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster is exactly that - a deluxe Stratocaster model with custom features that combine the best of old and new, and some of our most exotic woods to boot! Features include a lightweight ash body / AAA quilted maple top with access heel and thin urethane finish, satin-finished AA flame maple neck with Large C shape, 22-fret fingerboard with 9.5" radius and 6105 frets, Abby hand-wound pickups, 5-way switching with our modern wiring, and Elite tuners.
150-9950-(Color#): rosewood
150-9952-(Color#): maple
BODY
Body Material: Hand Selected Premium Lightweight Ash with "AAA" Quilt Maple Top
Body Finish: Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: "AA" Flame Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Large "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Dark Indian Rosewood or Maple, Rolled Fretboard Edges
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (43 mm)
Position Inlays: Abalone Face Dot Position Inlays, Mother-Of-Pearl Side Dot Position Inlays,
Truss Rod: BiFlex
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Black Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: "Abby" Handwound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup: "Abby" Handwound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Neck Pickup: "Abby" Handwound Fat '50s Single-Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Neck), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Deluxe 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Polished Solid Stainless Steel Block and Pop-In Arm
Saddles: Polished Solid Stainless Steel Saddles
Tuning Machines: Sperzel Cast/Sealed Machine Heads with White Pearloid Buttons
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (config. modern)
Control Knobs: Parchment
Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm Tip: None
Pickup covers: Parchment
Neck Plate: Contoured 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
(851) Faded Honey Burst
(864) Candy Red
(874) Faded Cherry Burst
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
ACCESSORIES
Fender Blonde Tolex Hardshell Case with Black End Caps (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Greasebucket Tone Circuit Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass.
Replaces 2011 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster.
Replaced by 2013 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster.
FENDER SAYS
The Custom Shop 2012 Custom Deluxe Stratocaster is exactly that - a deluxe Stratocaster model with custom features that combine the best of old and new, and some of our most exotic woods to boot! Features include a lightweight ash body / AAA quilted maple top with access heel and thin urethane finish, satin-finished AA flame maple neck with Large C shape, 22-fret fingerboard with 9.5" radius and 6105 frets, Abby hand-wound pickups, 5-way switching with our modern wiring, and Elite tuners.
Courtesy of Rainbow Guitars
Courtesy of Rolly's Guitar
Courtesy of Reverb