​MODEL NUMBER
015-0403-000
 
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
 
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Lightly Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
Neck Dimension: 1st: .880" -12th: .980"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, wide spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
 
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
 
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Fat 50’s Single Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Fat 50’s Single Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Fat 50’s Single Coil Strat Pickup, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck), Tone 2. (mid, bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
 
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Parchment
Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm: Parchment
Pickup covers: Parchment
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "California Beach Guitars", "C", Serial "BP"
 
COLORS
(000) Coral Sunset
 
ACCESSORIES
Black Tolex Hardshell Case (Red Interior)
"Surfer" Certificate of Authenticity
 
COMMENTS
This series was Custom built for Musik Messe 2004.
Limited edition for the European market. Of the 150 made, the greatest concentration (100) went to Germany, the remaining 50 over the rest of Europe.
NOS finish: Built as if bought new in its respective year and brought forward in time.

​ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop 
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender

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Courtesy of GBL Guitars

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