Just started working for fender at the bottom, its a dream to become a master builder. The skill, experience, and passion these dudes have for making the best guitars in the world is unmatched
It's a dream of mine to order a Fender Custom Shop guitar through your guitar shop. The relic-work on that Strat is the best I've ever seen, but most importantly, that Strat sounds amazing.
Thank you very much adn we would love to help whenever you are ready! This piece is a truly amazing guitar an awe loved every minute of the design process to the final delivery! Thank you again and we hope to talk soon! Give us a shout at the shop at your leisure:)
sincere thanks for sharing your thoughts! The relics are not for everyone but awesome to hear you like this one! She really is a stunner! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
@@winslowjeffery1602 Yeah I don't understand the pre-worn thing at all. I mean, I understand buying an aged guitar with wear, but I can't see why they finish it that way. I don't understand buying jeans that are already torn either though so.
I first learned about the "Relic'ing" back in 99 from an article on Fender Custom Shop Master builder named Vincent Cunetto. I had to have one ! I purchased my dream Strat in 2001 a 1956 "Mary Kaye" Relic in Vintage blonde and still own it. 10/56 V-neck and swamp ash body-Fat 50's Pups and Gold Hdwr too. The southern swamp ash body was hand selected & Master Grade. . .it sings!!!
Baxter, it's impressive how you guys curate the process of ordering a custom built guitar, which looks like a lot of fun for customers. I live in Florida, but when I'm ready to pull the trigger on a Custom Shop order, or even just on a high end guitar, I'm calling you guys. Best wishes for your outstanding shop.
thanks a ton for your thoughts and kind words here! I would be thrilled to help when you're ready. It truly is a fun process and we loved every bit of it with this instrument! Sincere thanks again and I look forward to talking soon!
i wish i was rich. times are so hard now, it’s such a great escape to watch this open letter to whoever can afford these : enjoy them for all of us who can’t !!! play the hell out of that beautiful thing!!
There are many talented luthiers that will build you a masterbuilt custom masterpiece to your specs and it will cost u a fraction of what you pay just to have a fender logo on the headstock
Get a MIJ guitar if you want high quality for a cheap price, I went to a store 2 years ago hunting for a new strat. Tried a few custom-made ones and the MIJ sounded superior to all of them, still thrilled playing it, might get a new one again soon tho.
We are all so lucky to get to play them all, even for a brief time...it really can be Christmas everyday for a short time for all of us. And Great Advice there as well!!!
Got a Fred Stuart telecaster from him, and the build was awesome. Thanks to Fred. He no longer works at Fender, but built it to this spec. "Make it butterscotch and ready to walk on stage." DONE!!!!
I was scrolling through You Tube and caught a video on the Fender Custom shop .It was a team build of a Jazzmaster . I now understand why they cost what they do . Many of the people have been with Fender for 20 to 30 years and so very good at what they do
Frederick! We absolutely agree! Vincent and the rest of the master builders at fender are making some of the greatest instruments on the planet today, and it's due to the commitment of time to harnessing the essence of what a great fender instrument is!
its kind of amazing. if i didn't already know Baxter was a Deadhead i would just from hearing the praise he has for the majesty of the middle pickup. it really is a great pickup, even outside of two and four but it just seems like you have to be anointed by Jerry's tones to really see it
thanks a ton for the extremely kind words! We can start a movement on the love of the middle pickup right here:) Sincere thanks for sharing your thoughts with everyone.
When a strat is made right and in the hands of a great guitar player it is a wonderful thing. I love the tone of this guitar! It is near perfect IMO. And yes, brother Baxter, preach it about that middle pickup. The midrange is where the guitar lives in the mix anyway. Thanks for taking us thru the process of buying a master built guitar. It would be nice to have a video explaining the difference in a team built guitar and master built. You explain things well and have the experience. If you have already done that I apologize. To have some idea of basic pricing would be good also. I know there are a lot of variables once you get going but I would think there would be a base price. Thanks for all you do for us guitar nerds. We love this stuff!
Thank you sincerely for the kind words adn couldn't agree more on the middle pickup! We actually have a video like that on the chart to do. We actually want to even take a pair apart and go through some of the differences as we go. Many thanks for taking the time to add to this conversation and best to you and yours out there always!
@@CasinoGuitars my pleasure. I recently watched a video filmed by a guy doing music shows for kids and he went behind the scenes and showed a lot of the areas of your shop. What a cool place.....that building is something else. And your inventory displays are just awesome. I just need to come to Carolina to see you guys. You are living the dream and making dreams come true for people. I can tell you put your heart and soul into it. Glad I found you on TH-cam. Always a good hang, and that’s what it feels like.
When I first saw it I thought it was gold (not green) and thought , Rhett Shull would love that. Anyway by the time you get to the end of this video you realize just how cool that guitar really is. Really great.
Great video! I think there's not enough on TH-cam about Fender Custom Shop & the master builders. The guitar itself sounds amazing. The one thing I've never understood is why the master builders don't give a current wait time each for builds on the Fender Custom Shop website. I know that for many, waiting isn't an issue, but for a few it is. Is there a specific reason they don't do this? Anyway, thanks for the video, please lets have more! xx
that's really a great idea! I may pass that on to the ol team over there. We've seen Vincents time skyrocket from less than a year to two and a half. It's a bit nutty. The best bet is just to find a great dealer you trust and love and ask them to keep you updated on who has the long waits. Seriously good ideas and thank you!
We always find that a bit funny as well since this guitar is...AMAZING!!!! It really does come down to folks that just don't like or understand the relics. Sincere thanks for the kind words and we just consider ourselves lucky every day to get to play with these awesome pieces! Best to you out there and keep the good vibes going!
Ill explain to you then....its cause you basically get a run of the mill strat cut pretty much by the machine just like any other guitar out there(the guitar is pretty much spit out of the machine before any master luthier gets his hands on it) and then you try to sell the idea of a superior instrument just cause it has a very detailed and cool custom paint job and a certain logo.Nothing to do with relic hating we just dont think that an elaborate paint job should cost several thousand dollars since the rest are made just like any other production guitar out there.
I couldn't afford a new Fender Masterbuilt guitar if my life depended on it, but I watched the video anyway. I really enjoyed it. I have to say, that is a very cool Strat. Very, very cool. My dream Strat would be a Fender Custom Shop '57 heavy relic in black (or maybe black over sunburst), but I'm more of a Tele player, to tell the truth.
it took me 3 yrs to build my master built stratocaster from finding the antique furniture the wood was reclaimed from to final setup,but cost me only my time and effort and the cost of the real vintage hardware i had collected over the yrs. i went with this idea i had to try to do a strat with a thick maple top and mahogany back like a les paul so that's what i did. for the Finnish i did an old world hand rubbed oil Finnish like a fine rifle stock would have.then i let it age for a few yrs and shot it with a thin nitro lacquer to help preserve the finish better and age like an old violin the neck is a br board 59-61 shaped also hand rubbed oil with nitro clear coat it has the thinner vintage frets but their almost ready to be swapped for the wide fat low rider Gibson fretless wonder frets next. i could go on and on with the details but refuse to type that much lol. it was the only way i was going to ever afford a fine instrument from hide glue to nitro lacquer evry trick i could find to make a true master built guitar with as many vintage 50s 60s components as one might want and it was a good idea!
It would continue to take wear, theoretically. But 99% of custom shops and especially master builts will never leave the music room of whatever old man bought it.
I use the middle all the time! Don’t know why people don’t like it. It cuts through more than the neck or neck-middle, but it’s not as strong or biting as the bridge🎸🤙
Abigail Ybarra to Josefina Campos. Wow.... Also, why the 3 angled springs from claw to block? I've heard so many different setups. I have all 5 springs going straight on my 54 reissue.
Is the body and neck made on a CNC machine? We’re the frets glued in? How do you get the neck right without the customer coming and playing it? Seems strange to me.
I was lucky enough to pickup a Custom Shop 1963 NOS Strat in red heavy flake sparkle. Amazing instrument! I don't know how much better a masterbulit could be....but I'd love to find out! Weird though...my PRS CE 24 is in the same quality range as my Custom Shop Strat...but so is my Mod Shop tele.
I love the patina of old guitars. Guitars that have had blood sweat and tears poured into them. Played out of them. Player and guitar trading pain and paint. Feelings and finish. I think the look must be earned. Start new with a nitro finish and put all your worries into the guitar. Eventually you will both have scars and stories on the inside and on the outside. Without sound the scars show that this guitar, this player has put a lot of emotion into the symbiotic relationship. But that's just my feelings on the subject.
i need a lefty NOS (no relic nonsense ill do the relic'n myself lol) fiesta red, rosewood fret board with the big 70s head stock.. i mainly just play a lot of Hendrix.
90% of the tone comes from the owner ,player, atrist and if ya ansering to the Question where does the tone comes from in an electric Guitar these demos from the Fender Custom shop gives you a view an that is really great thank Ya for this view
@@kadourimdou43 I unfortunately wasn’t the original owner of either of them... I bought both of them used... so I’m not quite sure how long they took to build from when they were originally ordered... but all I can say is that I am obsessed with them... they feel and sound amazing
Wow. this is excellent. Great detail and passion from all involved, from start to delivery to the customer. Thanks for helping me learn more about this very detailed process. Best Regards.
P.S. I recently received my new Ultra HSS Stratocaster from Fender in Ultraburst with a maple neck. Visually, it's a stunning and a beautiful guitar. I love the way the neck looks and plays. It sounds just as a Fender Strat should sound, and the humbucker adds additional flexibility and sound possibilities that truly make this a superior and flexible guitar. I could have spent much more from Fender for what was at the time their standard Strat in the 50's or 60's, that is now just a historic relic . I could have spent even more at Fender for a "new" "relic" that looks beat up also. Nothing wrong with historical instruments. My last new Strat was a 40th Anniversary model. However, instead, I purchased a regular, guitar, just as those once were when they were new, top of Fender's line Strat that also looks new and beautiful. It sounds great and maybe in 50 or 60 years from now, people will pay outrageous amounts of money to buy one of these, or pay custom shop to make one like mine when it becomes a relic. Personally, I intend to keep mine in perfect condition while I completely enjoy playing an excellent Stratocaster.
I love the feel, the sound and playability of these guitars, but I'll never understand the relic finish. Play the he'll out of it and wear the finish off yourself
So here's a question: Will the Custom Shop make a "copy" or design something to be a replica of an artist's guitar for any customer? Like if I order a Masterbuilt and when you ask what I want and I said, "Make me Keith Richards' Micawber", will they do that?
Why is it that people who don’t like these strats actually bother to stop and type negative comments, if I come across a guitar that doesn’t appeal to me I just scroll on by. I have owned probably every top guitar make out there in amazing highly polished finishes beaten up finishes, a couple of vintage strats, nothing sounds better or has wanted me to play them more than the Dale Wilson and Kyle McMillin masterbuilt strats, yes they are heavy relics.
I’ve yet to find a review that mentions the fret size. I’m currently looking at one of the first relics from the custom shop, the owner doesn’t know what frets are on his guitar, mind blowing!
that's a tough question. I would tend to say the custom shop builds a better playing guitar but the ol vintage ones have that mojo that just has a magic of it's own. That is a question that really is in the eye of the beholder. Thanks a bunch for watching and for the great question!
I have been playing guitar for 62 years. My first real (?) guitar was a 1954 Strat, (S/N 00249), May 6, 1954. I have had many guitars. I prefer them as close to new as possible. I have never understood the need to build a new guitar to look as if it played every bar for 50 years and then was dragged down a gravel road. I have a nephew who bought a '97 strat that had dog bite marks on it. At least, the marks were genuine. Why would anyone pay all that money to fake the genuine marks?
I agree. It's all part of the instant gratification culture. People don't want to earn their scars anymore. They are the same people who would buy pre-ripped jeans.
You know what’s kind of odd to me? I rarely see an actually really old strat, tele, Les Paul that looks like any heavy reliced guitar I see. I mean I’ve seen STV, and Rory Gallagher and Paul Kosoff’s. Wish I’d see more of those demo’d. She’s a beautiful thing though and that you can customize to that extent. Getting a heavy relic 52 tele. Can’t wait 👍image getting exactly what you want? Hey you pay highly but it’d be perfect, right? Maybe.
It has been a long year of waiting and another 6 months to go, maybe. Ordered a Blungeon by Greg Fezler. Could be wrong on spelling. Shocked at the price increase in the last year. Regular guitars go for same price now as a masterbuild. If necessary will sell my 72 es335 and 66 tele for this guitar.
I want to do something from the custom shop but I don’t want anything really crazy like this, literally just a reissue, a special finish, 9.5” radius maybe journeyman relic where the finish isn’t cracked and falling off? I think team-built because it’s cheaper
Hey guys love ur work. If I call you and say I don’t give a sh!t what it looks like but I want a strat or tele that rings like a bell unplugged....ive found I can fix any neck or pup or setup issues but I can’t find that resonance, that highs in the lows lows in the highs “thing” that my best guitars have. Is it better to order a custom build w select woods or rely on a dealer to survey all stock until one shows up. How would you answer this challenge.
tricky question and a good one. It is often great to find a dealer you trust in to go through their selection if you have a particular sound you are looking for (resonance style). We have been really lucky on both ways just due to our relationship with the team at the custom shop. I hope that helps and really, thank you for the great question!
@@CasinoGuitars thankyou I realise it may be an unreasonable ask. I’ve owned 2 CS the first was magic the second was easily bested by my MIM. I guess it’s part of adventure at the end of day 🥳
hey guys great video quick question? can you get a custom built with a 24.75 neck? or does it have to be master, also same thing with profile I'm really Interested in compound necks and was wondering if they would build me a Modern V to D neck on a telecaster and if that works maybe a strat after that.
Greta to hear from you and the short answer is yes! They could for sure get something like that built for you. We recently had someone put a 50s pbass body with a tele neck...awesome!
I know this might not be popular but what happened to relicing by use. I still hate getting the first Nick in some of my basses. I guess you don't have to worry about scratching these.
For me, any luthier is basically a master builder. The formula of a Strat was cracked years and years ago... I have an expensive Strat and I have a luthier one which is insane, the specifics I wanted and half of the cost. yes, there is no fender in the headstock but my favourite artists changed their guitars so much that its not stock at all...
Since no one has answered yet I’ll do the best I can to explain. Disclaimer, I have never owned either, even though I have played both at high end dealers and I have friends who have owned them. Both are great, well made guitars with a high level of attention to details. Keep in mind the people who build the Team Built guitars often become Master Builders. First (and very important for some people), you get to choose the Master Builder for your build. Each one has a unique set of experiences and most have a particular area of expertise. Second, with a Master Build your chosen builder will do all of the work (except for making the pickups and maybe a few other things depending on your specific build). Third, the biggest difference is that with the step up to Master Built you literally get the opportunity to have what ever you want built (assuming of course that it is possible and that you are able and willing to pay the price). Team Built, on the other hand, you are limited to the choices that are listed in the current Custom Shop Builder guide. In my opinion, if you can get what you want from the Team Built options (and I think most people can) the only reason to buy a Master Built is so that you can own a guitar built by your preferred builder who ever that might be.
I have both and honestly the quality is top level on either the masterbuilt or custom built. The ordering process and the non standard options are really the reason for the masterbuilt guitars. I love anything from the custom shop 🤘
Charles had some great answers there and really does nail a lot of it. It really comes down to having one person build your instrument , the limitless options a Masterbuilt level opens up, and the ability to really tweak and this instrument to the end. Masterbuild guitars also open up the option to Josefina pickups. Also we would agree that for most pieces, a team build can get you all the way there and beyond. Great question adn sincere thanks for watching!
I would do an almost random type selection so i got it as quick as possible.I would go to the newest master builder with the least experience,because i assume that the waiting time would be the least for that person.then as long as it had my playability specs and satin/sanded neck,then i would just specify colours and an amount of relicing,but I wouldn't be too specific about what kind of relicing.and then just tell them to go crazy! I know it would play great no matter what.I wonder if anyone ever gets a master built guitar and says "no relicing".I am not into relicing at all but that guitar right there is one of the best relic jobs I have ever seen.And i bet you can ask for that one to be recreated...ooh baby.....if you could "do it" with a guitar, i'd "do it" with that one
Just started working for fender at the bottom, its a dream to become a master builder. The skill, experience, and passion these dudes have for making the best guitars in the world is unmatched
I hope you make it dude!
Tucker Sossaman mastrbuilt 1954 stratocaster. Sounds good
Best of luck, my friend! The world can never have too many passionate guitar manufacturers! Keep at it, you'll be a pro-Luthier someday!
@@thorstenriedel3152 good for you, but I think you are talking about Harley Shit-ton
Hope to book a Tucker Sossaman Masterbuilt 62 Strat in the future. cheers!!!🎉🎉
I seriously come back and watch this every month or so and just imagine myself ordering a master build from you guys someday….
Keep the dream alive!!😂
It's a dream of mine to order a Fender Custom Shop guitar through your guitar shop. The relic-work on that Strat is the best I've ever seen, but most importantly, that Strat sounds amazing.
Thank you very much adn we would love to help whenever you are ready! This piece is a truly amazing guitar an awe loved every minute of the design process to the final delivery! Thank you again and we hope to talk soon! Give us a shout at the shop at your leisure:)
I would play a few and compare them to other Strats. It might not be worth the extra expense. LSL guitars are similar but cheaper. Just saying.
This must be one of the most beautiful strats I've ever seen in my life!
Your life is shit
That Custom Shop guitar is brilliant.
I’ve never been a fan of pre-worn guitars, but that one’s so lovely
sincere thanks for sharing your thoughts! The relics are not for everyone but awesome to hear you like this one! She really is a stunner! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
@@CasinoGuitars it’s always good to keep an open mind with guitars!
@@winslowjeffery1602 Yeah I don't understand the pre-worn thing at all. I mean, I understand buying an aged guitar with wear, but I can't see why they finish it that way. I don't understand buying jeans that are already torn either though so.
Old video but had to comment on how cool this Fender Custom Strat came out!!! Please do more videos like these!!!
Probably the most beautiful "relic" guitar I've seen. And the vintage tone is sooo pleasant to the ear. Cheers for the wonderful demo!😊
Jason Smith (Dan Smith's son) does the best
I first learned about the "Relic'ing" back in 99 from an article on Fender Custom Shop Master builder named Vincent Cunetto. I had to have one ! I purchased my dream Strat in 2001 a 1956 "Mary Kaye" Relic in Vintage blonde and still own it. 10/56 V-neck and swamp ash body-Fat 50's Pups and Gold Hdwr too.
The southern swamp ash body was hand selected & Master Grade. . .it sings!!!
Baxter, it's impressive how you guys curate the process of ordering a custom built guitar, which looks like a lot of fun for customers. I live in Florida, but when I'm ready to pull the trigger on a Custom Shop order, or even just on a high end guitar, I'm calling you guys. Best wishes for your outstanding shop.
thanks a ton for your thoughts and kind words here! I would be thrilled to help when you're ready. It truly is a fun process and we loved every bit of it with this instrument! Sincere thanks again and I look forward to talking soon!
When you're ready. Nice 😀
One of the most beautiful strat I've ever seen
I can sell you my relice car, it has a lot of patina...
Vincent is amazing. He's building me 2 guitars right now. his work is simply stunning, and this guitar right here is gorgeous.
Incredible. Id love to own just one! And you've got two! Im envious!!!
Oh yeah? Hes building me 3!
lemme borrow 7k. i'll make it worth your while, cowboy
What’s the wait time? More than a year?
Cool story bro...
i wish i was rich. times are so hard now, it’s such a great escape to watch this
open letter to whoever can afford these : enjoy them for all of us who can’t !!! play the hell out of that beautiful thing!!
There are many talented luthiers that will build you a masterbuilt custom masterpiece to your specs and it will cost u a fraction of what you pay just to have a fender logo on the headstock
@AnticommentWarrior you didnt mention the fact that that will look like shit on a poly finish
@AnticommentWarrior " I bought an American pro sunburst strat and sanded off most of the nitro."
The American pro doesn't come with nitro but poly...
Get a MIJ guitar if you want high quality for a cheap price, I went to a store 2 years ago hunting for a new strat. Tried a few custom-made ones and the MIJ sounded superior to all of them, still thrilled playing it, might get a new one again soon tho.
We are all so lucky to get to play them all, even for a brief time...it really can be Christmas everyday for a short time for all of us.
And Great Advice there as well!!!
I’d be so anxious waiting a year or more for a guitar 😖
It was fun watching the video and learning about what goes into a Masterbuilt.
Got a Fred Stuart telecaster from him, and the build was awesome. Thanks to Fred. He no longer works at Fender, but built it to this spec. "Make it butterscotch and ready to walk on stage." DONE!!!!
I was scrolling through You Tube and caught a video on the Fender Custom shop .It was a team build of a Jazzmaster . I now understand why they cost what they do . Many of the people have been with Fender for 20 to 30 years and so very good at what they do
Frederick! We absolutely agree! Vincent and the rest of the master builders at fender are making some of the greatest instruments on the planet today, and it's due to the commitment of time to harnessing the essence of what a great fender instrument is!
its kind of amazing. if i didn't already know Baxter was a Deadhead i would just from hearing the praise he has for the majesty of the middle pickup. it really is a great pickup, even outside of two and four but it just seems like you have to be anointed by Jerry's tones to really see it
thanks a ton for the extremely kind words! We can start a movement on the love of the middle pickup right here:) Sincere thanks for sharing your thoughts with everyone.
I have a set of Josefina custom 60’s pickups on one of my Strats. Wired them to a Freeway 10 position switch.
awesome pickups and great wiring lay there as well! Thank you for sharing and have fun with that piece!
When a strat is made right and in the hands of a great guitar player it is a wonderful thing. I love the tone of this guitar! It is near perfect IMO. And yes, brother Baxter, preach it about that middle pickup. The midrange is where the guitar lives in the mix anyway. Thanks for taking us thru the process of buying a master built guitar. It would be nice to have a video explaining the difference in a team built guitar and master built. You explain things well and have the experience. If you have already done that I apologize. To have some idea of basic pricing would be good also. I know there are a lot of variables once you get going but I would think there would be a base price. Thanks for all you do for us guitar nerds. We love this stuff!
Thank you sincerely for the kind words adn couldn't agree more on the middle pickup! We actually have a video like that on the chart to do. We actually want to even take a pair apart and go through some of the differences as we go. Many thanks for taking the time to add to this conversation and best to you and yours out there always!
@@CasinoGuitars my pleasure. I recently watched a video filmed by a guy doing music shows for kids and he went behind the scenes and showed a lot of the areas of your shop. What a cool place.....that building is something else. And your inventory displays are just awesome. I just need to come to Carolina to see you guys. You are living the dream and making dreams come true for people. I can tell you put your heart and soul into it. Glad I found you on TH-cam. Always a good hang, and that’s what it feels like.
When I first saw it I thought it was gold (not green) and thought , Rhett Shull would love that. Anyway by the time you get to the end of this video you realize just how cool that guitar really is. Really great.
Great video! I think there's not enough on TH-cam about Fender Custom Shop & the master builders. The guitar itself sounds amazing. The one thing I've never understood is why the master builders don't give a current wait time each for builds on the Fender Custom Shop website. I know that for many, waiting isn't an issue, but for a few it is. Is there a specific reason they don't do this? Anyway, thanks for the video, please lets have more! xx
that's really a great idea! I may pass that on to the ol team over there. We've seen Vincents time skyrocket from less than a year to two and a half. It's a bit nutty. The best bet is just to find a great dealer you trust and love and ask them to keep you updated on who has the long waits. Seriously good ideas and thank you!
I like your passion for Fender Guitars.
If I had the money - definitely. But thank goodness for Fender allowing for all tastes and budgets, I've got some amazing squiers. 😊
100% agree there! We love em fro the squires all the way up to these:) thanks for sharing your thoughts here!
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How people can 👎a video like this is beyond me... great work guys!
Based on these disrespectful comments i'm guessing it is the relic haters.
We always find that a bit funny as well since this guitar is...AMAZING!!!! It really does come down to folks that just don't like or understand the relics. Sincere thanks for the kind words and we just consider ourselves lucky every day to get to play with these awesome pieces! Best to you out there and keep the good vibes going!
Ill explain to you then....its cause you basically get a run of the mill strat cut pretty much by the machine just like any other guitar out there(the guitar is pretty much spit out of the machine before any master luthier gets his hands on it) and then you try to sell the idea of a superior instrument just cause it has a very detailed and cool custom paint job and a certain logo.Nothing to do with relic hating we just dont think that an elaborate paint job should cost several thousand dollars since the rest are made just like any other production guitar out there.
I couldn't afford a new Fender Masterbuilt guitar if my life depended on it, but I watched the video anyway. I really enjoyed it. I have to say, that is a very cool Strat. Very, very cool. My dream Strat would be a Fender Custom Shop '57 heavy relic in black (or maybe black over sunburst), but I'm more of a Tele player, to tell the truth.
it took me 3 yrs to build my master built stratocaster from finding the antique furniture the wood was reclaimed from to final setup,but cost me only my time and effort and the cost of the real vintage hardware i had collected over the yrs. i went with this idea i had to try to do a strat with a thick maple top and mahogany back like a les paul so that's what i did. for the Finnish i did an old world hand rubbed oil Finnish like a fine rifle stock would have.then i let it age for a few yrs and shot it with a thin nitro lacquer to help preserve the finish better and age like an old violin the neck is a br board 59-61 shaped also hand rubbed oil with nitro clear coat it has the thinner vintage frets but their almost ready to be swapped for the wide fat low rider Gibson fretless wonder frets next. i could go on and on with the details but refuse to type that much lol. it was the only way i was going to ever afford a fine instrument from hide glue to nitro lacquer evry trick i could find to make a true master built guitar with as many vintage 50s 60s components as one might want and it was a good idea!
That does it, I want a one-off Master Build Strat of my own!
So, serious question. Will that finish continue to flake off? or is there another lacquer on top of the relic'd lacquer and paint to "seal it in"?
It would continue to take wear, theoretically. But 99% of custom shops and especially master builts will never leave the music room of whatever old man bought it.
I play a lot of middle pickup. I noticed years ago that Jimmy Vaughn used it a lot and I love his tone.
Is the Gibson custom shop video coming soon or did I miss it somewhere?
I always avoided it until a few years back when I finally realized the magic it has. Sincere thanks for sharing and best to you!
I use the middle all the time! Don’t know why people don’t like it. It cuts through more than the neck or neck-middle, but it’s not as strong or biting as the bridge🎸🤙
I like to use the middle p/u a lot too, for finger-picking arpeggios.
The relic job on that is the best i've ever seen
Is that 2 layers of nitro? Do they apply a clear coat in between to stop layers bleeding? It’s gorgeous
Wow. That's a beautiful guitar. Kudos to the builder and the customer who had that vision. Cheers!
right on Michael! We agree 100% and think they both knocked this one out of the park!
So you can get one with your own specs or get one from the catalog?
That Brazilian board is insane!
Abigail Ybarra to Josefina Campos. Wow....
Also, why the 3 angled springs from claw to block? I've heard so many different setups. I have all 5 springs going straight on my 54 reissue.
Damn. Thats a work of art at this point
What a cool story. Congrats to the new owner.
Is the body and neck made on a CNC machine?
We’re the frets glued in?
How do you get the neck right without the customer coming and playing it?
Seems strange to me.
Baxter, I thought that the issues concerning CITES and the transportation of rosewood instruments ended in late 2019 ? Can you confirm ?
I was lucky enough to pickup a Custom Shop 1963 NOS Strat in red heavy flake sparkle. Amazing instrument! I don't know how much better a masterbulit could be....but I'd love to find out! Weird though...my PRS CE 24 is in the same quality range as my Custom Shop Strat...but so is my Mod Shop tele.
I love the patina of old guitars. Guitars that have had blood sweat and tears poured into them. Played out of them. Player and guitar trading pain and paint. Feelings and finish. I think the look must be earned. Start new with a nitro finish and put all your worries into the guitar. Eventually you will both have scars and stories on the inside and on the outside. Without sound the scars show that this guitar, this player has put a lot of emotion into the symbiotic relationship. But that's just my feelings on the subject.
Damn that's a beautiful Strat! Usually not a fan reliccing this heavy, but the colors on it fit so well!
i need a lefty NOS (no relic nonsense ill do the relic'n myself lol) fiesta red, rosewood fret board with the big 70s head stock.. i mainly just play a lot of Hendrix.
Do it!
90% of the tone comes from the owner ,player, atrist and if ya ansering to the Question where does the tone comes from in an electric Guitar these demos from the Fender Custom shop gives you a view an that is really great thank Ya for this view
I have 2 masterbuilds, one by Dennis Galuzka and one by Gregg Fessler... they are glorious.
How long did it take from confirmation, to actually receiving it?
@@kadourimdou43 I unfortunately wasn’t the original owner of either of them... I bought both of them used... so I’m not quite sure how long they took to build from when they were originally ordered... but all I can say is that I am obsessed with them... they feel and sound amazing
@@101suckie Cool. :)
Both masters! I have a Todd Krause and also love it! Amazing what those guys can do!
@@CasinoGuitars they really are incredible ... the attention to detail... mind blowing!
fantastic ! I wish I had the money to order a Fender custom shop bass ... but I sure can dream :)
Wow. this is excellent. Great detail and passion from all involved, from start to delivery to the customer. Thanks for helping me learn more about this very detailed process. Best Regards.
P.S. I recently received my new Ultra HSS Stratocaster from Fender in Ultraburst with a maple neck. Visually, it's a stunning and a beautiful guitar. I love the way the neck looks and plays. It sounds just as a Fender Strat should sound, and the humbucker adds additional flexibility and sound possibilities that truly make this a superior and flexible guitar. I could have spent much more from Fender for what was at the time their standard Strat in the 50's or 60's, that is now just a historic relic . I could have spent even more at Fender for a "new" "relic" that looks beat up also. Nothing wrong with historical instruments. My last new Strat was a 40th Anniversary model. However, instead, I purchased a regular, guitar, just as those once were when they were new, top of Fender's line Strat that also looks new and beautiful. It sounds great and maybe in 50 or 60 years from now, people will pay outrageous amounts of money to buy one of these, or pay custom shop to make one like mine when it becomes a relic. Personally, I intend to keep mine in perfect condition while I completely enjoy playing an excellent Stratocaster.
This guitar is stunning
And sounds amazing
Some day...
Looks and sounds like my MIM Strat
that doesnt sond like my mim, must have got lucky there mate
the stock mim pickups are goated… replacing them with bareknuckles was a mistake
My dream strat is a 63/64 black relic over a pink paisley with Brazilian board and flamed maple neck
I love the feel, the sound and playability of these guitars, but I'll never understand the relic finish. Play the he'll out of it and wear the finish off yourself
So here's a question: Will the Custom Shop make a "copy" or design something to be a replica of an artist's guitar for any customer? Like if I order a Masterbuilt and when you ask what I want and I said, "Make me Keith Richards' Micawber", will they do that?
They will do anything you want for a $
So is it possible to get a slightly boutique shaped body? Kinda like a tele or a strat but tweaked?
Thank you for all the information Baxter.
The relic idea appeals. Mainly because any dinks and marks just add character. You wouldn’t have to worry as much, about the finish.
I have to say the not worrying part is an awesome bonus. The look, vibe, and most importantly the feel is what really makes a relic special!
Dream come true guitar right there!
I don't care for relicking, but that IS gorgeous.
How can you get these shipped to indonesia, bali, is it even possible??!!
This is such an amazing guitar.
How custom can you make one? I have always wanted a strat with a thicker body for warmer tones but a little bit smaller in size like a Mustang.
Why is it that people who don’t like these strats actually bother to stop and type negative comments, if I come across a guitar that doesn’t appeal to me I just scroll on by. I have owned probably every top guitar make out there in amazing highly polished finishes beaten up finishes, a couple of vintage strats, nothing sounds better or has wanted me to play them more than the Dale Wilson and Kyle McMillin masterbuilt strats, yes they are heavy relics.
Is the journeyman mirror telecaster a masterbuilt? Or is it just the artist series with a journey man relic?
Thanks for this video. Since I will likely never be able to afford to go through this process, it is fun to watch!
you are sincerely welcome and were thrilled you enjoyed the journey!
never knew you were in s. pines living in Pinehurst will be stopping into see you
That guitar is awesome
I’ve yet to find a review that mentions the fret size. I’m currently looking at one of the first relics from the custom shop, the owner doesn’t know what frets are on his guitar, mind blowing!
I really love that guitar, the color choices, the relic job and the tone are amazing !, and a great video idea, someday ........🙏
How much is the brazillian rosewood upcharge?
15:15 - Baxter contemplating how to avoid ever having to send this guitar to the guy who ordered it.
😂
Still haven't shipped it out:) I can't let her go....!!!
That’s funny and probably true about a lot of special orders that go thru your hands. Some companies are making amazing guitars for sure.
That is a guitar that belongs back to the tree for which it came.
Every guitar player owes it to themselves to get one
The face of this guitar is gorgeous
Sounds incredible
Nice looking guitar love the relic job
thank you very much adn yes...we were all in love with this one!
So are masterbuilt guitars better than vintage??
that's a tough question. I would tend to say the custom shop builds a better playing guitar but the ol vintage ones have that mojo that just has a magic of it's own. That is a question that really is in the eye of the beholder. Thanks a bunch for watching and for the great question!
Nice looking Guitar.Can you tell me do they use grain filler on the bodies ?
I have been playing guitar for 62 years. My first real (?) guitar was a 1954 Strat, (S/N 00249), May 6, 1954. I have had many guitars. I prefer them as close to new as possible. I have never understood the need to build a new guitar to look as if it played every bar for 50 years and then was dragged down a gravel road. I have a nephew who bought a '97 strat that had dog bite marks on it. At least, the marks were genuine. Why would anyone pay all that money to fake the genuine marks?
I would love to see the guitar with the bites ;)
I agree. It's all part of the instant gratification culture. People don't want to earn their scars anymore. They are the same people who would buy pre-ripped jeans.
I like the feel of especially back of the neck when it’s worn
This is amazing, really great content!
that is so cool!!!! i’m still dreaming of the josefina tomatillos!!!
we love that and you Z! Keep dreaming and well get you some tomatillos soon!
Interesting colors. Looks like it was pulled out from the bottom of the ocean.
You know what’s kind of odd to me? I rarely see an actually really old strat, tele, Les Paul that looks like any heavy reliced guitar I see. I mean I’ve seen STV, and Rory Gallagher and Paul Kosoff’s. Wish I’d see more of those demo’d. She’s a beautiful thing though and that you can customize to that extent. Getting a heavy relic 52 tele. Can’t wait 👍image getting exactly what you want? Hey you pay highly but it’d be perfect, right? Maybe.
It has been a long year of waiting and another 6 months to go, maybe. Ordered a Blungeon by Greg Fezler. Could be wrong on spelling. Shocked at the price increase in the last year. Regular guitars go for same price now as a masterbuild. If necessary will sell my 72 es335 and 66 tele for this guitar.
So, I've got like $400 right now, when can we set up out initial call?
Damn that’s beautiful guitar..how much it cost?
THAT is a F.... Great guitar !!
I want to do something from the custom shop but I don’t want anything really crazy like this, literally just a reissue, a special finish, 9.5” radius maybe journeyman relic where the finish isn’t cracked and falling off? I think team-built because it’s cheaper
Have you guys ever had custom shop orders for a bass?
Does anyone what song Baxter is playing?
Hey guys love ur work. If I call you and say I don’t give a sh!t what it looks like but I want a strat or tele that rings like a bell unplugged....ive found I can fix any neck or pup or setup issues but I can’t find that resonance, that highs in the lows lows in the highs “thing” that my best guitars have. Is it better to order a custom build w select woods or rely on a dealer to survey all stock until one shows up. How would you answer this challenge.
tricky question and a good one. It is often great to find a dealer you trust in to go through their selection if you have a particular sound you are looking for (resonance style). We have been really lucky on both ways just due to our relationship with the team at the custom shop.
I hope that helps and really, thank you for the great question!
@@CasinoGuitars thankyou I realise it may be an unreasonable ask. I’ve owned 2 CS the first was magic the second was easily bested by my MIM. I guess it’s part of adventure at the end of day 🥳
@@Atttuner yikes and that’s a shame on the lousy setup. But cheers to the ride and adventure:) thanks again!
WOW!!!just amazing!!!
This Strat turned my thinking on relics from not for me to hell yeah
hey guys great video quick question? can you get a custom built with a 24.75 neck? or does it have to be master, also same thing with profile I'm really Interested in compound necks and was wondering if they would build me a Modern V to D neck on a telecaster and if that works maybe a strat after that.
Greta to hear from you and the short answer is yes! They could for sure get something like that built for you. We recently had someone put a 50s pbass body with a tele neck...awesome!
How much?
What color is that
I know this might not be popular but what happened to relicing by use. I still hate getting the first Nick in some of my basses.
I guess you don't have to worry about scratching these.
It would be interesting to know the final price of this piece?
I would guess 8-10 grand
For me, any luthier is basically a master builder. The formula of a Strat was cracked years and years ago... I have an expensive Strat and I have a luthier one which is insane, the specifics I wanted and half of the cost. yes, there is no fender in the headstock but my favourite artists changed their guitars so much that its not stock at all...
I really want a Custom Shop strat. What would I expect with a Masterbuilt guitar that I can't find with a Team Built?
Since no one has answered yet I’ll do the best I can to explain. Disclaimer, I have never owned either, even though I have played both at high end dealers and I have friends who have owned them.
Both are great, well made guitars with a high level of attention to details. Keep in mind the people who build the Team Built guitars often become Master Builders. First (and very important for some people), you get to choose the Master Builder for your build. Each one has a unique set of experiences and most have a particular area of expertise. Second, with a Master Build your chosen builder will do all of the work (except for making the pickups and maybe a few other things depending on your specific build). Third, the biggest difference is that with the step up to Master Built you literally get the opportunity to have what ever you want built (assuming of course that it is possible and that you are able and willing to pay the price). Team Built, on the other hand, you are limited to the choices that are listed in the current Custom Shop Builder guide.
In my opinion, if you can get what you want from the Team Built options (and I think most people can) the only reason to buy a Master Built is so that you can own a guitar built by your preferred builder who ever that might be.
I have both and honestly the quality is top level on either the masterbuilt or custom built. The ordering process and the non standard options are really the reason for the masterbuilt guitars. I love anything from the custom shop 🤘
Charles had some great answers there and really does nail a lot of it. It really comes down to having one person build your instrument , the limitless options a Masterbuilt level opens up, and the ability to really tweak and this instrument to the end. Masterbuild guitars also open up the option to Josefina pickups.
Also we would agree that for most pieces, a team build can get you all the way there and beyond. Great question adn sincere thanks for watching!
great response there!
I would do an almost random type selection so i got it as quick as possible.I would go to the newest master builder with the least experience,because i assume that the waiting time would be the least for that person.then as long as it had my playability specs and satin/sanded neck,then i would just specify colours and an amount of relicing,but I wouldn't be too specific about what kind of relicing.and then just tell them to go crazy! I know it would play great no matter what.I wonder if anyone ever gets a master built guitar and says "no relicing".I am not into relicing at all but that guitar right there is one of the best relic jobs I have ever seen.And i bet you can ask for that one to be recreated...ooh baby.....if you could "do it" with a guitar, i'd "do it" with that one
I wish they could make it even little bit to sound like a real vintage..