2024 Fender Custom Shop Greg Fessler Masterbuilt ‘69 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic Inca Silver, Mint w/ CoA, Josefina Pickups
$6,499.99
$6,499.99
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Up for sale, a 2024 Fender Custom Shop Greg Fessler Masterbuilt ‘69 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic in mint condition, complete with the original hardshell case, CoA, hangtags, and case candy. This Masterbuilt represents the highest tier of Fender’s Custom Shop, and the Masterbuilt models are made by a singular master craftsman, in contrast to other "team built" Custom Shop tiers.
This Custom Shop model faithfully replicates the hallmarks of a late ‘60s Stratocaster, featuring a four-bolt neck plate, large headstock with block logo, Josefina Campos handwound gray bobbin pickups, and “F” tuners. Greg Fessler is Fender’s longest-tenured active master builder, with a career spanning over 35 years and including instruments for the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Healey, John Mayer, Rhonda Smith, Pete Wentz, and many more. He also worked on and was the sole constructor of Robben Ford’s signature guitars, and eventually became Ford’s personal builder.
Lightweight and well-balanced at 7lbs 7oz, this Masterbuilt Stratocaster features a two-piece alder body and a quartersawn maple vintage-style U-shaped neck with a 9 1/2"-12” compound radius and AAA rosewood fingerboard. The trio of hand-wound Custom Shop ‘69 single coil pickups are wound by Josefina Campos, Fender's most celebrated current pickup winder and the protege of Abigail Ybarra. The trio of pickups offer quintessential Stratocaster tonalities at each position on the five-way pickup selector switch, with a RWRP middle pickup and period-correct construction including gray fiber bobbins, formvar wire, staggered alnico magnets and cloth-covered leads. This Custom Shop Masterbuilt Greg Fessler ‘69 Strat benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Neck: Roasted maple (quartersawn)
- Shape: ‘69-style U, measuring .850” at 1st fret, .910” at 12th fret
- Fretboard: AAA rosewood, 9 1/2”-12” compound radius, mother of pearl large dot inlays
- Frets: Medium jumbo 6150, no wear
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut width: 1.650”, bone
- Tuners: Schaller F-key
- Serialization: R-prefix stamped on neck plate
Body Specs:
- Body: Alder
- Pickups: Custom Shop Handwound ‘69 single coil x3 (Josefina Campos wound, RWRP middle)
- Harness: 250K pots (10% taper)
- Controls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector
- Hardware: Synchronized tremolo, jack cup
- Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, aged white knobs, switch tip
- Factory Markings: “GF” initials in neck pickup route
This Inca Silver nitro lacquer finish has Fender’s Journeyman Relic treatment, with no distinguishable wear beyond the Fender factory aging.
The Fender Custom Shop G&G black tolex hardshell case, CoA (dated 4/17/2024), hangtags, and case candy are included.
This Custom Shop model faithfully replicates the hallmarks of a late ‘60s Stratocaster, featuring a four-bolt neck plate, large headstock with block logo, Josefina Campos handwound gray bobbin pickups, and “F” tuners. Greg Fessler is Fender’s longest-tenured active master builder, with a career spanning over 35 years and including instruments for the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Healey, John Mayer, Rhonda Smith, Pete Wentz, and many more. He also worked on and was the sole constructor of Robben Ford’s signature guitars, and eventually became Ford’s personal builder.
Lightweight and well-balanced at 7lbs 7oz, this Masterbuilt Stratocaster features a two-piece alder body and a quartersawn maple vintage-style U-shaped neck with a 9 1/2"-12” compound radius and AAA rosewood fingerboard. The trio of hand-wound Custom Shop ‘69 single coil pickups are wound by Josefina Campos, Fender's most celebrated current pickup winder and the protege of Abigail Ybarra. The trio of pickups offer quintessential Stratocaster tonalities at each position on the five-way pickup selector switch, with a RWRP middle pickup and period-correct construction including gray fiber bobbins, formvar wire, staggered alnico magnets and cloth-covered leads. This Custom Shop Masterbuilt Greg Fessler ‘69 Strat benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Neck: Roasted maple (quartersawn)
- Shape: ‘69-style U, measuring .850” at 1st fret, .910” at 12th fret
- Fretboard: AAA rosewood, 9 1/2”-12” compound radius, mother of pearl large dot inlays
- Frets: Medium jumbo 6150, no wear
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut width: 1.650”, bone
- Tuners: Schaller F-key
- Serialization: R-prefix stamped on neck plate
Body Specs:
- Body: Alder
- Pickups: Custom Shop Handwound ‘69 single coil x3 (Josefina Campos wound, RWRP middle)
- Harness: 250K pots (10% taper)
- Controls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector
- Hardware: Synchronized tremolo, jack cup
- Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, aged white knobs, switch tip
- Factory Markings: “GF” initials in neck pickup route
This Inca Silver nitro lacquer finish has Fender’s Journeyman Relic treatment, with no distinguishable wear beyond the Fender factory aging.
The Fender Custom Shop G&G black tolex hardshell case, CoA (dated 4/17/2024), hangtags, and case candy are included.
