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Here is what is special about the "One Off" Custom Shop guitars offered by Fat Sound:
"I guess these are the most popular guitars I have ever offered. I start with the, already pretty great, Time Machine guitars from the Fender Custom Shop and then tweak the spec's to make them.....better....plain and simple.
Not completely satisfied with the pure-vintage neck spec's of the standard Time Machine guitars, I decided to order "One-Off" variants with slightly tweaked spec's. My goal was to make the necks more playable and at the same time tweak the relic'ing process etc...to offer a guitar that to my eye looks a bit more like the real Pre-CBS guitars that have come through the shop over the years"
-Stu Carter / Owner, Fat Sound Guitars™
Fender builds these guitars for my shop with the following changes from standard spec:
- 9.5" radius fretboard: This slightly flatter radius gives the guitar more modern playability for big bends and lead work without sacrificing the easy chording of the more rounded vintage radius.
- Dunlop 6100 or 6105 fretwire: I only know a handful of players that actually prefer the really small vintage fretwire that comes standard on all 50's and 60's Custom Shop guitars! Therefore we have had Fender replace this wire with larger Dunlop wire for much better leverage while bending strings. The combination of the flater radius mentioned above and the larger fretwire makes this guitar infinitely more playable than the stock version.
- No Forearm wear: Basically this simply eliminates the, frequently, artificial looking forearm wear that you typically find on "off the shelf" Relic models thereby giving the guitar a more authentic look. The exception to this is our Extreme Relic series where eliminating the forearm wear would look odd. In the case of these guitars we have Fender spend a little extra time getting the wear to look as correct as possible and with a little play the continued wear in this area becomes very natural looking.
Check out the selection of In Stock and On Order/Available for reservation guitars below and then call us if we can help!



'63 Super Relic Telecaster Custom |
| $5299.00 |
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In Stock |
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SN. R40327
Weight: 7.00 pounds
Specifications:
- Model: team built ’63 Telecaster® Custom extreme Relic®
- Color: 3 Tone Sunburst
- Body wood: ash (sort for lightweight option)
- Finish type: nitro-cellulose lacquer
- Binding: Double Bound Body / aged white binding with yellowish tint
- Neck wood: Maple
- Fretboard wood: dark rosewood slab board
- Neck shape: LARGE C (.85-.95)
- Radius: 9.5” nut width: 1.65”
- Fretwire: 6105
- Neck finish: Heavy Relic® OVER AGED LACQUER
- Hardware color: chrome / nickel nut: bone tuning keys: vintage nickel
- Bridge: ’51 Nocaster® three piece bridge
- Pickup setup: s/s
- Pickup switching: 3-way
- Pickguard: parchment
- Pickups: ’51 Nocaster® Bridge / Twisted Tele neck
- String gauge: 11-48
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'63 Super Relic Telecaster Custom |
| $5299.00 |
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In Stock |
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SN. R41458
Weight: 6.70 pounds
Specifications:
- Model: team built ’63 Telecaster® Custom extreme Relic®
- Color: 3 Tone Sunburst
- Body wood: ash (sort for lightweight option)
- Finish type: nitro-cellulose lacquer
- Binding: Double Bound Body / aged white binding with yellowish tint
- Neck wood: Maple
- Fretboard wood: dark rosewood slab board neck shape: LARGE C (.85-.95)
- Radius: 9.5”
- Nut width: 1.65”
- Fretwire: 6105
- Neck finish: Heavy Relic® over aged lacquer
- Hardware color: chrome / nickel
- Nut: bone
- Tuning keys: vintage nickel
- Bridge: ’51 Nocaster® three piece bridge
- Pickup setup: s/s
- Pickup switching: 3-way
- Pickguard: parchment
- Pickups: ’51 Nocaster® Bridge / Twisted Tele neck
- String gauge: 11-48
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Fender 60's "One Off" Custom Shop Relic Stratocaster (Previously Owned) |
| $N/A |
$2499.00 |
On Hold |
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SN. R37326
Weight: 7.6 Pounds
Condition: As New
Street Price New: $3049.00
Savings: $550.00
Specifications
- Model: ’60 Relic Strat
- Color: 3-Tone Sunburst
- Wood: alder
- Finish type: nitorcellulose, thin skin laquer
- Construction options: Sort for lightweight wood
- Neck wood: Unfigured maple
- Fretboard wood: Dark East Indian Rosewood
- Neck shape: '54 Large C
- Radius: 9.5"
- Fretwire: Dunlop 6100
- Neck finish: removed / relic’d lacquer
- Hardware color: chrome
- Nut: bone
- Tuning keys: vintage nickel
- Bridge: vintage sync trem strat
- Pickup setup: s/s/s
- Pickup switching: 5-way
- Pickups: Fat 50's
- Special instructions: Finish removed from back of neck, no forearm wear
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Custom Shop "One Off" Relic Stratocaster in 3-Tone Sunburst |
| $4599.00 |
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Reservations Required |
| Available to reserve with a 20% refundable deposit. See below for more details |
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"One Off" is a bit of a misnomer since we do several of these guitars per year, but since Fat Sound was the first shop to come up with this idea this is what Fender named these guitars when we first started ordering them 10 years ago.
We keep this model, with the spec's listed below, on order at all times and receive about 30 per year, but.......we were the first to come up with the idea of using a modern radius (9.5") and fretwire (Dunlop 6105 or 6100) on a Time Machine model as well as the first to tweak the Relic'ing process and neck size spec' a bit to offer a more authentic looking guitar and therefore we are well known for these instruments. This means that we have a very tough time keeping them in stock.
Reservations are suggested as they do tend to be sold on arrival.
Because of our ordering schedule your wait is reduced from the typical 11 months that it takes to receive a Relic Custom Shop after being initially ordered to b/w 2-4 months depending on where Fender is in the build process of the guitar you reserve.
A 20% reservation deposit is refundable, we send you photo's of the guitar you have reserved along with an unbiased tone report once it arrives and you decide at that time whether to complete the deal, wait for the next one or to have your deposit refunded in full.
Once you receive the guitar you still have our standard, 72 hour approval period. If you don't love the guitar for any reason you can return it for a full refund......no questions asked!
These are typically fantastic guitars. The combination of a truly Vintage looking Strat with our larger neck (the standard 60's Strat Time Machine necks tend to be pretty thin) and our modern radius and fretwire make for a perfect Stratocaster.
Specifications:
- Model: ’60 relic strat
- Color: 3-Tone Sunburst
- Wood: alder
- Finish type: thin-skin nitro-lacquer
- Construction options: sort for lightweight wood
- Neck wood: unfigured maple
- Fingerboard: dark rosewood
- Neck shape: '54 Large C
- Radius: 9.5"
- Fretwire: Dunlop 6100
- Neck finish: removed / relic’d lacquer
- Hardware color: chrome
- Nut: bone
- Tuning keys: vintage nickel
- Bridge: vintage sync trem strat
- Pickup setup: s/s/s pickup switching: 5-way
- Pickups: Fat 50's. Texas Specials, or Vintage 60's (Lindy Fralin and Lollar pickups are also available for an upcharge of $200.00)
- Special instructions: no forearm wear
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Custom Shop "One Off" Relic Stratocaster in Aged Olympic White |
| $4599.00 |
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Reservations Required |
| Available to reserve with a 20% refundable deposit. See below for more details |
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"One Off" is a bit of a misnomer since we do several of these guitars per year, but since Fat Sound was the first shop to come up with this idea this is what Fender named these guitars when we first started ordering them 10 years ago.
We keep this model, with the spec's listed below, on order at all times and receive about 30 per year, but.......we were the first to come up with the idea of using a modern radius (9.5") and fretwire (Dunlop 6105 or 6100) on a Time Machine model as well as the first to tweak the Relic'ing process and neck size spec' a bit to offer a more authentic looking guitar and therefore we are well known for these instruments. This means that we have a very tough time keeping them in stock.
Reservations are suggested as they do tend to be sold on arrival.
Because of our ordering schedule your wait is reduced from the typical 11 months that it takes to receive a Relic Custom Shop after being initially ordered to b/w 2-4 months depending on where Fender is in the build process of the guitar you reserve.
A 20% reservation deposit is refundable, we send you photo's of the guitar you have reserved along with an unbiased tone report once it arrives and you decide at that time whether to complete the deal, wait for the next one or to have your deposit refunded in full.
Once you receive the guitar you still have our standard, 72 hour approval period. If you don't love the guitar for any reason you can return it for a full refund......no questions asked!
These are typically fantastic guitars. The combination of a truly Vintage looking Strat with our larger neck (the standard 60's Strat Time Machine necks tend to be pretty thin) and our modern radius and fretwire make for a perfect Stratocaster.
Specifications:
- Model: ’60 relic strat
- Color: Aged Olympic White
- Wood: alder
- Finish type: thin-skin nitro-lacquer
- Construction options: sort for lightweight wood
- Neck wood: unfigured maple
- Fingerboard: dark rosewood
- Neck shape: '54 Large C
- Radius: 9.5"
- Fretwire: Dunlop 6100
- Neck finish: removed / relic’d lacquer
- Hardware color: chrome
- Nut: bone
- Tuning keys: vintage nickel
- Bridge: vintage sync trem strat
- Pickup setup: s/s/s pickup switching: 5-way
- Pickups: Fat 50's. Texas Specials, or Vintage 60's (Lindy Fralin and Lollar pickups are also available for an upcharge of $200.00)
- Special instructions: no forearm wear
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Custom Shop "One Off" NOS Stratocaster in Daphne Blue |
| $4425.00 |
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Reservations Required |
| Available to reserve with a 20% refundable deposit. See below for more details |
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"One Off" is a bit of a misnomer since we do several of these guitars per year, but since Fat Sound was the first shop to come up with this idea this is what Fender named these guitars when we first started ordering them 10 years ago.
We keep this model, with the spec's listed below, on order at all times and receive about 30 per year, but.......we were the first to come up with the idea of using a modern radius (9.5") and fretwire (Dunlop 6105 or 6100) on a Time Machine model. This means that we have a very tough time keeping them in stock.
Reservations are suggested as they do tend to be sold on arrival.
Because of our ordering schedule your wait is reduced from the typical 8 months that it takes to receive a NOS Custom Shop after being initially ordered to b/w 2-4 months depending on where Fender is in the build process of the guitar you reserve.
A 20% reservation deposit is refundable, we send you photo's of the guitar you have reserved along with an unbiased tone report once it arrives and you decide at that time whether to complete the deal, wait for the next one or to have your deposit refunded in full.
Once you receive the guitar you still have our standard, 72 hour approval period. If you don't love the guitar for any reason you can return it for a full refund......no questions asked!
These are typically fantastic guitars. The combination of a truly Vintage, non-aged looking Strat with our larger neck (the standard 60's Strat Time Machine necks tend to be pretty thin) and our modern radius and fretwire make for a perfect Stratocaster.
Specifications:
- Model: ’60 NOS strat
- Color: Daphne Blue
- Wood: alder
- Finish type: thin-skin nitro-lacquer
- Construction options: sort for lightweight wood
- Neck wood: unfigured maple
- Fingerboard: dark rosewood
- Neck shape: '54 Large C
- Radius: 9.5"
- Fretwire: Dunlop 6100
- Neck finish: standard NOS gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Hardware color: chrome
- Nut: bone
- Tuning keys: vintage nickel
- Bridge: vintage sync trem strat
- Pickup setup: s/s/s pickup switching: 5-way
- Pickups: Fat 50's. Texas Specials, or Vintage 60's (Lindy Fralin and Lollar pickups are also available for an upcharge of $200.00)
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Stratocaster American Standard H/S/S |
| $1590.00 |
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In Stock |
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Currently available with a $100.00 Mail-In rebate offer from Fender
- All US Standard Stratocasters® receive a complete setup at my shop by our master luthier, Mark Kane. This is a $52.00 value that includes adjustment of action height, saddle radius, truss rod and intonation.
The new for 2008 American Standard Stratocaster® in the best US Standard to ever come out of Fender's production facility.
For years my shop primarily did Fender® Custom Shop guitars only, but with the recent tweaks to the US Standard, I'm now proud to provide my clients with a more affordable alternative in an excellent guitar.
Specifications:
- Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Shape,(Gloss Headstock Face with Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5” Radius (241mm)
- No. of Frets* 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
- Pickups: 3 American Strat® Single-Coil Pickups
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. Delta Tone™(“Delta Tone” system includes high output bridge pickup and special No-Load tone control for Middle and Bridge Pickups)
- Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with New American Standard Bent Steel Saddles
- Machine Heads* Fender® Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
- Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1.685” (42.8 mm)
Pickup Switching:
- 5-Position Blade:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
- Position 3. Middle Pickup
- Position 4. Middle and Neck PickupPosition 5. Neck Pickup
Unique Features:
- New Bent Steel Saddles with Elongated String Slots
- Copper Infused High Mass 100% Metal Bridge Block
- Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Body Resonance
- Tinted Neck
- Rosewood Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back
- Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
- 4-Bolt Neck Attachment with Micro-Tilt™ Adjustment
- Bi-Flex Truss Rod System
- Parchment Knobs and Pickup Covers
- Rolled Fretboard Edges
- Staggered Tuning Keys
- H/S/H Pickup Routing
- New Molded Fender/SKB Case with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush Interior
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