Fender custom shop

[skej21]

On 24/02/2025 at 18:59, Stub Mandrel said:

 

The AVII series are, spec wise, off-the-shelf custom shop models. You just lose the 'bespoke' elements or relicing. But it shows top grade nitro lacquer, clay dots, period correct reverse tuners with huge backplates, slab fingerboards and other details can be delivered for about half the CS cost.

Agreed, that’s why my main two precisions are an American Original series and a 2003 AVRI.
 

For me, the extra expense in some areas (like quarter sawn necks and better quality wood matching) and the labour/expertise needed to get the additional level of detail (relicing etc) of a Custom Shop model is a ‘nice to have’ but not my thing.

 

My point originally was more pointed at the people who try and convince themselves that a Mexican standard P is ‘basically the same’ as a CS, which is far from true.