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Wildwood 10 Telecaster – Are you Relic Ready?

"Relic Ready" sells you a blank canvas and hands you the brush. Three things ended up aging this guitar, and the owner was the least of them."

Phillip Gajewski • Fender Custom Shop

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Decoding Fender Custom Shop Serial Numbers: What They Tell You, and What They Don't

When purchasing a Fender Custom Shop (new or used), how much emphasis should one place on the serial number? Serial numbers on Fender Custom Shop guitars are at best confusing, and at worst misleading. In many instances, the serial number may not really tell an owner much valuable information. There

Phillip Gajewski

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The Unicorn: The Guitar that Shouldn't Exist.

"A Fender Custom Shop '63 wearing a maple fretboard — the one spec a '63 isn't supposed to have. A year of chasing, two misses, and the rule I paid to learn: never balk."

Phillip Gajewski • Collector

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Some Assembly (and Mischief) Required.

"Hendrix started it. Ian Moore and a Sling Blade cameo kept it going. A kid named Gary Vann with a Squier Bullet sealed the deal. This is the story of how a strat with a tele neck became an obsession — and the Custom Shop guitar I finally chased down."

Phillip Gajewski • Fender Custom Shop

Two Blondes are Better Than One.

Two Blondes are Better Than One.

"I couldn't decide between two blonde Telecasters, so I didn't. Here's what happens when you buy both..."

Phillip Gajewski • Telecaster

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The Cookie Monster and Breaking My Own Rules.

A Guitar Center used-market cautionary tale — hacked body cavity, a roasted neck too good to return, and a nickname that stuck.

Phillip Gajewski • NAMM

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Photo of 2016 Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Heavy Relic Mischief Maker — 2016 Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Heavy Relic Mischief Maker

Some Assembly (and Mischief) Required.

"Hendrix started it. Ian Moore and a Sling Blade cameo kept it going. A kid named Gary Vann with a Squier Bullet sealed the deal. This is the story of how a strat with a tele neck became an obsession — and the Custom Shop guitar I finally chased down."

Phillip Gajewski • Fender Custom Shop

Two Blondes are Better Than One.

Two Blondes are Better Than One.

"I couldn't decide between two blonde Telecasters, so I didn't. Here's what happens when you buy both..."

Phillip Gajewski • Telecaster

Photo of 2017 Ltd Heavy Relic ’59 Strat — 2017 Ltd Heavy Relic ’59 Strat

The Cookie Monster and Breaking My Own Rules.

A Guitar Center used-market cautionary tale — hacked body cavity, a roasted neck too good to return, and a nickname that stuck.

Phillip Gajewski • NAMM

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