Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition John Frusciante Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Paul Waller Master Built

The Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Masterbuilt John Frusciante Stratocaster offers a multi-generational and multi-dimensional look into one of electric guitars' most prolific brands. This unique model, one of one hundred made globally, gives a seldom seen insight into the Fender Stratocaster and one of its most iconic players.

We can call this guitar a one-of-a-kind, but that wouldn't entirely be true. This limited-run Fender Custom Shop piece is custom built by Fender Custom Shop Senior Masterbuilder Paul Waller using a particularly special guitar as its inspiration. The guitar in question is one you've likely seen before – John Frusciante's 1962 Sunburst Stratocaster.

After joining the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988 at the age of eighteen, John Frusciante was quickly made famous and embraced by the band's global audience. Commonly cited as one of the greatest electric guitar players of all time, Frusciante's work in the Chili Peppers cannot be overstated regarding discussions of popularity and influence. This influence manifests today in an exact replica of his most famous guitar. Frusciante's iconic 1962 Stratocaster comes together personally built by Paul Waller in painstaking detail, giving this icon of Fender history new life for players of today.

This limited Custom Shop replica starts out with a select, two-piece alder body taking the classic Stratocaster double-cutaway shape. Waller's precise work with the guitar is evident from the body alone with its gorgeously aged lacquer finish and heavily worn body contours. Across the alder, the Fender Custom Shop's precision in detailing comes to light with a thorough deal of dings and dents, replicated from Frusciante's original model. This guitar's amazing aged profile and well-worn aesthetic give players the feeling of holding a piece of rock history in their hands.

The highly resonant select alder is joined by an early-'60s Oval "C"-shaped riftsawn maple neck. Offering a classic '60s grip in hand, this guitar is easily played. Alongside this riftsawn maple, a AAA slab rosewood fingerboard bearing twenty-one Narrow Tall frets drops in for articulate fretting. This fingerboard measures with a vintage-inspired, pre-CBS-accurate 7.25" radius for a rounder feel on the fingers. These vintage-correct specifications match with a bone nut and vintage-style tuning machines for a classically-inspired stringing and playing experience.

Along with its playability, this Custom Shop guitar features a set of robust electronics and hardware to truly tie the piece together. On this Strat, this John Frusciante Stratocaster comes equipped with three Abigail Ybarra Hand-Wound '60s Stratocaster pickups in its bridge, middle, and neck positions. Specially wound, these pickups play with the warm chime that Frusciante is known for. The pickups on this limited Custom Shop are wired with Vintage Strat wiring with an Ilitch Electronics Hum-Canceling System that preserves this guitar's authentic sound without sacrificing on clarity. A six-saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo bridge with bent steel saddles lands to offer expressive vibrato bends. To top everything off, this Custom Shop Strat comes with a Deluxe Hardshell case, a strap, and a certificate of authenticity.

Matching one of Fender's most famous players with Fender's finest builders, this limited run Custom Shop represents a legacy in motion. Replicating a guitar that's seen it all, this special model captures a spirit that cannot be tamed.