2001 Fender Showmaster FMT Set Neck Custom Shop

This is a very rare & early special ordered “Custom Shop” Showmaster w/a set-neck body Strat construction that’s perhaps 1 of the coolest ones ever produced. Its groovy see-thru Saphire Blue finish is over an incredible AAAAA figured flamey Maple top laminated over an alder back & sides to its body. Its also got a solid Maple 1 piece super flamey neck w/a factory set neck design. Its got an ultra flamey Headstock & an rosewood fingerboard. This set-neck option never did convince Fender to keep this high line Strat on its special order option sheet for very long & went against most Fender buyers that luv’d its original 4-bolt neck design. Its loaded w/3 potent EMG pickups including 2 single coil & 1 Humbucker making a very fancy Hair Band guitar while sporting a factory stop tailpiece w/what appears to be some type of tremolo arm that must click into place once having a screw removed. Its got a gorgeous set neck heel carve, Sperzel locking tuners & made w/out any pickgard w/a scrumptious carved maple top still retaining its 5-way switch. She’s got all chrome hardware that completes its stunning Hard Rock appearance. My friend John Page, who ran the custom shop for years, told me that Fender originally started w/a set-neck Tele design in the late 80’s.  He stated that when John Suhr joined the custom shop Master Builders in 1994. This Strat was registered by the factory in July 27th, 2001 on its COA making it 1 of the hippest Custom Shop guitars. This is basically an early Master Built Strat w/its CN Custom Shop logo on the back of its headstock. These were made just as certificates were offered & we have rarely seen a Strat as beautiful & this special ordered until the full blown Master Built’s were offered. It’s excellent & comes complete its original COA w/a Black hard case.