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              Best Fender Custom Electric Guitars in 2023

              Here you'll find the best Fender Custom electric guitars.

              Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.

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              1. Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster

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              Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster
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              Playability 77
              Sound 77
              Build quality 75
              Value for money 61
              Overall Score 76
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              • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Spalted Maple top
              • Roasted Ash with Spalted Maple Top body
              • 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
              • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
              • 5-way Switch
              • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
              • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Narrow Tall frets
              • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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              Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Tremolo
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

              2. Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster

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              Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster
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              Playability 77
              Sound 77
              Build quality 75
              Value for money 61
              Overall Score 76
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              • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • 4A Figured Koa top
              • Roasted Ash body
              • 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
              • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
              • 5-way Switch
              • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
              • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Narrow Tall frets
              • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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              Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Tremolo
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              3. Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Rosewood

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              Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Rosewood
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              Playability 77
              Sound 79
              Build quality 74
              Value for money 62
              Overall Score 77
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              • From Fender Custom's 2019 Postmodern series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • 2-Piece Select Alder body
              • Rift Sawn Maple neck
              • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
              • 5-way Switch
              • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
              • 1959 D Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Narrow Tall frets
              • Vintage-Style tuners
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              Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Rosewood
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Parallel Split Pickups
              • Tremolo
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Weight Relief
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              4. Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW

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              Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW
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              Playability 77
              Sound 77
              Build quality 75
              Value for money 61
              Overall Score 76

              Player Feedback

              • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
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              • From Fender Custom's 2020 American Custom series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • 2-Piece Select Ash body
              • 2A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
              • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
              • 5-way Switch
              • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
              • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
              • 22 Narrow Tall frets
              • Sperzel Die-Cast with White Pearloid Buttons tuners
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              Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Tremolo
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Weight Relief
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              5. Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster

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              Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster
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              Playability 77
              Sound 77
              Build quality 73
              Value for money 61
              Overall Score 76
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              Reverb logo
              • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Burl top
              • Roasted Alder body
              • Birdseye Maple neck
              • Macassar Ebony fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
              • 5-way Switch
              • 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo bridge
              • 1963 C Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Jumbo frets
              • Vintage-Style tuners
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              Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Tremolo
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Weight Relief
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              6. Fender Custom Artisan Koa P90 Telecaster

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              Fender Custom Artisan Koa P90 Telecaster
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              Playability 78
              Sound 74
              Build quality 73
              Value for money 60
              Overall Score 75
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              • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • 4A Figured Koa top
              • Chambered 2-Piece Fiji Mahogany with 4A Figured Koa Top body
              • 4A Roasted Flame Maple neck
              • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
              • 3-way Switch
              • Reverse Nocaster Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles bridge
              • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Jumbo frets
              • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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              Fender Custom Artisan Koa P90 Telecaster
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Weight Relief
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Tremolo
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              7. Fender Custom Artisan Koa Dual P90 Strat

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              Fender Custom Artisan Koa Dual P90 Strat
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              Playability 78
              Sound 75
              Build quality 73
              Value for money 60
              Overall Score 75

              Player Feedback

              • Neck access to high frets: Hard (1 vote)
              • Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
              • Tuning stability: Sightly unstable (1 vote)
              • Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
              • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
              • Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
              • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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              • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • Koa top
              • 1-Piece Vintage Michigan Mahogany body
              • 3A Roasted Flame Maple neck
              • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop P90 (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
              • 3-way Switch
              • 6-Saddle Hardtail with Pat. Pend. Saddles bridge
              • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Narrow Tall frets
              • Vintage Style tuners
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              Fender Custom Artisan Koa Dual P90 Strat
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Weight Relief
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Tremolo
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

              8. Fender Custom American Custom Tele

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              Fender Custom American Custom Tele
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              Playability 78
              Sound 75
              Build quality 74
              Value for money 61
              Overall Score 76

              Player Feedback

              • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
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              • From Fender Custom's 2020 American Custom series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • 2-Piece Select Ash body
              • 2A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
              • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Tele Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover SH-55 (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
              • 3-way Switch
              • '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles bridge
              • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Narrow Tall frets
              • Sperzel Die-Cast with White Pearloid Buttons tuners
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              Fender Custom American Custom Tele
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Weight Relief
              • No Tremolo
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              9. Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Maple

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              Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Maple
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              Playability 77
              Sound 77
              Build quality 72
              Value for money 60
              Overall Score 75
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              Reverb logo
              • From Fender Custom's 2015 Postmodern series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
              • 2-Piece Select Ash body
              • Quartersawn Maple neck
              • Round-Laminated Quartersawn Maple fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
              • 5-way Switch
              • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
              • 1959 D Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Narrow Tall frets
              • Vintage-Style tuners
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              Strengths & Weaknesses
              Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Maple
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Tremolo
              • Compound Radius Fretboard
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Weight Relief
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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              10. Fender Custom Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster NOS

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              Fender Custom Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster NOS
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              Reverb logoSweetwater logo
              Playability 77
              Sound 77
              Build quality 69
              Value for money 59
              Overall Score 74
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              • From Fender Custom's 2019 Custom Artist series
              • Made in United States
              • 6 strings
              • 25.5"'' scale
              • 12" Fretboard Radius
              • 2-Piece Select Alder body
              • Rift Sawn Maple neck
              • Rosewood fretboard
              • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
              • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
              • 5-way Switch
              • Left Handed American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
              • Special SRV Oval C Bolt-On neck
              • 21 Jumbo frets
              • Vintage-Style tuners
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              Fender Custom Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster NOS
              • Made in United States
              • Expensive Wood
              • Bone Nut
              • Top Brand Pickups
              • Tremolo
              • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
              • No Locking Tuners
              • No Neck-Through Build
              • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
              • No Weight Relief
              • No Luminescent Inlay
              • No Compound Radius Fretboard
              • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
              • No Strap Lock

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