Fender Custom Shop Levi Perry Masterbuilt '63 Stratocaster Relic HSS with Superboost in Super Aged Desert Sand

Coming Soon!!!

We have just received confirmation of not 1 but 7 Levi Perry Masterbuilt Strats, Teles and even a Meteora! We have been blown away by every Levi Perry Masterbuilt Fender Custom Shop that’s found its way to our Guitar Gallery so to say we are excited is a bit of an understatement! His attention to detail, interesting and unique electronics and pickups and his jaw-dropping finishes are always a big talking point so we have decided to get these guitars listed straight away, even without images to give you the most time possible to register your interest, speak to our team or to get one of these awe-inspiring guitars reserved ASAP.

Key Features

• Masterbuilt - There is something indescribably special about a guitar that’s built by one person. The neck is specifically built for that specific body and the pickups wound with that guitar in mind.
• Superboost - Based on the volume boost found on early Clapton Strats, this circuit pushes your amps and drives to the next level! Activated by a ‘Gilmour Style’ switch, the Fender Superboost is the perfect addition to ensure your solos are heard.
• Relic Nitro - Expertly aged in a genuinely authentic and tasteful way, this '63 Strat looks like it's been someone's favourite guitar for over 50 years.
• HSS - Featuring a Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker in the bridge position accompanied by a duo of Handwound Texas Specials this Strat has every tone covered from glassy and articulate single coil sounds to full-throttle humbucking richness!

Perfect Combinations

Utilising Fender's classic wood combination of Alder, Maple and Rosewood, this (model) does it right! With its 2-piece Alder body, Maple neck and AAA slab Rosewood fingerboard this Strat offers it in Premium styling. Tonally, it's well-balanced with a slight push in the upper mids as you'd expect from a '63 Stratocaster.

‘60s C Oval Shape Neck

The neck that can do everything! Not too thin and not too fat, just right no matter what style of playing you want to play that day. The neck is big enough that you can still wrap your thumb over and feel the whole guitar shake as you strum the strings as hard as you can yet still thin enough that you can effortlessly shred up and down the neck.

Levi Perry

Unlike many other Fender Masterbuilders who spent years honing their guitar-building skills outside of Fender, Levi joined Fender straight out of high school. He was born and raised in California and began working as part of the American standard production final assembly team primarily taking care of final setups and checks. In 2015 he moved into the Custom Shop where he first became a Relic Artist before soon joining the Custom Shop service repair team. It was here that he had first-hand in the full day-to-day of a custom shop builder gaining experience in every area of a custom shop guitar build. During this role, he got the opportunity to work on a number of Masterbuilt guitars which eventually acted as his ‘in’ with the prestigious Masterbuilders. In 2018 Levi was promoted to Masterbuilder Apprentice. In interviews, Levi jokes how he was instantly thrown in the deep end getting the chance to work on legendary Fender Custom Shop Game of Thrones series of guitars. He spent 2 years working under John Cruz before getting the chance to work as a floater, learning the best bits from every Fender Masterbuilder. Finally, in 2023, Levi was promoted to Masterbuilder. His passion for the rich history and heritage of Fender as well as his love of learning, ambition and his desire to keep pushing as earnt him a prominent reputation among the Masterbuilder ranks.

Specifications

Body

• Body Style: '60 Strat
• Body Wood: 2 Piece Alder
• Body Finish: Relic Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Colour: Super Faded Aged Desert Sand

Neck

• Neck Shape: '63 Strat
• Neck Wood: Maple
• Fingerboard: AAA Rosewood
• Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Frets: 21 Vintage Upgrade
• Neck Profile: '60s Oval C
• Radius: 7.25"
• Nut Width: 1.650”
• Nut: Bone
• Dots: Vintage Clay

Hardware

• Bridge: Vintage Strat Bridge Relic
• Tuners: Vinatge Fender Logo Relic
• Pickguard: Late '60s HSS Brownshell Relic
• Hardware: Chrome

Electronics

• Controls: Post Modern HSS
• Switch: 5-way
• Clapton Volume Boost: Triggered by 'Gilmour Style' Switch
• Neck Pickup: Handwound Texas Special
• Middle Pickup: Handwound Texas Special
• Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Antiquity Bridge

Miscellaneous

• Strings: 10-46
• Case: Brown