How to Order a Fender Custom Shop Guitar

Founded in 1987, the Fender Custom Shop was established to bring Fender back to its roots, with smaller production numbers, higher quality, and, most importantly, to make guitarists' dreams a reality by offering players their own ultimate electric guitar or bass. With the help of Andertons Music Co., ordering your dream Fender is easier than you may think – Here's how…

Get your Custom Shop Experience Started

Have you always been on the hunt for your perfect electric guitar or bass but never quite found one that ticks every box? Perhaps you're after a very specific hybrid between vintage and modern, or you just have a favourite neck profile or colour that just seems next to impossible to find. Whatever your dream guitar may be, the Fender Custom Shop was established to bring these dreams to life and ordering one couldn’t be simpler!

 

Our guitar team at Andertons Music Co. is specially trained to offer you all the help and advice you could ever need when thinking about ordering your own Fender Custom Shop. From Team Built to Masterbuilt, we are here to help guide you through the entire process, ensuring that every part of your dream Fender is exactly how you want it.

 

Know that you want something unique but not quite sure what exactly? No problem, at Andertons in Guildford we house one of Europe's largest collections of Fender Custom Shop instruments, meaning that you're welcome to come and get hands-on with just about every variation the Custom Shop offers. This allows you to fully get to the bottom of what you like and what you don’t, so when it comes to ordering your dream instrument, no stone is left unturned on your quest for perfection.

Check out our current collection of Fender Custom Shop

Order Process

 

Here’s a step-by-step guide to buying your own Custom Shop guitar through Andertons:

 

  • Browse the available options and decide on your build.
  • Contact us via phone or email, and we’ll confirm the specs.
  • We then send your specs to the Fender Custom Shop and get a quote for your ultimate dream guitar! If you’re happy, we’ll place the order.
  • The instrument gets built! You don’t need to worry about or do anything during the construction process. Build time will vary based on the specs.

Your Build Options

There's so much choice when it comes to designing your own guitar. From body shape, relic options, neck profiles, pickups, electronics, and so much more! Check out the 2026 Fender Custom Shop Design Guide for a full list of available options.

 

Here are a few general options you can customise:

 

  • Base model shape
  • Body wood, top wood, neck wood
  • Neck profile
  • Fingerboard radius
  • Fret wire
  • Hardware – bridge, tuners, control knobs & switch tips
  • Electronics
  • Pickups
  • Body, neck & headstock colours/finishes