Fender Custom Shop & Masterbuilt Guild Bluesbirds

[Hobbesickles]

I've seen a few Bluesbirds made in the Fender Custom Shop or were Master Built by Chris Fleming over the years. Does anyone here own one? Here are some pics of some that I've seen online over the years:

 

[walrus]

I thought all Bluesbirds made in Corona said "Fender Custom Shop". Or not?

I'm pretty sure my '01 Bluesbird P90 Natural had a Custom Shop sticker on it, but no photos remain to prove it! Looked just like the one on the right in your last photo, but with P90's and cream colored covers.

 

[SFIV1967]

Chris Fleming Prototype on the left (ex DRC and Corona offices), and it's sister in the middle (ex Jahn, Beinhard). And another one in that same style from Chris Fleming with block inlays. (still owned by Chris Fleming).

Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

I thought all Bluesbirds made in Corona said "Fender Custom Shop". Or not?

No! Only the initial runs.



At a certain point no Fender decal was applied anymore. All Corona production models had a CM prefix vs. CL for Westerly.



Ralf

 

[GAD]

I have a couple of custom shops, a couple of production, but no Chris Fleming.

 

[mavuser]

Flemming built this proto GSR M-85-II for Mgod. it's the only one with a spruce top, Hammon Dark Stars, and NOS vintage hardware.






I own one of the 13 or so mahogany top GSR M-85-II's...those were not built by Flemming (they are New Hartford)

 

[Hobbesickles]

I believe the orange Bluesbird with the maple fretboard, P90 in the neck and humbucker for the bridge was built for one of the guitarist in Maroon 5. A reverse image search took me to an article about the band selling off equipment some time back.

 

[GAD]

I own the Bluesbird in this pic from the 2002 catalog (thread on it here):

 

[sailingshoes72]

Wow! the finish on that stratocaster is way cool! I would guess that it is "burgundy mist" with a copper colored pickguard.