The Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster is a Fender electric guitar. Close alternatives include the Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster and the Fender Buddy Guy Standard Stratocaster. It pairs well with the Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head and the Roland Cube Street.
Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
Fender · electric guitar
This entry represents a generic Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster, one of the general-purpose or one-off Custom Shop builds that show up in the collections of players like Dave Murray and Buddy Guy alongside their actual named signature guitars, Murray's Hot Rails-loaded Dave Murray Stratocaster and Guy's polka-dot Buddy Guy Standard Stratocaster. Because it isn't tied to a specific documented build, model year, or spec sheet, it should be read as a catch-all for an unnamed Custom Shop Strat in an artist's collection rather than a distinct product with its own history. Fender's Custom Shop builds Strats to a wide range of specs on request, so without further identifying detail this entry cannot claim a specific pickup configuration, neck profile, or finish.
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Amps that pair well with the Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
amplifier
28% matchThe Custom Shop Strat's hotter, more defined pickups cut cleanly through the JTM45's warm, sweet breakup.
Roland Cube Street
Roland
26% matchThe Cube Street's busking-ready, full stereo voicing gives the Strat's bright single-coils real projection outdoors.
Supro 1614RT Amulet 15W 1x12 Combo
Supro
23% matchThe Custom Shop Strat's hot, well-defined pickups cut clean through the Amulet's raw, gritty vintage breakup.
Boss Acoustic Singer Pro
Boss
23% matchFender Custom Shop Stratocaster leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Supro 1697R Galaxy Head
Supro
22% matchFender Custom Shop Stratocaster's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Marshall JCM800 2203
Marshall
22% matchStack Marshall JCM800 2203 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Peavey VTM-120
Peavey
22% matchStack Peavey VTM-120 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Peavey Bandit 112
Peavey
22% matchStack Peavey Bandit 112 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
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Pedals that stack with the Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
21% matchFeed a high gain signal into Suhr Shiba Drive and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Xotic EP Booster
Xotic
21% matchXotic EP Booster takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
tonal matchWampler Cory Wong takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Amptweaker Tight Drive
Amptweaker
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Spaceman Effects Atlas IV
Spaceman
tonal matchSpaceman Effects Atlas IV pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost
NuX SSD-10
Nux
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
MXR CAE Wah
MXR
tonal matchMXR CAE Wah takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Foxgear Pedals Knee Trembler Guy Pratt Signature
Foxgear
tonal matchFoxgear Pedals Knee Trembler Guy Pratt Signature pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster
electric guitar
70% similarity“Buyers interested in a genuine artist connection should look instead at the confirmed signature models, Murray's Dave Murray Stratocaster or Guy's Buddy Guy Standard Stratocaster”
Fender Buddy Guy Standard Stratocaster
Fender
70% similarity“Buyers interested in a genuine artist connection should look instead at the confirmed signature models, Murray's Dave Murray Stratocaster or Guy's Buddy Guy Standard Stratocaster”
Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom
Epiphone
84% similaritysimilar tone character
Schecter Dream Machine
electric guitar
84% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Buckethead Les Paul
Gibson
83% similaritysimilar tone character
Charvel Model 2 (1980s)
electric guitar
82% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster?+
The closest matches in character are the Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster, the Fender Buddy Guy Standard Stratocaster, the Epiphone Limited Edition Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom.
What pairs well with the Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head, Roland Cube Street, Supro 1614RT Amulet 15W 1x12 Combo — The Custom Shop Strat's hotter, more defined pickups cut cleanly through the JTM45's warm, sweet breakup..
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