Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Carlos Lopez 1963 Stratocaster Fiesta Red Heavy Relic

Custom Shop Masterbuilt Carlos Lopez 1963 Stratocaster Fiesta Red Heavy Relic

Heavy Relic 1963 Fiesta Red Thunder! FCS Masterbuilder Carlos Lopez blasts onto the scene bringing tore-up-from-floor-up Fiesta Red reverse-wound-reverse polarity power to the fore; three righteous Josefina handwound Fat ‘50s single-coil pickups, loads of blues-rock swagger and a cloud of dust! Take the bluesy Carlos Lopez masterbuilt Fiesta Red Dirty-Neck Delight and rule the six-string jungle! And the FCS wind whispered, Haaaaaank Maaaarvin!

Carlos Lopez joined Fender Custom Shop teambuilt division in 2006 and honed his killer craft for years then became an Apprentice Master Builder under Todd Krause in 2017, assisting with guitars for Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Robbie Robertson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robin Trower and others. He has also helped craft an array of distinctive Fender creations, including a stunning ’69 Tele Relic in Green Tinted Ice Blue Metallic and, alongside Custom Shop Master Builder Scott Buehl, a transparent acrylic Stratocaster played by Grammy-winning artist Gabriella “H.E.R.” Wilson at the 2019 Grammy awards ceremony.

“I’ve learned from the best of the best, and I can’t put into words how special it is to be a part of such an iconic brand with some of the finest builders in the world,” Lopez said. “It truly is an honor.”