Impossibly rare Fender Custom Shop LJ which was made in the early 1990s by the by Michael Stevens as their answer to the Les Paul. This was an extremely limited production instrument made by hand (much of it by Mike Stevens himself).  For those who don’t know, Michael Stevens was honored by Fender with his own “Founder’s Design” guitar…he also makes his own branded instruments and has a been backordered since I was in 4th grade.  Many regard Michael Stevens as the greatest living electric guitar luthier.

These feature hand carved tops and hand carved necks. Typical Mahogany/Maple body & Maple Neck w Rosewood Board. The top on this one is extremely unique. Subtle but extremely alive looking and not boring.

The neck on this is more like a typical Fender than a Gibson so think of this as the Gibson you WISH Fender made.  The profile is .836″ – .986″ and 1.70″ width with a 12″ Radius.

This guitar is THICK sounding.  The fattest one I’ve heard (and I’ve had DOZENS of these).  The current pickups are Tom Holmes that were professionally installed.  The original Dimarzios are included.

Overall the condition is clean but there is wear indicating use of its 25 year life.  You can see all the Specs & Condition in the PICTURES.

These are extremely collectible for a reason. Great instruments made with a whole different set of rules than your typical Fender.