Where to start with this one. Special guitar — a one-off Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt creation by Yuriy Shishkov, combining some of the best elements of a Strat and Tele into something completely its own.

The body is unmistakably Strat, but from there things get wild. Shishkov paired it with a Tele-style bridge and saddles, 3-ply Tele pickguard, Strat neck and middle pickups, Tele bridge pickup, 5-way switch, and Tele-style volume and tone knobs. It's a combination that shouldn't look this natural, but somehow it does.

And the neck is incredible. This has one of the most consistent, chocolate-brown rosewood boards I've ever seen, paired with mother-of-pearl block inlays and a bound fretboard with nibs. The flame maple neck is perfectly straight and finished with vintage-style tuners.

There is 1 small chip in the finish on the side of the guitar to be aware of (see photo)

Highlights:

• One-off Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt
• Built by Yuriy Shishkov
• Stratocaster body
• Tele-style bridge and saddles
• 3-ply Tele pickguard
• Strat neck & middle pickups
• Tele bridge pickup
• 5-way switching
• Tele-style volume & tone controls
• Deep chocolate-brown rosewood fretboard
• Mother-of-pearl block inlays
• Bound neck with fret nibs
• Flame maple neck
• Vintage-style tuners
• Great action and fantastic tone

It's hard to capture this guitar in a spec sheet. It's unmistakably Fender, but unlike just about anything else you're going to come across. Beautifully built, incredibly playable, and loaded with the kind of details you'd expect from a Shishkov Masterbuilt.