When Fender announced the 2017 Founders Design Project to celebrate the Custom Shop’s 30th anniversary, an endeavor that saw eight of the shop’s original Master Builders create their ultimate instrument, Michael Stevens came up with a breathtaking White Blonde Esquire with gold hardware. 

And while this guitar is truly one-of-a-kind, its roots go all the way back to the Custom Shop’s very beginnings and the well-known double-neck Stratocaster/Esquire bearing the serial number 0001.

I took the chance to capitalize on this campaign by researching this incredible instrument and talking to Stevens about the process that led to its creation.

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