Any Info About Custom Shop Fender ShowMasters?

[pandaonslaught]

I was looking to sell my Jackson USA SL2H in Mahogany and I got a trade offer for a Fender Custom Shop Showmaster. I like Fender Custom shop guitars teles/jags/mustang/strats ect. but I've never seen a showmaster before. I was hoping to get some info about them, what are they worth? are there features that must be present for it to be worth that much? set neck vs bolt ect. Would you do trade the jackson for it? ect.
Thanks for you help!

 

[neilli]

To me, the pricing of those always seems low for a CS Fender, I guess because they're more Charvel than 56 relic - is your mahog SL2H one of the Music Zoo oiled ones?

 

[pandaonslaught]

It's gloss, it's this one:
http://imgur.com/a/ZrDFW

 

['63-Strat]

I'm sure they're great but they are a little blingy to me for what I expect out of a strat. In the end I found I much prefer my charvels to the sl2h I had, they def feel quite a but different. Just depends on how you feel about neck-thru vs bolt on.

 

[neilli]

Showmasters are set-neck no?

 

['63-Strat]

Some are, true but lots of bolt-ons. Think some are neck-thru too.

 

[zewango]

I had a Showmaster just like the one in the pic. Great guitars. They made some nice Showmasters. I'm still looking for the set neck strat with tele headstock and tribal inlays.