Who is Greg Fessler?

Greg Fessler is a current Masterbuilder at the Fender Custom Shop. He was trained by Gene Baker, who went on to start Baker Guitars. He took over from Gene making guitars for the likes of Robben Ford, and Journey's Neal Schon. He also builds guitars for Jeff Healy. (Larry Brooks, another Masterbuilder, also built a Double-Neck 6/12 String Strat for Jeff Healey, with pre-amp, that I owned myself a couple years ago). Larry Brooks was also the Masterbuilder who journeyed to Kurt Cobain's house in the Hollywood Hills to discuss the Jagstang. Greg Fessler works along with John Cruz, Dennis Gluzska, Yuriy Shishkov, Mark Kendrick, Todd Krause, C.W. Fleming, Art Esparza and other Masterbuilders who are currently with the custom shop (some are literally getting their 'Masterbuilder' titles and 'moving up', as I speak, from being a 'teambuilder'. Teambuilders work under the close supervision of the Masterbuilders). Each Masterbuilder seems to have their own relationship with various artists who demand their services. Of the previous generation of Masterbuilders, Fred Stuart went on to start his own shop, and of course John English passed away recently (R.I.P.).Another founding Masterbuiilder, John Page, was building guitars for the likes of Elliot Easton in the late 80's. Of interest, I have noticed that there were more 'birds-eye maple' necks back then, but now people seem to prefer more straightforward actual duplication of original 50's and 60's Tele's and Strats (sight, sound and feel)... And that is what the current Masterbuilders are focusing on right now!