Predictika · Custom electric guitar and bass orders

An AI sales agent's custom guitar order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a custom instrument order for a music store customer: the model, body color, neck, fingerboard, pickups, pickguard, tuners, bridge, hardware color, strings and case, a delivery promise, a discount and the total it states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how a Fender Mod Shop instrument is configured and priced, and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Fender Mod Shop custom orders: Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass with Mod Shop colors, necks, pickups, pickguards and hardware. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Mod Shop custom orders for the five instruments below, not just the scenarios shown. An asterisk marks an item that is illustrative.

  • Instruments — Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass, right- or left-handed.
  • Body and neck — 17 body colors from Black, Olympic White and Lake Placid Blue to Skyburst Metallic and Mystic Aztec Gold; American Standard modern C and C-to-D necks and the limited-time '74 Jazz Bass, '52 Telecaster and '65 Jazzmaster necks; maple or rosewood fingerboard.
  • Pickups and pickguards — American Series, 4th Generation Noiseless, Texas Special, Pure Vintage and vintage-style sets, each offered only on the instruments it fits; nine pickguard materials.
  • Hardware — American Standard or Modern Locking tuners, American Standard or American Deluxe bridge, chrome or gold hardware (basses are chrome only), guitar or bass string gauges, a black ABS case, a Tweed hardshell case*, Black Nickel hardware* and neck plate engraving*.
  • Commercial — the build price, option charges, a delivery promise against the usual 30-day build, rep discount authority, and the stated total.

Any Mod Shop order for these instruments that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: Custom Shop and Made in Japan lines, amplifiers and pedals, other Mod Shop models, shipping and taxes. Model, color, neck, pickup, pickguard, tuner, bridge and hardware names, the instrument-specific limits, the rosewood charge and the starting prices come from trade-press descriptions of the Mod Shop; other prices and limits are typical, not published by Fender. See the fine print at the end of the page.

The AI sales agentBuilds the custom instrument order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

Predictika validator


      

        
        
        
      

      
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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Pickup sets that exist only for certain instrumentsOnly with care
Each pickup set is offered on some models and not others; the list per model has to be kept up by hand as sets are added and retired.		Model and pickups are in one request and checked together.
Necks, tuners, bridges and hardware color that basses cannot takeOnly with workarounds
The limits sit across several fields (model against tuners, bridge, hardware and strings), so they end up as separate cross-field rules per option.		All of the instrument's choices travel together and every limit is checked on every call.
Limited-time options that need a person to confirm availabilityOnly with workarounds
Availability is usually kept outside the configurator, so the order can leave the rep before anyone checks it.		The verdict says needs approval and lists each reason on the same call.
A delivery promise shorter than the usual build timeOnly with care
A promised date compared with a build time takes a rule someone writes and keeps in step.		The promise travels with the order and is compared with the build time on every call.
A stated total that must equal the build price and option charges, less discountOnly with care
Price rules can compute it, but the figure the agent stated has to be compared by a rule someone writes and maintains.		The stated total travels with the order and is compared with the computed total on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
11 option on this build was offered for a limited time; a person should confirm they are still available.
2The selected pickup set is not offered for the model on the order.
3The selected neck shape is made for a different model than the one on the order.
42 options on this build were offered for a limited time; a person should confirm they are still available.
5Basses are built with American Standard tuning machines; Modern Locking tuners are for guitars.
6Basses are built with the American Standard bridge; the American Deluxe bridge is for guitars.
7Basses are built with chrome hardware only.
8The string set on the order is for a different kind of instrument; guitars use gauges 0.009 to 0.042 and basses 0.045 to 0.105.
9Delivery is promised in 20 days; Mod Shop instruments are built to order and ship in about 30 days.
10Delivery is promised in 21 days, sooner than the usual build time of about 30 days; a person should confirm the factory can meet it.
11Delivery is promised in 29 days, sooner than the usual build time of about 30 days; a person should confirm the factory can meet it.
12A discount of 6 percent is above the 5 percent a sales rep can give; a person should approve it.
13A discount of 10 percent is above the 5 percent a sales rep can give; a person should approve it.
14A discount of 11 percent is above the 10 percent that can be approved.
15The order states a total of $1,848.99; the validator computes $1,849.99.
16The order states a total of $1,850.00; the validator computes $1,849.99.
17Delivery is promised in 10 days; Mod Shop instruments are built to order and ship in about 30 days.
18A discount of 15 percent is above the 10 percent that can be approved.
19The order states a total of $0.01; the validator computes $1,763.75.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Stratocaster: A Stratocaster with Telecaster pickups, locking tuners and delivery promised in two weeks

    
The agent's request. Please order a right-handed Stratocaster in Skyburst Metallic with a rosewood fingerboard and a C-to-D neck, 4th Generation Noiseless Telecaster pickups and a Green Pearl pickguard, Modern Locking tuners, an American Deluxe bridge and Gold hardware, strung with guitar strings, gauges 0.009 to 0.042, in a black ABS molded case. Delivery is promised in 14 days. The order states a total of $2,174.99. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Pickups do not fit the model. The selected pickup set is not offered for the model on the order.
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  • Delivery promised too soon. Delivery is promised in 14 days; Mod Shop instruments are built to order and ship in about 30 days.
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  • Stated total does not match. The order states a total of $2,174.99; the validator computes $2,349.99.
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2. Stratocaster: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order a right-handed Stratocaster in Skyburst Metallic with a rosewood fingerboard and a C-to-D neck, 4th Generation Noiseless SSS pickups and a Green Pearl pickguard, Modern Locking tuners, an American Deluxe bridge and Gold hardware, strung with guitar strings, gauges 0.009 to 0.042, in a black ABS molded case. Delivery is promised in 35 days. The order states a total of $2,349.99. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Build price $2,349.99 before discount; total $2,349.99.
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3. Precision Bass: A Precision Bass with guitar hardware and strings and a 12 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please order a right-handed Precision Bass in Aged Cherry Sunburst with a rosewood fingerboard and an American Standard modern C neck, Pure Vintage '63 P Bass pickups and a 4-Ply Aged White Pearl pickguard, Modern Locking tuners, an American Deluxe bridge and Gold hardware, strung with guitar strings, gauges 0.009 to 0.042, in a Tweed hardshell case, with neck plate engraving. Delivery is promised in 45 days, with a discount of 12 percent. The order states a total of $1,881.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Locking tuners are for guitars. Basses are built with American Standard tuning machines; Modern Locking tuners are for guitars.
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  • Deluxe bridge is for guitars. Basses are built with the American Standard bridge; the American Deluxe bridge is for guitars.
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  • Hardware color not offered on a bass. Basses are built with chrome hardware only.
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  • Strings do not match the instrument. The string set on the order is for a different kind of instrument; guitars use gauges 0.009 to 0.042 and basses 0.045 to 0.105.
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  • Discount above what can be approved. A discount of 12 percent is above the 10 percent that can be approved.
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  • Stated total does not match. The order states a total of $1,881.00; the validator computes $2,156.00.
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4. Precision Bass: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order a right-handed Precision Bass in Aged Cherry Sunburst with a rosewood fingerboard and an American Standard modern C neck, Pure Vintage '63 P Bass pickups and a 4-Ply Aged White Pearl pickguard, American Standard tuners, an American Standard bridge and Chrome hardware, strung with bass strings, gauges 0.045 to 0.105, in a Tweed hardshell case, with neck plate engraving. Delivery is promised in 45 days, with a discount of 8 percent. The order states a total of $2,001.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount above the rep limit. A discount of 8 percent is above the 5 percent a sales rep can give; a person should approve it.
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  • Order summary. Build price $2,174.99 before discount; total $2,001.00.
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5. Precision Bass: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order a right-handed Precision Bass in Aged Cherry Sunburst with a rosewood fingerboard and an American Standard modern C neck, Pure Vintage '63 P Bass pickups and a 4-Ply Aged White Pearl pickguard, American Standard tuners, an American Standard bridge and Chrome hardware, strung with bass strings, gauges 0.045 to 0.105, in a Tweed hardshell case, with neck plate engraving. Delivery is promised in 45 days, with a discount of 5 percent. The order states a total of $2,066.25. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Build price $2,174.99 before discount; total $2,066.25.
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6. Jazzmaster: A Jazzmaster with a Telecaster neck and pickups and delivery promised in 25 days

    
The agent's request. Please order a left-handed Jazzmaster in Mystic Aztec Gold with a rosewood fingerboard and a '52 Telecaster neck, American Series Telecaster pickups and an Orange Pearl pickguard, American Standard tuners, an American Standard bridge and Chrome hardware, strung with guitar strings, gauges 0.009 to 0.042, in a Tweed hardshell case. Delivery is promised in 25 days. The order states a total of $2,224.99. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Neck shape does not belong to the model. The selected neck shape is made for a different model than the one on the order.
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  • Pickups do not fit the model. The selected pickup set is not offered for the model on the order.
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  • Stated total does not match. The order states a total of $2,224.99; the validator computes $2,274.99.
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  • Limited-time option on the order. 2 options on this build were offered for a limited time; a person should confirm they are still available.
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  • Short delivery promise. Delivery is promised in 25 days, sooner than the usual build time of about 30 days; a person should confirm the factory can meet it.
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7. Jazzmaster: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please order a left-handed Jazzmaster in Mystic Aztec Gold with a rosewood fingerboard and a C-to-D neck, '65 Jazzmaster pickups and a 3-Ply Mint Green pickguard, American Standard tuners, an American Standard bridge and Chrome hardware, strung with guitar strings, gauges 0.009 to 0.042, in a Tweed hardshell case. Delivery is promised in 35 days. The order states a total of $2,249.99. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Build price $2,249.99 before discount; total $2,249.99.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a custom instrument order for a music store customer: the model, body color, neck, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how a Fender Mod Shop instrument is configured and priced, and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please order a right-handed Precision Bass in Aged Cherry Sunburst. Delivery is promised in 45 days, with a discount of 12 percent. The rest of the request is on screen. The order states a total of $1,881.00.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with six findings, all in one answer. Basses are built with American Standard tuning machines; Modern Locking tuners are for guitars. Basses are built with the American Standard bridge; the American Deluxe bridge is for guitars. Basses are built with chrome hardware only. The other three are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned six blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the order are checked against each other and against the stated total.
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  7. What this shows: for necks, tuners, bridges and hardware color that basses cannot take, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the tuning machines to American Standard, the bridge to American Standard, the hardware color to chrome, the strings to Bass, 0.045 to 0.105, the discount requested to 8 percent and the stated total to $2,001.00.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Mod Shop Precision Bass and Aged Cherry Sunburst body color; the other four lines are on screen.
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  13. The six blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: discount above the rep limit.
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  14. The agent resubmits once more.
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  15. The revised request. It changes the discount requested to 5 percent and the stated total to $2,066.25.
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  16. It calls the validator once more.
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  17. This time the validator clears it.
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  18. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Mod Shop Precision Bass and Aged Cherry Sunburst body color; the other four lines are on screen.
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  19. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's total, $2,066.25, matches the order.
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  20. Six problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $2,066.25 order. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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