Few guitars shaped more styles of music in the ’50s and ’60s than the Telecaster guitar.

From James Burton to the Beatles, the Telecaster was at the heart of popular music. And we still make them like we used to, with two single-coil Alnico pickups, vintage bridges and knurled chrome knobs.

Features

• Alder body
• Maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard
• Three-ply mint green pickguard

Specifications

• Body Alder
• Neck Maple, “C” Shape, (Gloss Urethane Finish)
• Fingerboard Rosewood, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
• No. of Frets 21 Vintage Style Frets
• Pickups 2 Single-Coil Tele® Pickups with Alnico Magnets and Aged Covers
• Controls Volume, Tone
• Pickup Switching
  • 3-Position Blade:
    • Position 1. Bridge Pickup
    • Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
    • Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Bridge Vintage Style 3-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele Bridge
• Machine Heads Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
• Hardware Chrome
• Pickguard 3-Ply Mint Green
• Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
• Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
• Unique Features
  • Vintage Styling
  • “Top Hat” Switch Tip
  • Synthetic Bone Nut
• Strings Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
• Accessories Deluxe Gig Bag

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