Fender American Original 70s Telecaster Custom Maple Fingerboard 2020 Mocha w/OHSC

Description

At the dawn of the seventies, as popular music trended towards the fatter tones of humbucking pickups into overdriven amps, Fender hired legendary humbucking pickup designer Seth Lover to create a distinctly Fender-flavored take on a higher output dual-coil pickup. The resulting Wide Range pickup used large bobbins and threaded CuNiFe rod magnets to achieve its unique and brilliant sound. The Telecaster® Custom was discontinued in 1979 and real CuNiFe-magnet pickups disappeared with them.

The American Original ‘70s Telecaster Custom features the first authentic CuNiFe magnet powered Wide Range neck pickup in over 40 years, complimented by a calibrated Tim-Shaw-designed ‘70s Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup. Controls include individual volume and tone for each pickup and an upper-bout 3-way toggle switch. Other touches include original-era body radii, vintage-style hardware – including F logo tuners and bullet truss rod adjust and a lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe naturally with resonant tone. A vintage-style hardshell case is included.

FEATURES:

• Golden era Telecaster with humbucker/single-coil pickup configuration
• Neck pickup: Tim Shaw Authentic Wide-Range Humbucker
• Bridge pickup: vintage-style ’70 single-coil Tele
• Volume and tone controls for each pickup plus 3-way switching for endless tonal combinations
• Vintage Tele bridge with 3 slotted steel saddles
• Fender vintage F-stamped tuning machines

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Type: Solidbody
• Body Shape: American Original ’70s Telecaster Custom
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Color: Mocha
• Neck Material: Maple
• Radius: 9.5″
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Fingerboard Inlay: Black Dots
• Number of Frets: 21, Vintage Tall
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• Nut Width: 1.650″
• Nut Material: Bone
• Bridge/Tailpiece: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele with Slotted Steel Saddles
• Tuners: Fender Vintage F Stamped
• Neck Pickup: Tim Shaw Authentic Wide-range Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Vintage-style ’70s Tele Single-coil
• Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way toggle pickup switch
• Strings: Fender NPS, .010-.046
• Case Included: Hardshell Case