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1951 Heavy Relic Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Left-Handed Electric Guitar

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Overview

An authentic evocation of Fender’s first workhorse guitar.

The Fender Custom Shop 1951 Heavy Relic Telecaster is an authentic evocation of Fender’s first workhorse guitar, with upgraded features for modern playability. Its lightweight ash body features a Heavy Relic lacquer finish that imparts the look of long years of use and abuse. Time-honored Telecaster snap comes from dual hand-wound Nocaster pickups with three-way switching, modern wiring and Fender’s Greasebucket tone circuit, which rolls off highs without reducing gain.

Other premium features include a tinted maple neck with a Nocaster “U” profile and 9.5”-radius maple fingerboard, 6105 frets and bone nut, single-ply black Bakelite pickguard, vintage bridge with compensated saddles, and vintage Fender-logo tuners. Includes Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and center-pocket tweed case.

Features

Body

Body shape: Single cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Not applicable
Body wood: Ash
Body finish: Relic Lacquer
Orientation: Left handed

Neck

Neck shape: Nocaster U
Neck wood: Maple tinted
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5"
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Gloss

Fretboard

Material: Maple
Radius: 9.5"
Fret size: 6105
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.65" (42mm)

Pickups

Configuration: SS
Neck: Handwound '51 Nocaster
Middle: Not applicable
Bridge: Handwound '51 Nocaster
Brand: Fender Custom shop
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Series
Piezo: Yes
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: Modern wiring, Greasebucket tone circuit

Controls

Control layout: Master volume, tone
Pickup switch: 3-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Fixed
Bridge design: Vintage-style with compensated saddles
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Vintage F stamped
Color: Chrome

Other

Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Pickups
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories: Certificate of authenticity
Country of origin: United States

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1951 Heavy Relic Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Left-Handed Electric Guitar

An authentic evocation of Fender’s first workhorse guitar.

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