American Original '50s Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar

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American Original '50s Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar

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Get back to the roots with this period-accurate Telecaster

From its original release, the Telecaster rapidly became a favorite of country, blues and early rock and roll players. It even made a space in heavy metal and jazz, thanks to the incredible versatility of it's pared-down-to-the-basics design. The American Original '50s Telecaster captures all that early Fender vibe with period correct hardware and pickups, but adds modern switching and neck radius for an ideal "old-meets-new" sound and playability.

Features

Solid ash body with gloss nitrocellulose finish
21-fret, nitro-finished '52-U maple on maple neck with 9.5" radius
Period correct Pure Vintage '52 single-coil pickups with copper-plated steel base plates
Vintage-style through-body string mount bridge with three brass-barrel saddles

Own the original, ultimate blue-collar guitar

American Original '50s Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body

Body shape: Single cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood:
Body wood: Ash
Body finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: '52 U
Neck wood: 1-piece Maple
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5 in.
Truss rod: Yes
Neck finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose

Fretboard

Material: Maple
Radius: 9.5 in.
Fret size: Vintage tall
Number of frets: 21
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.65 in. (42 mm) Bone

Pickups

Configuration: SS
Neck: Pure Vintage '52 single-coil Tele
Middle:
Bridge: Pure Vintage '52 single-coil Tele
Brand: Fender
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Parallel
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics:

Controls

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

Hardware

Bridge type: Fixed
Bridge design: 3-saddle vintage-style string-through
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Vintage-style
Color: Nickel/chrome

Other

Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: 1-ply phenolic pickguard
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories: None
Country of origin: United States

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