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Artisan Maple Burl Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar

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Overview

Made of burl maple, every top is unique.

There's nothing quite like a guitar that looks as good as it sounds, and this Artisan Maple Burl Thinline Telecaster delivers big-time on both counts. With a classic mahogany body/maple top combination loaded with hand-wound Custom Shop Nocaster pickups and Fender's "Fat '50s" wiring, you can easily go from sweet singing to serious snarl. The burl maple top tortoiseshell binding and herringbone purfling for a truly distinctive look, with matching tortoiseshell buttons on the vintage-style tuners. The comfortable '63-C profile maple neck is topped with a African blackwood fingerboard and classic 6105 narrow-jumbo frets for easy of playing. Includes hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.

Features

  • Chambered 2-piece mahogany body with flame maple burl top
  • 25.5"-scale AAA birdseye maple neck, 21-fret, 9.5"-radius African blackwood fingerboard
  • Handwound Fender Custom Shop Nocaster pickups with Fat '50s wiring
  • Vintage-style 3-barrel brass saddle bridge, vintage-style tuners

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Specs

Artisan Maple Burl Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Semi-hollow or chambered body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Flame Maple
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: Lacquer Nitrocellulose
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: 1963
  • Neck wood: AAA Birdseye maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5 in.
  • Truss rod: Graphite reinforced
  • Neck finish: Hand-rubbed Oil
Fingerboard
  • Material: African blackwood
  • Radius: 9.5 in.
  • Fret size: Narrow jumbo
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width/material 1.65 in. (42 mm) Bone
Pickups
  • Configuration: SS
  • Neck: Handwound Nocaster
  • Middle:
  • Bridge: Handwound Nocaster
  • Brand: Fender Custom shop
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: Fat '50s Tele wiring
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: 3-saddle vintage-style string-through, brass barrel saddles
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Certificate of Authenticity
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories:
  • Country of origin: United States
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