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Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition '53 HS Tele Custom Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Aged Black

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Overview

Heavily aged, limited-edition Tele with Seymour Duncan humbucker and Blackguard single coil.

This Fender Limited-Edition ’53 Tele Custom electric guitar has been given the Heavy Relic treatment for a road-worn look. The ’53 Tele is built with a 2-piece ash for body articulation and presence, and paired with a quartersawn flame maple neck for added warmth and sweetness. Topped with a ’51-’54 Tele bridge, this workhorse electric comes equipped with a hand-wound Loaded ’50/’51 Blackguard single coil in the bridge position and a Seymour Duncan SH55 humbucker in the neck. A deluxe hardshell case, guitar strap and certificate of authenticity are also included.

Features

  • 2-piece ash body
  • Quartersawn flame maple neck
  • Custom Shop handwound ’50/’51 Blackguard single coil in bridge
  • Seymour Duncan SH55 humbucker in neck

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Specs

Limited-Edition '53 HS Tele Custom Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body Type: Double Cutaway Solid Body
  • Body wood: 2-piece Ash
  • Body finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
  • Neck wood: Quartersawn Maple
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Vintage
  • Neck finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Fingerboard
  • Fret size: Jumbo
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Nut width/material: 1.62"/Bone
Electronics
  • Configuration: HS
  • Neck: Seymour Duncan Humbucker
  • Bridge: Proprietary Single Coil
  • Control layout: Master volume, Master tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-Way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed 
  • Bridge design: ’51-’54 Tele
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Hybrid
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 String
  • Orientation: Right-handed
  • Case: Hardshell Case
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