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Fender Custom Shop Limited-Edition '53 Telecaster Relic Electric Guitar Aged Nocaster Blonde R135248
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- Unexpected and unintentional spills, drops and cracks
- Normal wear and tear
- Power surges
- Dust, internal heat and humidity
Other plan features include:
- For products over $200, No Lemon Policy applies. If it fails for the same defect 3 times, it is replaced on the 4th breakdown. (Does not apply to failures due to drops, spills, and cracks)
- For products under $200 experiencing the above failures, a Musician's Friend gift card will be issued for the full price of the product + tax.
- Shipping fees covered if required for repair or replacement
- Plans are transferable in the event merchandise is sold
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Vintage-inspired style and tone with a duo of Custom Shop hand-wound Tele single-coil pickups.
Features
- 2-piece offset seam ash body with a nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- 1-piece 2A flame quartersawn maple neck
- Flame quartersawn maple fingerboard topped with 21 narrow-tall frets
- Duo of Custom Shop hand-wound single-coil pickups: Original Blackguard Tele at the bridge and Twisted Tele at the neck
Travel back with the Fender Custom Shop ’53 Tele Relic. Order today.
Limited-Edition '53 Telecaster Relic Electric Guitar Specifications:
Body- Body type: Single cutaway
- Body wood: 2-piece offset seam ash
- Body finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck wood: 1-piece 2A flame quartersawn maple
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Neck finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Material: 1-piece 2A quartersawn flame maple
- Fret size: Narrow-tall
- Number of frets: 21
- Inlays: Black Micarta
- Nut width/material: 1.65 in. (42 mm) bone
- Configuration: SS
- Neck: Proprietary hand-wound single-coil
- Bridge: Proprietary hand-wound single-coil
- Control layout: Master volume, Master tone
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Bridge design: 3-saddle American Vintage strings-thru-body Tele with compensated brass saddles
- Tuning machines: Vintage-style with Fender logo
- Color: Nickel/chrome
- Number of strings: 6 string
- Case: Deluxe hardshell
- Orientation: Right-handed
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- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
Our Gear Advisers are available to guide you through your entire shopping experience. Call or Chat for expert advice and to hear the latest deals.