Fender American Original '70s Telecaster Custom Maple Fingerboard Vintage Blonde

At the dawn of the seventies, as popular music trended towards the fatter tones of humbucking pickups into overdriven amps, Fender hired legendary humbucking pickup designer Seth Lover to create a distinctly Fender-flavored take on a higher output dual-coil pickup. The resulting Wide Range pickup used large bobbins and threaded CuNiFe rod magnets to achieve its unique and brilliant sound. The Telecaster® Custom was discontinued in 1979 and real CuNiFe-magnet pickups disappeared with them.

The American Original ‘70s Telecaster Custom features the first authentic CuNiFe magnet powered Wide Range neck pickup in over 40 years, complimented by a calibrated Tim-Shaw-designed ‘70s Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup. Controls include individual volume and tone for each pickup and an upper-bout 3-way toggle switch. Other touches include original-era body radii, vintage-style hardware - including F logo tuners and bullet truss rod adjust and a lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe naturally with resonant tone. A vintage-style hardshell case is included.

Product Specs
General
SERIES: American Original
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Vintage Blonde
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
Neck
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Medium "C"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Maple
POSITION INLAYS: Black Dot
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
TRUSS ROD: Bullet Style
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: Alder
BODY FINISH: Gloss Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL: Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
CONTROL KNOBS: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
STRINGS: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
NECK PLATE: 3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
STRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUP: Tim Shaw Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SH
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Bridge Pickup), Volume 2. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Neck Pickup)
SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Measurements
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Accessories
RECOMMENED GIG BAG: FE1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag, P/N 0991612406 (Not Included)
Miscellaneous
COMMODITY CODE: 9207901000
STYLE: 1 single-coil, 1 humbucking
UNIQUE FEATURES: Vintage Tint