Fender American Original 70s Telecaster Custom Maple Fingerboard Mocha Electric Guitar
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
Model Name: American Original 70s Telecaster® Custom, Maple Fingerboard, Mocha
Model Number: 0110182829
Series: American Original
Country of Origin: US
Color: Mocha
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Medium "C"
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Medium "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Truss Rod: Bullet Style
Bridge Pickup: Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup: Tim Shaw Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
Controls: Volume 1. (Bridge Pickup), Volume 2. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Neck Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SH
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
Case/Bag: Vintage-Style Hardshell