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Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition CuNiFe Blackguard Telecaster Heavy Relic Aged Butterscotch Blonde

Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition CuNiFe Blackguard Telecaster Heavy Relic Aged Butterscotch Blonde

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Developed by Seth Lover, who joined Fender in 1971, the “cunife” pickup features a two-coil humbucking design that uses 12 cunife screws connected on the bottom by a steel plate. Cunife is an alloy named for its three constituent metals—copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe)—and in instrument pickups it produces a distinctive “hi fidelity” sound with rich bass and clear treble, and they never lose their attack or definition when pushed. We used samples of the original magnets to develop these pickups over a two-year period, and we’ve brought the material back exactly as it was 40 years ago. The “Blackguard Tele” has been and still is to this day our most popular guitar, and for good reason. The Limited Edition Cunife Blackguard Tele Heavy Relic combines elements of the classic Blackguard Tele with custom features including the cunife neck pickup and a Bigsby B-5 bridge and tailpiece making for a tantalizing combination that would inspire any player.

The guitar features a two-piece select ash body, one-piece tinted rift-sawn maple neck with 11/’56 off-center “V” back-shape, and 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets. Hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard Tele (bridge) and wide-range cunife (neck) pickups feature three-way switching and Dual Stack HS Tele wiring. Additional features include a single-ply black phenolic pickguard, Bigsby B-5 bridge and tailpiece for classic vibrato tone, vintage-style tuners, bone nut and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

 

General

Color
Aged Butterscotch Blonde
Country Of Origin
US
Orientation
Right-Hand
Series
Limited Edition

Neck

Fingerboard Material
Maple
Fingerboard Radius
9.5" (241 mm)
Neck Butt Width
2.200"
Neck Construction
4-Bolt
Neck Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material
Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Shape
11/56 Off Center "V"
Neck Thickness
.915"
Neck Thickness 12th Fret
.975"
Number of Frets
21
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays
Micarta Black Dot
Side Dots
Black
String Nut
Bone
Truss Rod
Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Truss Rod Nut
Vintage-Style Slotted


Body
Body
2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material
2-Piece Select Ash
Body Shape
Telecaster®
Body Style
Solid Body

Hardware

Bridge
Bigsby® B5 Bridge and Tailpiece
Control Knobs
Knurled Chrome
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Neck Plate
4-Bolt "Limited Edition" Engraved
Pickguard
1-Ply Black
Strap Buttons
Vintage-Style
String Trees
Vintage-Style Disc
Strings
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Switch Tip
Barrel Style
Tuning Machines
Vintage-Style


Electronics
Bridge Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard
Controls
Volume, Tone
Neck Pickup
Wide-Range CuNiFe Humbucking
Pickup Configuration
SH
Switching
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Accessories

Included Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
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