Fender American Original 70s Telecaster Custom 3-Color Sunburst

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.

Features

• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Telecaster
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)  
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Vintage Tall
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm)
• Position Inlays: White Dot
• Truss Rod: Bullet Style
• Bridge Pickup: Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele Bridge Pickup
• Neck Pickup: Tim Shaw Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking Neck Pickup
• 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
• Configuration: HS
• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body 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
• Neck Plate: 3-Bolt
• Neck Mounting: 3-Bolt
• Case/Gig Bag: A vintage-style hardshell case
• Strings: Fender USA 250R NPS, (.010 - .046 Gauges)
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Telecaster
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)  
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Vintage Tall
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm)
• Position Inlays: White Dot
• Truss Rod: Bullet Style
• Bridge Pickup: Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele Bridge Pickup
• Neck Pickup: Tim Shaw Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking Neck Pickup
• 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
• Configuration: HS
• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body 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
• Neck Plate: 3-Bolt
• Neck Mounting: 3-Bolt
• Case/Gig Bag: A vintage-style hardshell case
• Strings: Fender USA 250R NPS, (.010 - .046 Gauges)