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NAMM Custom Built '55 Journeyman Relic Telecaster Electric Guitar, Maple

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Overview
The Fender Custom Shop NAMM Custom Built '55 Journeyman Relic Telecaster Electric Guitar will please any Fender fan fortunate enough to strap it on. Close inspection reveals the remarkable workmanship and attention to detail that makes this Custom Shop guitar so special. It's available in a vintage combination of Telecaster specs and has been given the Journeyman relic treatment, which imparts the appearance of years of aging and light use without too much wear and tear.

This Tele has a lightweight ash body with a tinted "Rift-sawn" maple neck sporting a '54 Telecaster back shape and 9.5" radius. The fingerboard is maple with 21 medium frets, leading to vintage tuners. Two handwound '55 Tele pickups with modern wiring and Greasebucket tone circuit deliver true Tele tone. Includes 1-ply white pickguard, bone nut and hardshell case.

Features

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Not applicable
  • Body wood: Ash
  • Body finish: Journeyman relic Lacquer
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: 1954 U
  • Neck wood: Maple tinted "Rift-sawn"
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fretboard
  • Material: Maple
  • Radius: 9.5"
  • Fret size: Medium
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width: 1.63" (41.4mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: SS
  • Neck: Handwound '55 Tele
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: Handwound '55 Tele
  • Brand: Fender Custom shop
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: Modern wiring, Greasebucket tone circuit
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: '55 Tele
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Pickups, Journeyman relic treatment
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: United States
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