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60th Anniversary Empress Telecaster Electric Guitar

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Overview

Join the celebration to honor the guitar that changed popular music forever.

Ancient mythology holds that the fabled Phoenix bird will only land amid the branches of the Empress tree when a good ruler is in power. Lightweight Empress wood has long been used in the Far East for traditional stringed instruments (such as the Japanese koto and Korean gayageum zithers). The tree eventually found its way to the Southeastern United States, from which comes this amazing new super-lightweight Telecaster model.

On its 1951 introduction, the Telecaster was a revolutionary instrument that would usher in whole new eras of musical innovation and excitement. Sixty years later, in 2011, it is an archetypal electric guitar with a long and storied history. The rich history of Fender guitars begins with the Telecaster, and Fender is celebrating its 60th anniversary all year with 12 very special "Tele-bration" models that stay inside the Telecaster's famously elegant lines while offering the finest and most unusual takes on the instrument's past, present and future.

Features

Series: Tele-bration
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: Empress
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane Front, Satin Urethane Back
Fretboard: Maple
Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.13 cm)
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Truss Rod: Bi-Flex„¢ Truss Rod System
Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut
Pickups: Hot Tele® Single-Coil Pickup with Alnico 3 Magnets (Bridge)
Hot Tele® Single-Coil Pickup with Alnico 3 Magnets (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge
and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Greasebucket„¢ Tone Circuit (rolls off
high without adding bass)
Special Electronics: Greasebucket„¢ Tone Circuit (rolls off high without adding bass)
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Bridge: Vintage Style 3-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele® Bridge
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment (8-Hole)
Strings: Fender® USA 250L, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
Incl. Accessories: Cable, Strap, Polishing Cloth

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60th Anniversary Empress Telecaster Electric Guitar

Join the celebration to honor the guitar that changed popular music forever.

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