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'50s Custom Thinline Telecaster Electric Guitar
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A reimagined 1950s Thinline Telecaster fusing vintage tone with modern versatility.
The Fender Custom Shop 50s Telecaster Custom Thinline Limited-Edition celebrates the iconic Tele tone in a lightweight semi-hollow form factor. This fantasia guitar reimagines what a Thinline Telecaster could have been if released in the late 1950s rather than 1968. Packed with hand-wound vintage-style pickups and Fender's latest innovations, it's the perfect blend of classic vibe and contemporary versatility.
Lightweight Chambered Ash Body With Relic'd Finish
While the semi-hollow ash body construction cuts down on weight for enhanced playing comfort, the chambered design retains the punchy midrange and percussive attack that defines a great Telecaster. The heavy relic lacquer finish, complete with simulated dings and playing wear, gives this Thinline Tele the look and feel of a cherished vintage instrument right out of the case. You'll swear you've been playing this guitar for decades.
Vintage-Spec Neck With Contemporary Refinements
The '57 Soft V-shaped quartersawn maple neck carves a familiar, comforting path along the 9.5" radius fingerboard, providing that vintage Tele playing feel. At the same time, the Greasebucket tone circuit and 3-way switching unlock a wider range of sonic possibilities compared to vintage Tele wiring. You get the best of both eras in a single instrument.
Premium Appointments and Deluxe Case
Every detail has been meticulously appointed, from the bone nut to the single-ply parchment pickguard. The guitar also comes equipped with a deluxe hardshell case to protect your investment, along with a strap and certificate of authenticity. Whether you're a die-hard Tele fan or just love vintage-inspired guitars, the Fender Custom Shop 50s Telecaster Custom Thinline Limited-Edition is sure to inspire.
Features
- Chambered ash body, semi-hollow, heavy relic lacquer finish
- '57 Soft V-shaped quartersawn maple neck, 9.5" radius fingerboard
- Hand-wound vintage-style pickups, Greasebucket tone circuit
- Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap, certificate of authenticity
Embrace the iconic Fender Custom Shop 50s Telecaster Thinline.
'50s Custom Thinline Telecaster Electric Guitar Specifications:
Body- Body shape: Single cutaway
- Body type: Semi-hollow or chambered body
- Body material: Solid wood
- Body wood: Select Ash
- Body finish: Relic Lacquer
- Orientation: Right handed
- Neck shape: '57 soft V
- Neck wood: One-piece quartersawn Maple
- Joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Relic
- Material: Maple
- Radius: 9.5"
- Fret size: 6105
- Number of frets: 21
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut width: 1.65" (42 mm) bone
- Configuration: SS
- Neck: Handwound Texas Special Tele
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: Handwound Broadcaster
- Brand: Fender Custom shop
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Special electronics: Modern wiring with Greasebucket tone circuit
- Control layout: Master volume, master tone
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Vintage-style
- Tailpiece: String thru body
- Tuning machines: Vintage-style
- Color: Chrome
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features: Electronics, Relic treatment
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity
- Country of origin: United States
- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
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