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50s Vibra Telecaster Heavy Relic Maple Fingerboard Limited Edition Electric Guitar

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Overview

The ultimate Bigsby-equipped Tele

The artisans at the Fender Custom Shop created a Tele lover’s dream: The Limited-Edition ‘50s Vibra Tele® Heavy Relic®, the crème de la crème of Tele guitars. The Fender luthiers start with a ‘50/’51 Blackguard single-coil bridge pickup, then added two of the most popular, time-tested Tele mods: a Bigsby® B5 vibrato tailpiece and a Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbucking neck pickup. Placed directly at the seventh harmonic for perfect, balanced tone, this pickup adds a unique note to the traditional Tele twang. Dual Stack HS Tele wiring ensures the pickups play nicely with each other, from an electrical standpoint; dual-stack 250k and 500k potentiometers guarantee each pickup operates at optimum resistance. 


The two-piece select ash body wears a thin Heavy Relic lacquer finish, giving it the look of an instrument that’s spent its life being played onstage. The one-piece tinted quartersawn maple neck has a “’57 Soft V” profile and a 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 21 #6105 frets for a contemporary playing feel. Other features include three-way switching, period-correct black phenolic pickguard, 21 narrow-tall frets, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and disc string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
 

Features

  • Body
  • Cutaway | Single cutaway
  • Wood | Alder
  • Body Finish | Nitrocellulose
  • Orientation | Right Handed
  • Neck
  • Neck Shape | Soft V
  • Fretboard | Maple
  • Neck Wood | Maple
  • Number of Frets | 21
  • Neck Finish | Not Specified
  • Other
  • Tuning Machines | Vintage F stamped
  • Number of Strings | 6 String
  • Case | Hardshell case
  • Country of Origin | United States

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Specs

50s Vibra Telecaster Heavy Relic Maple Fingerboard Limited Edition Electric Guitar Specifications:


  • Body: 2-piece select ash 
    Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer 
    Neck: 1-piece quartersawn maple with a 1957 Soft “V” Shape and 9.5” (241 mm) radius 
    Frets: 21, 6105 Narrow Tall 
    Hardware: Relic chrome-plated hardware 
    Bridge: Fender Bigsby B5 Bridge and Tailpiece 
    Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound ‘50-’51 Blackguard (Bridge), Seymour Duncan® Seth Lover (Neck) 
    Wiring: Dual Stack HS Tele 
    Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone 
    Included: Deluxe hardshell case, strap, Certificate of Authenticity
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