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.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
- Fretboard Material: Rosewood
- Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- No. of Frets: 21
- Fretboard Inlays: White Dot
- Pickup(s): Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele®, Tim Shaw Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles
- Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
- Tuning Machines: Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Case: Vintage-Style Hardshell