FENDER Custom Telecaster FMT HH LRL BCS

FENDER TELECASTER

This guitar was first built in 1951 as a two pickup version of the Esquire. It was the first guitar from Leo Fender's workshops to achieve worldwide success, and the first full-bodied electric guitar to be mass-produced.

Although the commercial success of the Telecaster did not come until the early 1950s, its development had been underway since the early 1940s. Interestingly, the creation of this guitar is essentially a fluke. Fender's partner Kaufman created the first full-bodied guitar out of wood just as a tool for testing pickups. But when local country players approached him about the surprising sound quality of this prototype, Fender threw himself into developing a full-size model.

In 1950, Fender sent the first Esquire series out into the world. Most of the less than 50 units and were replaced due to design problems, particularly bad necks that had no bracing. Production of the Esquire was discontinued that same year and replaced by a two-switch version, the Broadcaster, but renamed the Telecaster because the original name had already been registered by Gretsch. The guitars from the time of the lawsuit were not labelled in any way, so they became known as Nocaster. The Esquire was reintroduced as a cheaper version of the Telecaster.

The Telecaster has been in continuous production since its introduction and, along with the Stratocaster, forms the basis of Fender guitar production.

SPECIAL EDITION TELECASTER

The shape of the Telecaster is probably universally familiar - a body derived from the "spanish" shape, with a cutout at the neck from the bottom for easier access to higher positions and a slight cut from the top. The body of this Telecaster is made of mahogany with a rounded top of figured maple and is covered with urethane lacquer, the neck is also made of mahogany lacquered with a glossy urethane lacquer. The radius of the figwood fingerboard is 15.75 inches, the neck gauge is 648 mm, the profile is modern C and we find 22 Jumbo frets. The instrument is factory strung with Fender Super 250L Nickel Plated Steel .009 - .042 strings.

The headstock is a solid Strat type with six stones, the strings go through the body. On the other side of the guitar we find Fender Cast/Sealed mechanics. Hardware is dark chrome. The guitar is equipped with two humbucker pickups, namely a Seymour Duncan® SHPGP-1B Pearly Gates Plus and a Seymour Duncan® SH-1N RP '59 Reverse Polarity, which are switched by a 3-position switch and can be disconnected via a Pull/Push potentiometer. Volume and tone shutter potentiometers can be used to adjust the sound.

The Fender Custom Telecaster Special Edition is a guitar suitable for anyone looking for the sound inherent in these instruments, and knows where to look for the right quality. This instrument will surely win you over with its sound and other qualities.