Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition '51 HS Telecaster Heavy Relic Electric Guitar - Aged White Blonde

One of the most iconic and popular models in Fender history, the “Blackguard” Telecaster has earned its place as an unmistakable tonal force on countless recordings. The Fender Custom Shop is proud to offer this historic guitar with all the customized modifications made famous by players and technicians throughout its storied history. The two-piece ash body wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish that imparts the look and feel of a well-loved instrument that’s seen its share of action. The tinted rift-sawn maple neck has a comfortable 10/’56 “V” profile, topped with a 9.5” fingerboard radius with 21 narrow tall frets.

A Seymour Duncan® Seth Lover humbucker neck pickup and hand-wound “Crushed” Blackguard Tele bridge pickup are combined with dual-stack HS Tele wiring to create a perfect sonic balance using 250k (bridge) and 500k (neck) volume and tone potentiometers. Other features include ’51 Nocaster® bridge with compensated brass saddles, single-ply black pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and disk string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

• Serial Number: R125996
• Weight: 7.4lbs
• Model #:  9231012780

SPECIFICATIONS

General

• Model Name: Limited Edition '51 HS Telecaster® Heavy Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Aged White Blonde
• Model Number: 9231012780
• Series: Limited Edition
• Color: Aged White Blonde

Body

• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Offset Seam Ash
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Narrow Tall
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt "Limited Edition" Engraved
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Crushed '50/'51 Blackguard
• Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Seth Lover
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: SH

Hardware

• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings Through Body Tele® with Compensated Brass Barrel Saddles
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Switch Tips: Barrel Style

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.