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Artisan Spalted Maple Telecaster®
PRODUCT#: 1521170821
$6,499RRP
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With its intricate color pattern and alluringly strong grain, the Artisan Spalted Maple Tele is an eye-catching example of the Fender Custom Shop’s mojo. Equal parts work of art and functional instrument, this guitar lets its exotic mix of roasted maple, spalted maple, roasted AAA birdseye maple and African blackwood do the talking, blazing forth with sonic and visual character.

Two hand-wound Custom Shop 1958 single-coil Telecaster pickups provide authentic vintage-style tone, with all the snarling bite and twang that made the Tele a legend. The neck sports a comfortably speedy “ ’63 C”-shaped profile, capped by a 9.5”-12” compound-radius fingerboard that’s rounded near the nut for comfortable chording, flattening out towards the upper registers for fear-free bending.

Other features include a lightweight two-piece body with nitrocellulose lacquer finish and WLS undercoat, “ ’63 C”-shaped neck profile, 9.5”-12” compound-radius fingerboard, gold RSD bridge, gold hardware, 21 6105 frets, gold anodized pickguard, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

General

General
Series:

Artisan
COLOUR/RRP/PART#:

Natural
$6,499
1521170821
Body

Body
Body:

Roasted Alder with Spalted Maple Top
Body Finish:

Nitrocellulose Lacquer Over Urethane Finish
Neck

Neck
Fingerboard:

African Blackwood
Fingerboard Radius:

Knurled Dome Gold
Neck Material:

One-Piece Medium-Roast AAA Birdseye Maple
Neck Finish:

Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape:

"1963 C"
Scale Length:

25.5" (648 mm)
Number of Frets:

21
Fret Size:

Gold
String Nut:

Bone
Nut Width:

1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays:

Vintage Clay Dot
Electronics

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:

Custom Shop Handwound '58 Single-Coil Tele
Neck Pickup:

Custom Shop Handwound '58 Single-Coil Tele
Controls:

Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching:

3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration:

SS
Hardware

Hardware
Pickguard:

1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
Bridge:

RSD Telecaster®
Control Knobs:

Knurled Dome Gold
Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Strings:

Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories:

Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity