Description
Description
Introducing the Limited-Edition Raphael Saadiq Telecaster®. Guitarist, bassist, multi-platinum producer and Grammy winning artist Raphael Saadiq built his reputation on the keen vision and vintage timbres that power his potent productions – Like Raphael’s music, this timeless model seamlessly blends retro and contemporary elements to astounding effect.
Saadiq’s requisite appointments – ash body, maple neck and slab rosewood fingerboard with clay dots, vintage-tall frets and bone nut – keep the tone, look and feel planted firmly in the Fender wheelhouse. The old-school ’59 “C”-shape neck and vintage-spec hardware harmonize with the flash paint job, distinctive black binding, custom-tooled graphic pickguard design and flatter 9.5” fingerboard radius to give the Raphael Saadiq Telecaster the best of both worlds. Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele® pickups up the ante for tones that will inspire, enchant and transport you to your own instant vintage dimension. Deluxe hardshell case included.
FEATURES
- Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele® Pickups
- Top Bound Ash Body with Black binding
- 1-Ply Acrylic Pickguard with Custom Shape and Artwork
- Dark Red Metallic Finish
- Black Gloss Painted Headstock
- Custom Neckplate
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender Artist |
| Artist Name: | Raphael Saadiq |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Dark Metallic Red |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Telecaster |
| Body Material: | Ash |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Polyurethane |
| Body Binding: | Single-Ply Black Top Binding |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face |
| Neck Shape: | 1959 "C" |
| Fingerboard Material: | Slab Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.65" (42mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Clay Dot |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Vintage Clay |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup; Master Volume, Master Tone |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" |
| String Tree: | Butterfly |
| Fret Wire: | Vintage Tall |
| Saddle: | Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Acrylic with Custom Graphic |
| Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |
| Switch Cap: | Top Hat Style, Black |