Description
Description
It is no secret that the Fender Custom Shop has been creating the best instruments since 1987. In keeping with the true spirit of Leo’s original vision of the company, each instrument is built with the highest level of care and excellence. Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we have collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer.
Featuring measurements and components we hand-selected from across history, our “Chicago Special” Fender Custom Shop guitars highlight important years in the development of core models like the Stratocaster, Telecaster and more. We capture the energy and essence of their respective eras with iconic fingerboard radii and period-correct plastics, matched headstocks and slab fingerboards, classic finishes and not-so-classic colorways. But that’s just the beginning of what makes our Fender Custom Shop guitars so special. We take customization a step further with rift sawn necks for added resonance and expanded control sets for tonal versatility, and every “Chicago Special” Fender Custom Shop guitar features our own custom Chicago Special pickups, designed in conjunction with Fender Custom Shop Vice President of Product Development Mike Lewis.
"Chicago Special" Tele pickups
- Potted in shellac for open wide range frequency response
- 43 gauge enamel wire
- BRIDGE: Wide diameter AlNiCo 3 magnets combined with thinner 43 gauge enamel wire equals 'hot juicy tone'
- NECK: Wide diameter AlNiCo 5 magnets overwound with 43 gauge enamel wire gives high output, clarity, and punch
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender Custom Shop |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Hand Orientation: | Left-Handed |
| Serial Number: | R110934 |
| Product Color: | Faded/Aged Nocaster Blonde |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Heavy Relic |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Telecaster |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Ash |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Rift Sawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Dark |
| Neck Shape: | Nocaster U |
| Fingerboard Material: | None (1-Piece Maple Neck) |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.65" (42mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | 4-Bolt |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Micarta Black Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Black Micarta |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Vintage Silver Tele |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special |
| Neck Pickup: | Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume, Tone, 3-Way Switch |
| Electronics Notes: | Modified '51 Nocaster wiring |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | 51-'54 Tele |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage with Fender Logo |
| String Tree: | Vintage Disk |
| Fret Wire: | Medium Vintage |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Black |
| Knobs: | Knurled Chrome |
| Hardware Notes: | All Slot Head Screw |