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Description
Description
Our 1961 “Chicago Special” Telecaster is a perfect blend of modern and vintage appointments, making this your new favorite Tele! Equipt with a 9.5” radius on a slab rosewood fretboard, and enhanced by a rift sawn maple neck, this Telecaster is comfortable and versatile. Our Chicago Special pickups were created with Mike Lewis to accentuate the best of each Tele pickup. The bridge pickup comes with wide diameter Alnico 3 magnets that are wound with thinner 43 gauge enamel wire giving it then presence you would expect from a classic Tele pickup. The neck pickup however is constructed of wide diameter Alnico 5 magnets that are overwound with 43 gauge enamel wire, giving it a huge sound. Both pickups are a potted in Shellac balancing both pickups with an open and wide frequency range.
"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 |
| Serial Number: | R130489 |
| Product Color: | Aged Dark Lake Placid Blue Sparkle |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Relic |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Jazzmaster |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Rift Sawn Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Medium |
| Neck Shape: | '59 Esquire C |
| Fingerboard Material: | AAA Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.65" (42mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | 4-Bolt |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Micarta White Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | White Micarta |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | 62 Jazzmaster |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special |
| Neck Pickup: | Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special |
| Controls and Switching: | Master Volume, Master Tone 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup; 2-Position Slide: Right: Lead Tone Circuit, Left: Rhythm Tone Circuit |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Adjustable Jazzmaster Bridge |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage with Fender Logo |
| Fret Wire: | Medium Vintage |
| Pickguard: | Gold Anodized |
| Switch Cap: | Amber |