More about Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster®
In 1958 we modified the design of the venerable Telecaster, switching from a string-through-body bridge to a top-loading bridge. A flexible guitar with authentic Fender tone, the Vintage Custom '58 Telecaster lets you choose either stringing method, courtesy of the Top-Load Tele bridge with period-accurate threaded steel saddles. The two-piece select ash body wears a pristine translucent Aged White Blonde NOS flash coat lacquer finish that makes it look like this instrument time-traveled from '58 to today. The tinted riftsawn maple neck's "U"-shaped profile fills the hand comfortably while the 7.25"-9.5"-compound-radius fingerboard flattens out as you go up the neck, making it easy to bend without fretting out, and 21 medium-vintage frets offer familiar playing feel. The pair of Hand-Wound '58 Tele single-coil pickups are packed with authentic twang and growl, tied together with vintage-style wiring. For those who want more modern tone, we included a Fat '50s Tele wiring and control assembly in the case.
Other features include 3-way switch, 1-ply Eggshell pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Specs
| Model Name: | Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster® NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Aged White Blonde |
| Model Number: | 9235000861 |
| Series: | Vintage Custom |
| Color: | Aged White Blonde |
| Body Shape: | Telecaster® |
| Body Material: | Ash |
| Body Finish: | Flash Coat Lacquer |
| Neck Material: | Rift Sawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: | 10/56 "V" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Vintage (50085) |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Headstock: | Telecaster® |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt |
| Neck Finish: | Tinted Flash Coat Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | Maple |
| Position Inlays: | Black Dot |
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele® |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele® |
| Controls: | Volume, Tone |
| Pickup Switching: | 3-Position Blade: Pos 1. Bridge Pickup with Tone, Pos 2. Neck Pickup with Tone, Pos 3. Neck Pickup with Fixed Tone |
| Pickup Configuration: | SS |
| Bridge: | 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele®, Top-Load or Strings-Through-Body with Threaded Steel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Eggshell |
| Control Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |
| Switch Tips: | Top Hat Style |
| Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
| Included Accessories: | Fat 50's Tele® Control Assembly, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity |
Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice