Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster®


Model #: 9235000861
Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster® NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Aged White Blonde

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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

General

General
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

Body
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Flash Coat Lacquer

Neck

Neck
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
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

Electronics

Electronics
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

Hardware

Hardware
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

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
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