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Telecaster Custom was introduced just around the time that Fender began to lose its reputation as a quality instrument company. Blighted with Fender's allegedly unstable 3 bolt adjustable neck joint and the characteristic 1970's style “notchless” upper cutaway, the Custom was also tarnished by negative perceptions surrounding the Pre/Post-CBS quality control debate.
Necks that allow Fender "standard" four-screw joint are widely interchangeable (provided they are intended for the same style of guitar, e.g., either Stratocaster or Telecaster). [6] An aftermarket neck may be readily ordered, selected for the specific preferences of the player (neck shape, fingerboard radius, types of wood, finish, fret ...
The Squier Telecaster Custom II includes two Duncan Designed P-90 pickups instead of humbuckers. Both models have 22 fret maple necks and were originally offered in either yellow or black with 3 ply black-white-black scratch plates. Controls on both models consist of two tone and two volume controls with a three way toggle switch on the upper bout.
The Fender J5 Telecaster is John 5's signature model Telecaster, and was designed in part by John 5 himself. The prototype built by Fender Custom Shop Artist Relations representative Alex Perez has served as John 5's main guitar since around 2003.
The Custom Classic Telecaster was the Custom Shop version of the American Series Tele, featuring a pair of Classic and Twisted single-coils in the bridge and neck positions, as well as a reverse control plate. Earlier versions made before 2003 featured an American Tele single-coil paired with two Texas Special Strat pickups and 5-way switching.
The Fender Jim Root Telecaster is a signature model of the Fender Telecaster electric guitar customized for American musician Jim Root. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In January 2010, Jim Root's Signature Fender Telecaster was unveiled on the Fender website, [ 3 ] similar to the one he has been seen using on stage.
All Telecaster bodies of this particular series were routed for a humbucker pickup in the neck position. There were two options of the pickup configuration: Either a "Fat Tele" pickup arrangement with a Fender USA humbucker neck pickup and a bridge pickup or a Stratocaster single coil pickup in the neck position combined with a single coil ...
The neck is essentially that of a Fender Telecaster, with same square heel and peg head designs. The bridge is a top-loaded hardtail plate secured by 5 screws, with 6 cast metal saddles on a 2 1/16" E-to-e spacing. The '51 uses a humbucker pickup in the bridge position and a single-coil (R≈3.5kΩ) pickup in the