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The Fender Custom Deluxe Telecaster from the Custom Shop comes in select alder- and premium ash-body models. The electric guitar's lightly flamed smaller 1952 U-shaped "A" maple neck has a 9.5" radius, 6105 frets, a bone nut and a choice of maple or dark hand-selected Indian rosewood fingerboards.

Other features on this Fender Telecaster model include a Custom Shop Twisted Tele single-coil neck pickup and Custom Shop Hot Nocaster single-coil bridge pickup; three-way switching, custom chrome-plated bridge plate with plated solid brass saddles, Schaller locking tuners, three-ply mint green pickguard, modern headstock decal, "R" serial number neck plate, several thin nitro-lacquer body finishes (specific to body wood; see specs) and a vintage-tinted lacquer neck finish.

Fender Custom Shop Custom Deluxe Telecaster Electric Guitar 2-Color Sunburst Maple Fretboard
Fender Custom Shop Custom Deluxe Telecaster Electric Guitar 2-Color Sunburst Maple Fretboard
Fender Custom Shop Custom Deluxe Telecaster Electric Guitar 2-Color Sunburst Maple Fretboard

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  • Series: Custom Deluxe Series
  • Model Name: Custom Deluxe Telecaster
  • Model number: 150-9800-(Color #) and 150-9802-(Color #)
  • Finish: Thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Body: Select alder (3-Color Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue, Black, Vintage White, Candy Tangerine, HLE Gold) or Premium Ash (2-Color Sunburst, Aged Cherry Sunburst)
  • Neck: Lightly flamed "A" maple, downsized "U" shape, (vintage tinted nitrocellulose lacquer finish)
  • Fingerboard: Dark hand-selected Indian rosewood, or maple
  • Fingerboard radius: 9.5", (241 mm)
  • Frets: 22 Dunlop 6105 narrow-jumbo
  • Pickups: 1 Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele single-coil (neck),
  • 1 Custom Shop Hot NoCaster single-coil (bridge)
  • Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Pickup Switching: 3-position blade switch:
  • Position 1. Bridge pickup
  • Position 2. Bridge and neck pickups
  • Position 3. Neck pickup
  • (modern wiring circuit)
  • Bridge: Custom chrome-plated steel Tele bridge plate with plated solid brass saddles
  • Machine Heads: Fender/Schaller Deluxe staggered cast/sealed locking tuning machines
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Pickguard: 3-ply mint green
  • Scale length: 25.5" (648 mm)
  • Width at nut: 1.6875" (43 mm)
  • Unique Features: NoCaster chrome dome control knobs;
  • rolled fingerboard edges; "Top Hat" switch tip; clay dot position inlays; bone nut
  • Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
  • Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), P/N 073-0250-006
  • Accessories: Strap, straplocks, cable, polishing cloth, Certificate of Authenticity
  • Case: Deluxe black hardshell case with black crushed velvet interior
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