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Fender Custom Shop J5:HB Telecaster

Item ID: TeleJ5sigHB

Signature Solidbody Electric Guitar with Ash Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, One Humbucking Pickup, and One Single-coil Pickup — Black

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This is a custom built guitar from our friends at Fender Custom Shop. Because of the special care involved, it can sometimes take months to produce and deliver. Please call your Sales Engineer for more information.

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  • Sale Price:$3075.00
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Get John 5's Distinctive Signature Tele!

If you crave a signature Tele with monster tone and impressively distinctive looks, then grab this one! The Fender Custom Shop worked closely with shred icon John 5 to create the J5:HB Telecaster. This axe is made to meet the fantastic fret-blaster's demands, from its gleaming chrome pickguard to its humbucker/single-coil pickup configuration to its wild 3-on-a-side headstock. You get individual volume controls for each pickup, and a 3-way selector that's mounted on the upper bout. This Tele's imperiously impressive looks are more than matched by the great tones you get from it!



Co-designed by iconic guitarist and Tele lover John 5, the J5:HB Telecaster brims with the big tone and amazing playability you'd expect from such a signature guitar. You get a high-output Enforcer humbucker in the bridge position, while a Fender Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele single-coil sits in the neck slot. Individual volume controls means you can blend the pickups to your taste or switch between different volume levels — a perfect way to explore your amp's response to your playing dynamics! The premium ash body gives you the resonance you're looking for, while the J5:HB Telecaster's rosewood-topped maple neck plays like a dream. You want the goods? This guitar delivers them!

Fender Custom Shop J5:HB Telecaster Signature Solidbody Electric Guitar Features at a Glance:
  • Color: Black (Urethane Finish)
  • Body: Premium Ash
  • Neck: Maple, Modern C Shape (Urethane Finish)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12" Radius
  • No. of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
  • Pickups: 1 Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele Single-coil (Neck), 1 Enforcer Humbucker (Bridge)
  • Controls: Volume (Neck Pickup), Volume (Bridge Pickup)
  • Pickup Switching: 3-position Toggle (Chrome Switch Tip)
  • Bridge: American Tele 6-Saddle Humbucker Bridge
  • Machine Heads: Fender/Schaller Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking Tuning Machines
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Pickguard: 1-ply Chrome
  • Scale Length: 25½"
  • Width at Nut: 11116"
  • Matching Black Painted Headstock
  • Chrome Applique Decal
  • 3-over/3-under Modified Tele XII Headstock Shape
  • Narrow Dot Spacing
  • Strings: D'Addario XL110 Regular Light, Nickel Plated Steel, .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
  • Case: Deluxe Black Hardshell (Red Interior)

Want John 5's sound? You need his axe: Fender Custom Shop's J5:HB Telecaster!
Specification Detail
Body Material Ash
Body Finish urethane
Color Black
Neck Material Maple, bolt-on
Neck Shape Modern C
Scale Length 25.5"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood, 12" radius
Fingerboard Inlay White dots
Number of Frets 22
Nut Width 1.6875"
Bridge/Tailpiece 6-saddle humbucker bridge
Tuners Fender/Schaller deluxe cast sealed locking tuners
Number of Pickups 2
Neck Pickup Twisted Tele single-coil
Middle Pickup No middle pickup
Bridge Pickup Enforcer humbucker
Controls 2 x Volume, 3-way pickup selector
Case Included Hardshell
Manufacturer Part Number 015-5000-806
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