Vintage Look and Feel with (Post)modern Touches
With appointments not beholden to any year or decade, this Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Telecaster is an exquisite solidbody electric guitar with an attention-grabbing Journeyman Relic finish. This Postmodern Tele is built upon a musically resonant, 2-piece select ash body. Its quartersawn maple neck and 21-fret, 9.5-inch maple fingerboard fit you like a second skin. You also get two Custom Shop hand-wound pickups: a '51 Nocaster single-coil in at the bridge and a CuNiFe Wide Range humbucker in the neck position. A rock-solid '58–'63 Tele bridge with compensated brass saddles, vintage-style tuners, and a wing string tree round out this Postmodern Tele's hardware. You also get a head-turning 3-ply pickguard and an affectionately broken-in nitrocellulose finish. Picking up this Postmodern Telecaster is like sitting down with an old friend; it's the next best thing to owning a well-cared-for vintage electric guitar that's been zealously gigged for an entire decades-long career.
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Built for effortless playability
You've been warned — once you get your hands on this Postmodern Telecaster, you're not going to want to put it down. Whether you're sitting in your practice room or standing onstage, its 2-piece select ash body offers old-school comfort that's impossible to resist. Its ultra-stable quarter-sawn maple neck boasts an addictive '60s Oval "C" back shape with a contoured neck heel, and its 9.5-inch-radius fingerboard ensures effortless, lightning-fast playability. Moreover, 21 narrow-tall frets enable you to bend judiciously with zero worries about fretting out.
A salmagundi of tonal textures
This Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Telecaster sports a versatile duo of Custom Shop hand-wound pickups. The '51 Nocaster single-coil at its bridge churns out tight lows and clear, balanced mids, with all the signature Tele twang you can handle. The Wide Range CuNiFe humbucker in the neck position of this guitar is built around threaded CuNiFe (copper-nickel-iron) magnet rods set into an oversized bobbin, arming you with what the guitarists here at Sweetwater describe as an ear-grabbing blend of humbucker girth and signature Fender chime. On top of that, you get dual-stack HS Tele wiring with an angled switch and an electro-socket output jack.
A plethora of appointments
The Fender Custom Shop didn't cut any corners when they designed this Postmodern Telecaster — it's teeming with enviable appointments. For starters, you get a '58–'63 Tele bridge with compensated brass RSD saddles, supplying you with the perfect blend of vintage tonality and superior intonation. Vintage-style tuning machines ensure rock-solid tuning stability. You also get a stunning 3-ply pickguard, a wing-style string tree, and a top-quality bone nut.
Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Telecaster Journeyman Relic Maple Electric Guitar Features:
- 2-piece ash body is hand-selected to deliver musical acoustic characteristics
- Quartersawn maple neck is lightweight, sturdy, and climate-adaptable, with clear mids and highs, and great note-separation
- Maple fingerboard adds bright acoustic overtones with tremendous projection
- '60s Oval "C"-shaped neck profile accommodates a versatile array of playstyles
- 21 medium-vintage frets sprawl a 9.5-inch-radius maple fingerboard
- '51 Nocaster single-coil bridge pickup churns out tight lows, balanced mids, and massive twang
- Wide Range CuNiFe humbucker neck pickup arm you with an ear-grabbing blend of humbucker girth and signature Fender chime
- Dual-stack HS Tele wiring with an angled switch and an electro-socket output jack
- Vintage-style tuners, wing-style string tree, and bone nut provide stable, reliable tone
- '58–'63 Tele bridge with compensated brass RSD saddles blends vintage tonality with superior intonation
- Head-turning Journeyman Relic nitrocellulose finish
- Deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity included
