An Elegant Addition to the Telecaster Stable
The “light tone horse” of the Telecaster lineup, the Limited-edition Caballo Ligero is truly a testament to the Fender Custom Shop’s ability to seamlessly weave the soul of classic designs with the boundless imagination of their world-class luthiers. This guitar begins with a stunning AAAA koa top supported by blackwood back and sides — a lightweight and utterly gorgeous tonewood combo that captures the light, airy vibe made famous by the Telecaster Thinline. The neck sports shaft of AAA bird’s-eye maple in a ’63-style “C” profile, finished with a 9.5-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard. You also get an intonation-enhancing RSD Tele bridge, gold anodized aluminum pickguard, and vintage-style Fender tuners with charming pearloid buttons. Finally, take the reins of the neck-position TV Jones Classic humbucker and twangy bridge-position Custom Shop hand-wound ’51 Nocaster single-coil to be all but bowled over by Limited-edition Caballo Ligero’s searing setup of fiery H/S tones.
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A purebred tonewood pedigree
While the Limited-edition Caballo Ligero is packed to the brim with custom features rarely seen outside the Fender Custom Shop, this guitar’s defining feature is found in the thinline body’s ultra-premium pair of tonewoods. Instead of the typical uniform tonewood construction of your typical semi-hollow Tele, the Caballo Ligero boasts a dazzling AAAA koa top, supported by brilliant blackwood back and sides. The result? A full-bodied twang that perfectly captures the light, crisp, and airy feel of a classic Telecaster Thinline.
High-octane H/S pickup configuration
The Limited-edition Caballo Ligero brings the H/S heat with a high-octane duo of TV Jones and Fender Custom Shop pickups. First, the neck-position TV Jones Classic humbucker offers a significantly rounder, fuller response than any vintage-style Tele neck pickup. Sweetwater guitarists find that it’s a pickup equally at home kicking out rowdy overdrive-laden leads as it is facilitating smoky, clean jazz rhythms — after all, it’s a pickup that first found its home on the big-bodied archtops of the 1950s! Flip down to the bridge position Custom Shop hand-wound ’51 Nocaster single-coil to be greeted by the raw, twangy, and treble-rich bite that’s served as the Tele’s calling card for more than 70 years.
The Dream Factory
Since its founding in 1987, the Fender Custom Shop has been home to some of the finest luthiers in the world. Whether you’re picking up a unique limited edition like this Limited-edition Caballo Ligero or having them build-to-order the Fender of your dreams, the Custom Shop earns its nickname — The Dream Factory — with every masterpiece they create. Custom Shop instruments are made from only the highest-grade, hand-selected materials, including impeccable tonewoods, high-end electronics, and premium hardware. And to protect your investment for many decades of playing enjoyment, your Fender Custom Shop instrument comes in a deluxe hardshell case, complete with a certificate of authenticity.
Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition Caballo Ligero Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:
- Lightweight thinline-style body, boasting an AAAA koa top and beautiful blackwood back and sides
- AAA bird’s-eye maple neck in middle-of-the-road ’63 “C” profile to please players of all styles and sizes
- 9.5-inch-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and 21 narrow tall frets supply easy chording at the base of the neck and fret-out-free bends up high
- Neck-position TV Jones Classic humbucker and bridge-position hand-wound ’51 Nocaster grant you full-bodied cleans, treble-tinged lead tones, and everything else in between
- Vintage-style Fender tuning machines with handsome Pearloid buttons
- RSD Telecaster bridge offers superior intonation adjustment for pitch-perfect notes up and down the neck
- Eye-catching Cabronita-style gold anodized aluminum pickguard
- Light nitrocellulose lacquer NOS finish captures the feel of a freshly made Fender off the vintage Fullerton factory floor
