DISC Fender Classic Series 60s Telecaster, PW, Candy Apple Red

Full Description

A Classic Alder Body

The Classic Series Telecaster features an alder body, producing balanced, resonant tones with plenty of clarity and midrange bite ideal for the versatile musician. The alder tonewood provides a decent amount of sustain, creating bright, sizzling highs, beautifully rounded lows, and a beefy midrange. Fender have used alder as their tonewood of choice since the 1950s, as the balanced response and slight upper middle definition makes it perfect for rock and blues playing.

Maple Neck & Pau Ferro Fingerboard

The Fender’s maple neck provides bright tonal characteristics, tightening up the sound and giving it plenty of cut. The maple delivers a powerfully sharp punch when the strings are hit hard, whilst still retaining its clarity to allow each note to sing. The pau ferro fingerboard offers the same fundamental tones as a rosewood fingerboard, offering a warm, soft tone and helping to ‘fur up’ the maple’s natural sound. The neck and fingerboard combination provide the guitar with sparkling, sizzling highs, a thick, firm low end, and an open midrange with a snappy attack.

Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele Pickups

Equipped with a set of powerful vintage-style single-coil pickups, the Classic 60s Telecaster delivers beautifully vintage tones suitable for a wide variety of playing styles. The pickups offer plenty of sustain to ensure each note sings, while its bell-like character and excellent articulation makes the guitar perfect for creating epic solos and massive soundscapes. Use the master volume and tone controls to dial in the perfect sound for any situation, and flick between pickups with the high quality 3-way switch.

String Through Construction

The Fender incorporates a string-through body construction to improve the overall tonality and sustain, transferring the vibrations and resonance from the strings to the body. The vintage-style bridge features 3 chrome barrel saddle to keep the strings stable, allowing the guitar to be played harder without going out of tune.

The History of the Telecaster

The rich history of Fender guitars begins with the Telecaster. An indispensable instrument, the Telecaster was the world's first successful solid-body electric guitar. Perfected after two years of development - and a name change or two - the Telecaster debuted in February 1951 and began its steady ascent towards the stage and studio. Ingeniously engineered with the ability to be heard both loud and clear, it was a marvel of simple design elegance and workhorse functionality. It is perhaps a fitting testimony to its essential original rightness that the Telecaster design has hardly changed ever since.

Specifications

• Model Number: 0131603309
• Series: Classic Series

Body & Bridge

• Body: Alder
• Shape: Telecaster
• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style String-Through Body Tele
• Construction: Bolt-On
• Finish: Candy Apple Red

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: Maple
• Profile: ‘’C’’ Shape
• Scale Length: 25.5’’
• Fingerboard: Pau Ferro
• Radius: 7.25’’
• Frets: 21 Vintage-Style
• Inlays: Pearloid Dots
• Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650’’

Electronics & Hardware

• Bridge Pickup: Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele
• Neck Pickup: Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching: 3-Position Blade
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge & Neck Pickups
  • Position 3: Neck Pickup
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat Top
• Bridge Saddles: Chrome Barrel
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Hardware: Chrome
• Strings: Fender USA 250R, NPS (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Case Included: Deluxe Gig Bag