The Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition Reverse ’50s Telecaster Custom R, with a two-piece select ash body for a lively, resonant guitar with balanced highs and sweet midrange, hand-wound pickups with a twist and an incredible Journeyman relic finish in Aged Candy Apple Red.
Hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard pickups (with a reverse angle bridge pickup) deliver sought-after early-’50s Telecaster tones with clear, smooth highs and exceptionally well-balanced mids and lows, while the reverse control plate houses Modified Nocaster® Wiring for added versatility with a blender to add the bridge and neck pickups together to taste.
Other premium features include a stout one-piece rift sawn maple neck with ’57 style soft “V” back-shape (.940-1.00), 9.5″ radius, narrow tall 6105 frets, single-ply parchment pickguard, reverse angle Nocaster® bridge with RSD compensated brass saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, disc string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity.
Condition: New, light relic; Body: Ash; Neck: 57 Style Soft V (.940-1.00), 9.5 radius; Nut: 1.650; Color: Candy apple red; Pickups: handwound 50-51 Blackguard; Scale: 25.5; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course)
