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2018 Fender Hybrid ‘60s Telecaster Candy Apple Red w/ USA Pure Vintage '58 Pickups, Japan MIJ

$1,699.99

+ shipping

Up for sale, a 2018 Fender Hybrid 60s Telecaster in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. A discontinued FSR (Factory Special Run) custom color example with a gloss Candy Apple Red metallic finish, the Hybrid 60s model is one of the finest Tele iterations ever produced by Fender Japan, and a model not available in the USA market. Simply stunning in its forward-thinking design and player-friendly features, the guitar features an alder body, USA-made Fender Pure Vintage '58 Tele pickups, USA-spec CTS pots, four-way series/parallel switching, brass saddles, a bone nut, medium jumbo fretwire, locking Kluson-style tuners, and a silky smooth satin neck profile finish.

The Pure Vintage '58 Fender pickups translate the guitar's ample acoustic properties into a vital palette of traditional Tele tones. With Alnico V magnets, black fiber bobbins, a copper baseplate on the bridge pickup, and push-back cloth-covered leads, the pickups are extremely faithful to vintage spec. There's ample chewy twang and sparkle on tap in the bridge position, with a sweet, bell-like neck pickup and a very welcome 4th position on the blade switch, engaging both pickups in series for a particularly big and bold sound. Weighing 7lbs 9oz, this Tele has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: U, measuring .860” 1st fret, .905” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, modern 9 1/2“ radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, pristine
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.675” (42.5mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh locking
-Serialization: “Made in Japan”, JD18-prefix

Body Specs:

-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Pure Vintage ‘58 single coils
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Four-way pickup selector
-Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge, brass saddles, flat-topped knurled knobs
-Plastics: Three-ply mint green pickguard, top hat switch tip

Sourced directly from Tokyo, the gloss Candy Apple Red metallic finish on this Tele exhibits only a few small dings on the body perimeter, a few similarly faint finish scratches in the clear coat on the back, and some surface patina on the brass bridge saddles. The smooth satin finish on the neck profile is immaculate.

The original Fender-branded gigbag is included.