Up for sale, a 2019 Fender Hybrid ‘50s Telecaster in near-mint, 100% original condition, complete with hangtags. This discontinued FSR (Factory Short Run) model features a Sherwood Green gloss custom color finish. Featherweight at 6lbs 9oz and one of the finest Tele iterations ever produced by Fender Japan, this model was not available in the USA market.
The Hybrid ‘50s Tele is forward-thinking in its design and player-friendly features, with a lightweight ash body, '50s U-shaped neck profile carve, USA-made Fender Pure Vintage '58 Tele pickups, USA-spec CTS pots, four-way series/parallel switching, brass saddles, a bone nut, larger 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. This Tele benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: U, measuring .880” 1st fret, .990” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 9 1/2“ radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.675” (42.5mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style locking, Gotoh
-Serialization: “Made in Japan”, JD19-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Fender American Vintage ‘58 single coil x2
-Harness: CTS 250k pots
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Four-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Pat. Pending bridge with brass saddles, dome-topped knurled knobs
-Plastics: One-ply pickguard (five-screw, “blackguard”-spec), round ‘50s switch tip
There’s barely a mark on the gloss Sherwood Green finish, and the smooth satin finish on the neck profile is similarly immaculate.
The original gigbag and hangtags are included.