Up for sale, a 2019 Fender Hybrid ‘60s Telecaster in showroom-clean, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with hangtags. A discontinued short run custom color example with a gloss Sherwood Green 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. Lightweight at 7lbs 3oz, this Telecaster 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 .830” 1st fret, .890” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, modern 9 1/2“ radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1.675” (42.5mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style locking, Gotoh
-Serialization: “Made in Japan”, JD18-prefix (hangtags date to early ‘19)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Pure Vintage ‘58 single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Four-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Vintage-style “Pat. Pend” bridge with brass barrel saddles, flat-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Three-ply mint pickguard, “top hat” switch tip
Sourced directly from Tokyo, this is a clean example, with just a couple tiny marks on the gloss custom color Sherwood Green Metallic finish. The smooth satin finish on the neck profile is flawless.
The original Fender-branded gigbag and hangtags are included (hangtags date to 3/29/19).