Fender Telecaster 1953, Blonde

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Specs


Instrument	Solid Body
Brand	Fender
Model	Telecaster
Finish	Blonde
SKU	GS8143-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1953
Body	Ash
Neck/Fingerboard	Maple
Finish Material	Nitro with overspray
Radius	7.25"
Weight	7.2lbs
Tuners	Kluson no line, original
Scale Length	25.5"
Nut Width	1.65"
Neck Profile	Classic Tadeo Gomez C
Neck Thickness	.91" - .98"
Electronics	Original Tele pickups
Pickup Impedance	B = 6.1K, N = 6.4K
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	N
Case	Fender Reissue thermometer, tweed
Modifications/Repairs	Guitar has been oversprayed. Body cracked and repaired in three places on bottom. Output jack cup replaced with modern replacement.

Description

If only the modern day guitar manufacturers could consistantly make necks as perfect as Tadeo Gomez did back in the day at Fender. The man was a genius. This 1953 Fender Telecaster features a classic "TG" shaped neck with a guitar that has vibe and patina for days. Lightweight at 7.2 pounds. The guitar plays great and the original pickups sound killer. The guitar was lightly oversprayed, with clear lacquer, years ago. It comes with a Fender tweed reissue thermometer case.

Neck date: "TG 4-15 (or 18)-53." Body date: "Eddie 3-10-53." Tape inside control cavity: "Gloria 4/20/53." Pots: V = "140148"... Clarostat pots from the 48th week of 1951.

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