If you've longed to get your hands on an early Telecaster, here's your chance. The Fender Custom Shop 1953 Telecaster is as close to the genuine article as you can get without taking out a second mortgage. The 1953 Telecaster gives you the twang, bite, and vibe of the original — all without an exorbitant investment and endless visits to your luthier. This axe may look over 60 years old, but it sports a supremely playable modern 9.5-inch radius and 6100 frets on its chunky quartersawn U-profile maple neck. Topped off with superb-sounding hand-wound Custom Shop pickups and custom wiring, the Fender Custom Shop 1953 Telecaster is a music time machine that, once you start playing, you won't want to put down.

Model - 1953 Telecaster

Number of Strings - 6

Body Type - Solid body

Body Shape - Telecaster

Body Material - 2-piece Select Ash

Color - Butterscotch Blonde

Body Finish - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Relic - Heavy Relic

Neck Material - Quartersawn Maple

Neck Shape - Early 50's U

Neck Joint - Bolt-on

Radius - 9.5"

Fingerboard Material - Maple

Fingerboard Inlay - Micarta Black Dots

Number of Frets - 21

Fret Type - Jumbo

Scale Length - 25.5"

Scale Length Type - Standard-scale

Nut Width - 1.650"

Nut Material - Bone

Bridge/Tailpiece - 3-Saddle American Vintage string-through with Brass Saddles

Tuners - Vintage-style

Neck Pickup - Custom Shop Handwound Twisted Single-coil

Bridge Pickup - Custom Shop Handwound Original Blackguard bridge Single-coil

Controls - 1 x master volume, 1 x master toneSwitching3-way blade pickup switch

Case/Gig Bag - Hardshell Case