Fender Telecaster Custom Mocha Brown 1976
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Vintage original Telecaster Custom with the Wide Range Humbucker developed by Seth Lover. The inventor of the humbucker pickup, Seth Lover, was commissioned by Fender in the 70s to create a humbucker that would retain the characteristic Fender “twang”. His design for Fender included polepieces made of the magnetic copper alloy CuNiFe. This is in contrast to the Gibson humbucker, where the magnetic material is in the form of a bar under the non-magnetic pole pieces.
This crucial difference leads to more differentiation of the individual strings and that crisp attack that is so popular for Fender.
Fender guitars with the original Wide Range humbucker pickups are becoming increasingly sought after and accordingly hard to find. This Telecaster in rare Mocha Brown has experienced quite a lot. Various marks bear witness to wild gigs and sessions. Alcoholic beverages were probably involved, because there is a suspicious-looking spot on the back that has been stripped of its lacquer…
Nonetheless (or precisely because of this?) this Tele sounds incredibly lively and has a wonderful twang.
Body
Body Wood: Ash
Color: Mocha Brown
Neck
Neck Wood: Maple
Scale Length: 647.7mm / 25.5"
Neck Shape: "C"
Neck Dimension: 1st Fret 21mm – 12th Fret 23mm
Nut material: Original
Width at Nut: 40.9mm
Frets: Original
Number of Frets: 21
Inlays: Black Dots
Hardware
Bridge: Original
Tuners: Original Fender "F" Style
Electronics
Pickup Bridge: Original
Pickup Neck: Original Fender Wide Range Humbucker
Miscellaneous
Including: Non Original Case
Condition: Good
Year: 1976
Country of origin: USA
Weight: 4.35kg
This item is sold As-Described
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| Listed | 3 years ago |
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| Condition | Good (Used) Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear.Learn more |
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