Fender proudly presents the Limited-Edition Raphael Saadiq Telecaster. Guitarist, bassist, multi-platinum producer and Grammy winning artist Raphael Saadiq built his reputation on the keen vision and vintage timbres that power his potent productions - Like Raphael's music, this timeless model seamlessly blends retro and contemporary elements to astounding effect.

Saadiq's requisite appointments - ash body, maple neck and slab rosewood fingerboard with clay dots, vintage-tall frets and bone nut - keep the tone, look and feel planted firmly in the Fender wheelhouse. The old-school '59 "C"-shape neck and vintage-spec hardware harmonize with the flash paint job, distinctive black binding, custom-tooled graphic pickguard design and flatter 9.5" fingerboard radius to give the Raphael Saadiq Telecaster the best of both worlds. Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele pickups up the ante for tones that will inspire, enchant and transport you to your own instant vintage dimension.

Features:

- Limited-Edition Raphael Saadiq Telecaster

- Ash Body with a Maple Neck and a Slab Rosewood Fingerboard

- Custom-tooled graphic pickguard design and Neck Plate

- 25.5" scale with Clay Dot inlays

- Deluxe hardshell case included

Specs:

- Series: Artist

- Body Material: Ash

- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

- Neck: Maple, 1959 "C"

- Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face

- Fingerboard: Slab Rosewood, 9.5" (241 mm)

- Frets: 21, Vintage Tall

- Position Inlays: Clay Dot

- Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.650" (42 mm)

- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

- Bridge: Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles

- Pickguard: 1-Ply Acrylic with Custom Graphic

- Pickups: Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele (Bridge, Neck)

- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone

- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top

- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

- Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

- Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Black Hardshell (Red Poodle Interior)