Fender Limited Edition Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe, Dakota Red

This one weighs in at 8 pounds, 2.51 ounces and carries the serial number CS240801.  These are actual photos of the one you will get. 

Description

Chris Shiflett has his feet firmly planted in two worlds, with impeccable punk/hard rock credentials as longtime guitarist in the Foo Fighters and with an authentic love for country, as heard in Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants.

Night after night the Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett carves his way through a full brigade of guitar tones on the biggest, loudest stages in the world. This tour-tested son-of-a-gun is named "The Cleaver" for a reason - it positively slashes through the mix with a voice that snarls dirty as well as it sings clean. Previously available only as a Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Artist offering, we're proud to announce the Limited Edition Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster® Deluxe—a stripped-down rock machine built for high-octane live performance.

A resonant alder body lays the perfect foundation for bone-rattling, stadium-ready tones. Dressed up in a nitrocellulose lacquer finish, this alder body also has a "belly cut” for superior comfort during the longest sets. Built for speed, the 25.5” scale maple neck features a 12” radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets for fiery leads and silky bends. Pearloid block inlays add a touch of unexpected class to this Tele® - it's a workhorse, but that doesn't mean it can't look good. The real magic lies in the pickups: two Custom Chris Shiflett "Cleaver" Noiseless™ CS-90 pickups pair powerful output with the throaty midrange punch and singing highs of a vintage single coil, all without hum. The "F"-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with nylon spacer keep things in tune through marathon sets, while the string-through body hardtail bridge enhances resonance and sustain.

With its workhorse build, versatile voice and road-tested design, the Limited Edition Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster® Deluxe is a must-have for guitarists who demand dynamic, uncompromising tone. Only available in limited quantities, this stage-ready Tele® matches Shiflett’s hard-hitting style. Plug in and carve your own path through anything, anywhere.

FEATURES

• Alder Body with Belly Cut
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish with Matching Painted Headstock
• Modern “C”-Shaped Maple Neck
• 12” Radius Slab Rosewood Fingerboard with White Pearloid Block Inlays
• Chris Shiflett “Cleaver” Noiseless™ CS-90 Pickups
• Hardtail Stratocaster® Bridge with Block Saddles

General

SERIES

Limited Edition

ORIENTATION

Right-Hand

COLOR

Dakota Red

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

US

Neck

HEADSTOCK

Large '70s Style

NECK MATERIAL

Maple

NECK FINISH

Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer with Gloss Matching Headstock

NECK SHAPE

Custom Oval "C"

NECK CONSTRUCTION

4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

12" (305 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

Slab Rosewood

POSITION INLAYS

White Pearloid Block

SIDE DOTS

White Block

NUMBER OF FRETS

21

TRUSS ROD

Bullet Style

TRUSS ROD NUT

Bullet Style

STRING NUT

Bone

NUT WIDTH

1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL

Bone

Body

BODY

Alder

BODY FINISH

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE

Telecaster®

BODY STYLE

Solid Body

BODY MATERIAL

Alder

Hardware

BRIDGE

Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles

BRIDGE MOUNTING

3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail

PICKGUARD

3-Ply Mint Green

PICKUP COVERS

Black

CONTROL KNOBS

Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators

SWITCH TIP

Aged White

HARDWARE FINISH

Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES

Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped

STRING TREES

Single-Wing with Nylon Spacer

STRINGS

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

NECK PLATE

4-Bolt with "F" Logo

STRAP BUTTONS

Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP

Custom Chris Shiflett "Cleaver" Noiseless™ CS-90

NECK PICKUP

Custom Chris Shiflett "Cleaver" Noiseless™ CS-90

PICKUP CONFIGURATION

SS

CONTROLS

Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

SWITCHING

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

Measurements

DIMENSIONS

6.00x18.70x44.40 IN

SHIPPING WEIGHT

20.30 LB

FRET SIZE

Medium Jumbo

SCALE LENGTH

25.5" (64.77 cm)

SHIPPING LENGTH

44.40 IN

SHIPPING HEIGHT

6.00 IN

SHIPPING WIDTH

18.70 IN

Accessories

SADDLE HEIGHT WRENCH

.050" Hex (Allen) Wrench

TRUSS ROD WRENCH

1/8" Hex (Allen)