Southwest Acoustics Telecaster 2026 - Clear Maple, Chrome Hardware, Fully Set up

Southwest Acoustic Products Lightweight Telecaster-Style Electric Guitar — 5 lbs 14 oz, Alnico III Neck, Hot Rail Bridge, Chrome Hardware, Locking Tuners

This one turned out special.

At only 5 lbs 14 oz, this is an unusually lightweight Telecaster-style guitar — but it does not feel thin, weak, or underbuilt. A lot of lightweight guitars sacrifice authority. This one still has punch, sustain, balance, and real Tele-style character.

Assembled and professionally set up by Southwest Acoustic Products in Tucson, Arizona, this guitar was built with purpose from the ground up. It is not just a parts swap or a box guitar with a quick once-over. The pickup combination, hardware, wiring, weight, and setup were all chosen to create a guitar that feels easy in your hands and strong through an amp.

This is a guitar made with passion, not production, in mind.

Tone & Pickup Configuration

Neck Pickup:
Alnico III neck pickup — warm, clear, open, and musical without getting muddy. Great for clean rhythm, blues, country, jazzier textures, and smooth lead work.

Bridge Pickup:
Alnico V hot rail bridge pickup — higher output, tighter low end, and more cut when you need it. This gives the guitar more power than a traditional Tele bridge pickup while still keeping the immediacy and attack players expect from this style of guitar.

Together, the pickup set gives you a wide range: warm and articulate in the neck, clear and usable in the middle position, and strong, focused, and aggressive at the bridge.

Hardware & Upgrades

This guitar features clean chrome hardware for a classic, professional look, including:

• Chrome bridge
• Brass compensated saddles
• Chrome locking tuners
• Chrome control plate
• Chrome knobs
• Roller string trees

The brass compensated saddles help the guitar intonate properly while preserving classic Tele-style snap and resonance. The locking tuners make string changes faster and help support tuning stability. The roller string trees help reduce friction and reduce string hang-up at the headstock.

Electronics

The guitar is wired with vintage-style pushback wiring for a clean, simple, reliable electronics layout.

Everything has been checked and tested before shipment.

Professional Setup Included

This is where Southwest Acoustic Products puts in the work.

This guitar has been fully gone through on the bench:

• Action set low and comfortable
• Intonation dialed in
• Electronics checked
• Hardware checked
• Neck checked for clean playability
• Played and tested before shipping

You are not receiving something pulled straight from a box. You are receiving a guitar that has already been adjusted, inspected, intonated, and made ready to play.

The Feel

This guitar is light on the shoulder, balanced on the strap, and comfortable for long sessions. The neck feels fast without feeling overly thin, and the body weight makes it easy to keep playing without fatigue.

It is the kind of guitar you pick up and stop thinking about. You just play.

Why Buy From Southwest Acoustic Products?

Southwest Acoustic Products has built an outstanding reputation across the major platforms where we sell, including Reverb, eBay, Etsy, and Facebook Marketplace. Our buyers consistently recognize us for accurate descriptions, careful packaging, strong communication, setup quality, and instruments that arrive ready to play.

That reputation matters to us because every guitar that leaves our Tucson facility represents our name. We do not simply move inventory. We assemble, inspect, adjust, intonate, test, and stand behind the instruments we offer.

When you purchase from Southwest Acoustic Products, you are buying from a seller known for care, consistency, and customer satisfaction — not mass-production shortcuts.

Why This Guitar Stands Out

• Only 5 lbs 14 oz
• Assembled in Tucson, Arizona
• Fully set up and intonated before shipping
• Alnico III neck pickup for warm vintage clarity
• Alnico V hot rail bridge pickup for power and cut
• Chrome hardware throughout
• Chrome locking tuners
• Brass compensated saddles
• Roller string trees
• Vintage-style pushback wiring
• Carefully packed and shipped fully insured
• Sold by a trusted seller with outstanding feedback across major platforms

Bottom Line

If you have been looking for a lightweight Telecaster-style guitar that still has authority, response, and serious tone, this is the one.

It is light, balanced, built right, set up right, and ready to play.

Southwest Acoustic Products
Tucson, Arizona
Passion, not production.