Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Cunife Blackguard Tele Heavy Relic MN - Aged Butterscotch Blonde #CZ547247

Developed by Seth Lover, who joined Fender in 1971, the “cunife” pickup features a two-coil humbucking design that uses 12 cunife screws connected on the bottom by a steel plate. Cunife is an alloy named for its three constituent metals—copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe)—and in instrument pickups it produces a distinctive “hi fidelity” sound with rich bass and clear treble, and they never lose their attack or definition when pushed. We used samples of the original magnets to develop these pickups over a two-year period, and we’ve brought the material back exactly as it was 40 years ago. The “Blackguard Tele” has been and still is to this day our most popular guitar, and for good reason. The Limited Edition Cunife Blackguard Tele Heavy Relic combines elements of the classic Blackguard Tele with custom features including the cunife neck pickup and a Bigsby B-5 bridge and tailpiece making for a tantalizing combination that would inspire any player.

The guitar features a two-piece select ash body, one-piece tinted rift-sawn maple neck with 11/’56 off-center “V” back-shape, and 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets. Hand-wound ’50-’51 Blackguard Tele (bridge) and wide-range cunife (neck) pickups feature three-way switching and Dual Stack HS Tele wiring. Additional features include a single-ply black phenolic pickguard, Bigsby B-5 bridge and tailpiece for classic vibrato tone, vintage-style tuners, bone nut and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Other specifications include:

• Model Name: Limited Edition Cunife Blackguard Tele® Heavy Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Butterscotch Blonde
• Model Number: 9231012534
• Series: Limited Edition
• Color: Butterscotch Blonde
• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Lightweight Select Ash
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Shape: 11/56 Off Center "V"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Narrow Tall
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt "Limited Edition" Engraved
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50-'51 Blackguard
• Neck Pickup: Wide-Range CuNiFe Humbucking
• Controls: Volume, Tone
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: SH
• Bridge: Bigsby® B5 Bridge and Tailpiece
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
• Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
• Switch Tips: Barrel Style
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• 7 lbs 10 oz
• #CZ547247

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