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CBS TELECASTERS

BODY

Wood: Ash / Alder

Lacquer: Nitrocellulose

Shape: Telecaster Standard

Pickguard: 8 Hole / 3-Ply White/Black/White Vinyl or ABS

Serial: Stamped on Neckplate / 6-digits

NECK

Neck Wood: Maple

Decal: Spaghetti Silver w/Black Trim + Pat.Numbers

Fretboard Material: Rosewood /Maple (On Request)

Fretboard Inlay: White Pearloid / Black On Maple

Neck Lacquer: Nitrocellulose

Neck Profile: Medium "C"

Headstock: Standard Tele

Nut Width: 1,633" 41,5mm +/-

Scale: 25.5"

Radius: 7.25"

#Frets: 21

Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Frets

Trussrod: Vintage Heel-Adjust

Bolt-On Type: 4-Bolt

HARDWARE

Bridge Type: 3-Saddle Vintage String-trough Bridge / Ashtray Cover

Bridge Marking: "FENDER Pat.No DES.164227 / 2.573.254"

Saddle: Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles

Tuners: Kluson Vintage tuners

String Tree: Butterfly

Neckplate: 4-Bolt / "F" Logo

Knobs: Knurled Flat Top

ELECTRONICS

Switch: 3-Way / Top Hat Switch-Tip

Wiring: Pos1: Volume w/ Tone Bypass / Pos2 Vol+Tone / Pos3: Wired Cap Treble Cut

Capacitors: Dime Disc Capacitors

Pickup Config: S

Bridge Pickup: Vintage Single Coil Staggered with String-Wrap

INFO

Maple neck was only available trough order. During this period (1965 to Mid-1967) Maple Neck Esquires are quite hard to find.

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