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 '58 Fender AV Telecaster
Fender American Vintage ’58 Telecaster Electric Guitar  2-Color Sunburst Maple Neck
OVERVIEW

A landmark year with its slimmer neck and improved twang.

The American Vintage ’58 Telecaster harkens back to early 1958, when the Telecaster graduated from its original U-shaped neck profile-a real handful-to a still-large but more comfortable D-shape for its maple neck. Other spot-on early-’58 touches are here too, such as a lightweight ash body, staggered bridge pickup pole magnets, solid steel “barrel” bridge saddles, a single-ply white pickguard, “top-hat” switch tip, flat-top knurled aluminum chrome control knobs and more.

1958 was an important year for the Telecaster because that’s when slimmer necks started appearing on the instrument, and when (in early-year models) string-through bridges with solid-steel saddles first showed up, magnifying the guitar’s prized signature twang.

Rather than just replacing the previous models with different ones, Fender have completely and comprehensively re-imagined the entire vintage-reissue concept-restoring original tooling dies, voicing new pickups, reformulating vintage colors and more-based on actual vintage guitars.

FEATURES Body

  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Not applicable
  • Body wood: Ash
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed

Neck

  • Neck shape: D standard
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5″
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss

Fretboard

  • Material: Maple
  • Radius: 7.25″
  • Fret size: Medium
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width: 1.65″ (42mm)

Pickups

  • Configuration: SS
  • Neck: American vintage ’58 Tele
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: American vintage ’58 Tele
  • Brand: Fender
  • Active or passive: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: None

Controls

  • Control layout: Master volume, tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No

Hardware

  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: 3-saddle vintage-style
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: Deluxe sealed
  • Color: Chrome

Other

  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Neck profile
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: Strap, cable, cloth and owner’s manual
  • Country of origin: United States

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