Up for sale, a 1959 Fender Telecaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order. With a solid ash body and one-piece maple neck, these classic Fender tonewood ingredients deliver incredible clarity and dynamic snap, with a cutting, airy quality attributable to the top loader design. The guitar is medium weight at 8lbs 1oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation. Reflective of the thinner neck profiles seen in 59, the guitar has a more slender C profile carve at the nut, yet quickly fills out to a round, chunky handful by the 7th fret and beyond, with full shoulders and lightly rolled fretboard edges. 805 deep at the 1st fret, tapering to. 965 at the 12th. The fretboard has been refretted with vintage-spec 6230 fretwire, and the fretboard has a slightly flatter 8.25 radius. The new frets are flawless, playing effortlessly up the neck, which is straight with an optimally adjusted truss rod and truss rod nut flush with the neck heel. A new bone nut has been carved, measuring 1 5/8 in width. The headstock retains the original Kluson Deluxe single line tuning machines which have uniform surface patina, turning smoothly and holding pitch well. The headstock was at one time fitted with a different tuner set, as evidenced by the. Cleanly doweled single mounting holes just beyond the footprint of the Klusons. The electronics are 100% original, with both black bobbin pickups intact with their stock windings, married to the stock pair of CTS pots which date between the 47th and 49th weeks of 1958. The bridge base and saddles are original, and both have been replated. The stock knurled chrome knobs are intact as well with their original plating, and the control plate is a more modern replacement. The pickguard is a modern Fender eggshell replacement with the proper mounting hole placement. The body features a w. Ell-executed nitro lacquer Blonde refinish with good transparency and faithfully retained edges on the slab body. Bit of reddish bleed on the body edges, mostly on the bass side upper bout and waist, either from an old finish, or from the plush red case lining. Ust a couple faint finish scratches on the back and one tiny finish chip on the back body edge near the rear strap button. The neck profile is flawless. A modern tweed Fender G&G Deluxe hardshell case with red crushed velvet interior is included. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please. The item “1959 Fender Telecaster Vintage Pre-CBS Electric Guitar Top Loader Blonde Ash” is in sale since Saturday, July 4, 2020. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Electric Guitars”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Body Color: Blonde
- String Configuration: 6 String
- Model: Telecaster
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Handedness: Right-Handed
- Product Line: Fender Telecaster
- Model Year: 1959
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Body Material: Ash
- Brand: Fender
- Body Type: Solid