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2020 Fender Custom Shop Artisan Cocobolo Thinline Telecaster

Blending iconic Fender design elements of the late 1960s with some Custom Shop outside-the-box creativity, this limited-run 2020 Artisan Cocobolo Thinline Telecaster is a wonderfully refreshing take on a vintage classic. Featuring a unique array of tone woods, this Artisan Series Thinline Telecaster is built with a Cocobolo top, Fiji mahogany back and sides, roasted birdseye maple neck, and an African Blackwood fingerboard. The guitar is distinctively appointed with herringbone binding on the body and faux-tortoiseshell celluloid accents including the pickguard, neck binding, and tuning buttons. With this combination of design attributes, this is a Thinline Telecaster that stands apart both tonally and visually from anything else on the market.

Equipped with a set of Custom Shop "Hand Wound Loaded 51 Nocaster" pickups this Telecaster offers a rich and open response with a wonderfully full-bodied voice in the bridge and excellent clarity in the neck. These overwound pickups, measuring 9.1K in the bridge position and 7.7K in the neck, push the front end of an amp beautifully while providing greater overall warmth than one might expect from a typical Telecaster. The hollow body construction of the guitar imparts an airy quality to the instrument's voice that blends perfectly with the robust response of the pickups.

This Telecaster features a comfortable and fast '60s neck carve with a first fret depth of 0.808", twelfth fret depth of 0.967", and Fender's classic 1-5/8" nut width. With unworn 6105 frets and a 9.5" fingerboard radius, the guitar delivers remarkably good playability that’s designed for the the modern player. Weighing in at 6lbs 7oz, this guitar is light enough be played comfortably for hours on end.

In near-new condition and set-up in our shop.

With original hardshell case and CoA.
2020 Fender Custom Shop Artisan Cocobolo Thinline Telecaster

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