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Topic: FS: Fender CS/Masterbuilt '59 Tele SOLD |
Nick Koff
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Lost Angeles, California
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Posted 1 May 2015 4:09 pm |
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THIS IS NOT AN INTACT CUSTOM SHOP GUITAR.
It started out as a ONE-OFF thanks to the neck and has been upgraded into a fairly special Partscaster. All of this is stated directly in the description paragraphs but just to be clear:
Upgrades: DeTemple Titanium saddles, Callaham bridge, Seymour Duncan custom shop '53 Tap Tele pick ups with a 5 way selector, tuning machines.
Basic original components which were on the guitar when Fender sent it out: Fender body and neck stamped relic and neck stamped with the date and JC. for John Cruz. Fender custom shop decal on the neck. No cert or original bridge or pickups or tuners.
PROPAGANDA: Kind of rare '59 Telecaster turned out by the Fender Custom Shop. Weighs 7.5 pounds and is very resonant thanks to some perfect upgrades including DeTemple Titanium saddles and a Callaham bridge. It is also fitted with Seymour Duncan custom shop '53 Tap Tele pick ups with a 5 way selector installed
(http://www.seymourduncan.com/2011products/53-tapped-tele-model-t.php)
to maximize tonal variations. The neck and body are mildly reliced and finished with nitrocellulose lacquer. Body and neck stamped relic and neck stamped with the date and JC. That is John Cruz, Fender Masterbuilder which means Cruz originally selected the wood and made the neck for a Masterbuilt guitar. Neck profile is a medium/chunky C and the FRETS and radius are LARGER than vintage too. This is a string through body guitar. No cert or original bridge and pickups.
The guitar had been intended to be a John Cruz Masterbuilt guitar but for whatever reason it didn't happen. After a while the pieces were assembled by the Custom Shop for an endorsed artist and it was given a random backplate with a random number on it which was never entered into the system.
All of the above provenance stuff is very interesting, I'm sure, but the bottom line is that this guitar has been assembled to be a terrific player and that's exactly what it is.
TO REPEAT: It is a terrific player, the upgraded parts are top notch and all the wood on the guitar is genuine Fender Custom Shop wood and the neck was made by John Cruz. Every John Cruz guitar I've ever seen seems to have about 2-6 thousand dollar BUMP because of his involvement in the guitar. I am asking $2000 + shipping
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Last edited by Nick Koff on 7 Jun 2015 12:52 pm; edited 4 times in total |
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Nick Koff
From:
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Posted 2 May 2015 3:41 pm
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More pictures.
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Laurence Pangaro
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Posted 4 May 2015 7:57 am
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| That sure is pretty! |
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Nick Koff
From:
Lost Angeles, California
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Posted 4 May 2015 9:22 am
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This guitar's beauty isn't how she looks.
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Nick Koff
From:
Lost Angeles, California
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Posted 19 May 2015 10:22 pm
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Bump.
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Nick Koff
From:
Lost Angeles, California
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Posted 7 Jun 2015 12:53 pm
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SOLD locally. Please close.
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