Escondido, CA, United States
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His main guitar - the one with which he is most identified, and which accompanied him on the journey to cult status - is a most unusual 1966 Telecaster, completely customized and plastered with stickers. Kath was so attached to the guitar that he’d buy a seat just for the instrument when traveling by air, rather than entrusting it to airline baggage handlers or even Chicago’s road crew. The Tele® was an amalgamation of highly personalized modifications, including a sawed-off Tele bridge with a synchronized Strat® tremolo, a humbucking neck pickup, custom body routes, a reverse control plate, custom tuning machines and three “wing” string trees. Adorned with Pignose stickers and other intricately placed regalia, the guitar has become legendary in of itself and is synonymous with Kath and his enduring musical legacy. The Fender Custom Shop is distinctly honored to pay tribute to such an acclaimed pioneer by recreating Kath’s amazing custom instrument - which truly embodied the notion of “custom” long before the Fender Custom Shop was founded. Master Builder Dennis Galuszka has recreated the guitar in exacting scratch-for-scratch detail, from the Pignose stickers to the gaff-tape-sealed rear body route and every other exacting element. In a special 50-piece run, the Limited Edition Terry Kath Telecaster is an instrument for the ages and a meticulously crafted homage to one of the true guitar greats of our time. Model: Limited Edition Terry Kath Telecaster®Builder: Fender Master Builder Dennis GaluszkaYear: 2023Body Type: TelecasterBody Wood: AshFinish Type: Lacquer; Custom Sticker ConfigurationFinish Color: Aged Vintage WhiteAging: Heavy RelicNeck Wood: Flat Sawn MapleFingerboard: Riff Sawn MapleNeck Carve: Custom Neck Shape TemplateScale Length: 25.5"Neck Radius: 7.25"Frets: 21Nut Width: 1.650"Nut Material: BoneNeck Finish: Medium Tint NCLInlays: Facedots, Micarta BlackSide Dots: Micarta BlackNeck Pickup: Curtis Novak® Custom Terry Kath HumbuckerBridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Block Saddles and Tele® Bridge PlateTuners: Schaller® M6 Chrome-Plated Die-Cast Mini TunersControls: Volume, Tone, 3-Way BladeCase: Fender Custom Shop Tweed HardshellWEIGHT: 8.0 LBS
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