Featuring measurements and components we hand-selected from across history, our “Chicago Special” Fender Custom Shop guitars highlight important years in the development of core models like the Stratocaster, Telecaster and more. We capture the energy and essence of their respective eras with iconic fingerboard radii and period-correct plastics, matched headstocks and slab fingerboards, classic finishes and not-so-classic colorways. But that’s just the beginning of what makes our Fender Custom Shop guitars so special. We take customization a step further with rift sawn necks for added resonance and expanded control sets for tonal versatility, and every “Chicago Special” Fender Custom Shop guitar features our own custom Chicago Special pickups, designed in conjunction with Fender Custom Shop Vice President of Product Development Mike Lewis.
“Chicago Special” Tele pickups
- Potted in shellac for open wide range frequency response
- 43 gauge enamel wire
- BRIDGE: Wide diameter AlNiCo 3 magnets combined with thinner 43 gauge enamel wire equals ‘hot juicy tone’
- NECK: Wide diameter AlNiCo 5 magnets overwound with 43 gauge enamel wire gives high output, clarity, and punch
Model Number: 9237101211
Serial Number: R112393
Finish Package: Relic
Case: Fender Custom Shop Tweed
Weight: 7lbs 5oz
Body Wood: Ash
Body Color: Aged Ebony Transparent
Body Finish: Lacquer
Hardware Plating: Chrome
Bridge Assembly: 51-54 Tele
Output Assembly: Vintage
Control Assembly: Dual Stack HS
Neck Plate: Vintage
Tuner Keys: Vintage w/Fender Logo
String Guide: Vintage Disk 50-55
String Gauge: .010-.046
Neck Finish: Dark Tint Nitro Lacquer
Neck Blank: Rift Sawn Maple
Fingerboard: Maple
Truss Rod: 50s
Head Style: Tele
Neck Head Thickness: 0.575″
Dot Spacing: Wide
Face Dot: Micarta Black
Side Dot: Micarta Black
Fret Wire: Medium Vintage Jescar 47095
Number of Frets: 21
Fingerboard Radius: 9.50″
Neck Back Shape: Nocaster “U”
Neck Nut Width: 1.650″
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .860″
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .920″
Neck Butt Width: 2.200″
Nut Material: Bone
Number of Bolts: 4
Head Cap Decal: Vintage Silver Fender Tele
Neck Notes: Heavy Relic Fingerboard and Back of Neck
Pickguard: 50s Tele Black
Pickup Neck: Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker
Pickup Bridge: Hand-Wound “Chicago Special”
Control Knobs: 52 Tele Knurled Chrome
Switch Tip: American Vintage