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
Serial Number#: R133009
Weight: 7lbs 11oz
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Color: Super Aged Sea Foam Sparkle
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Relic/Aging Level: Super Heavy Relic
Neck Material: Roasted Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Tint: Dark
Neck Shape: V
Neck Thickness: .880″-.980″
Neck Joint: 4-Bolt
Scale Length: 25.5
Fingerboard Material: None (1-Piece Maple Neck)
Fingerboard Inlay: Micarta Black Dots
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″
Side Marker Inlay: Black Micarta
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Wire: Medium Vintage
String Tree: Vintage Disk
Nut Width: 1.65″ (42mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Vintage Silver Tele
Factory Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Tuning Machines: Vintage with Fender Logo
Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: 55-’57 Tele
Pickguard: White
Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Neck Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Bridge Pickup: Fender Hand-Wound Chicago Special
Controls and Switching: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Switch
Electronics Notes: Fat 50s Wiring
Case: Hardshell Case