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I purchased this beaut in the summer of 2005. The Tele J5 signature model
was a "gotta have" instrument that I needed to round out my arsenal of
Teles. The hot pickups, special features and very unusual headstock design
piqued my interest as soon as I came across it in the new Fender catalogue.
The price of the Fender Custom Shop model with Bigsby was prohibitive,
however.
My solution was to order the much more affordable Mexican-made model
sans Bigsby and to install a designed-for-Tele Bigsby I had bought earlier
on e-Bay. Unfortunately, this Bigsby kit was designed for the standard
Tele pup layout, but with the help of friend Jim Ghidoni we did some drastic
metal cutting in his hot rod custom shop and adapted stock Tele Bigsby
plate to fit over the J-5 bridge pickups. While at it we installed my patented
B-bender rod to the headstock.
This is indeed a custom model - I've done modifications to this very
expensive instrument that would make most guitar aficionados shudder :
)
FENDER J5 TELECASTER®
SPECS FROM FENDER
This unusual Telecaster guitar was co-designed by talented shred-meister
John 5 himself. Its aggressive Fender Enforcer™ humbucking pickup at the
bridge position and Custom Shop Twisted Tele™pickup at the neck will melt
even the heaviest metals. Other features include a three-way pickup selector
switch, chrome hardware and a radically distinctive headstock design.
Model
Number: 013-9000-(306)
Series: Artist Series
Colors: (306) Black, (Polyester Finish)
Body: Ash
Neck Maple, ‘60s “C” Shape, (Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12” Radius (305 mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
Pickups: 1 Custom Shop “Twisted” Tele® Single-Coil (Neck),
1 Enforcer™ Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
Controls: Volume (Neck Pickup), Volume (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: American Tele 6-Saddle Humbucker Bridge with Chromed
Brass Saddles
Machine Heads: Fender®/Schaller® Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed
Tuning Machines
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Chrome
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.6875” (43 mm)
Introduced: 7/2004
Unique
Features:
Matching Black Painted Headstock,
Bound Top,
Toggle Switch Mounted on Upper Bout,
Chromed Brass Pickguard,
Chrome Switch Tip,
3-Over/3-Under Modified Tele XII Headstock Shape,
No Jack Flat Spot on Body Perimeter,
Dot Position Inlays
Strings Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042),
p/n 073-0250-003
Case Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag
015-5000- J5 Bigsby® Telecaster, rosewood………………US$3,634.99
015-5000- J5 Telecaster, rosewood………………….......…US$3,295.99
013-9000- J5 Telecaster, rosewood (w/gig bag)….…………US$1,041.99
eference: www.Fender.com
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