2017 Fender Classic Player Baja 50s Telecaster

Description: Up for sale is a 2017 Fender Classic Player Baja 50s Telecaster in the Blonde finish. Also includes a really cool generic thermometer case that complements the guitar perfectly.The guitar is in excellent condition, with only a few very minor dings and scratches. There is very minor chipping on the top of the headstock. Also some very minor rust on the bridge and under the tone knob on the control plate. These can easily be removed with some steel wool if you wanted to take it apart. I only bring this up so there are no surprises.The guitar plays and sounds great. All electronics function as they should and the neck and frets are in great condition.If you are looking at this listing, I am sure you know what this guitar is and why it is so popular, but here is some info from the Fender anyway:"This customized '50s-style Classic Player Baja Telecaster has it all! With decades of combined guitar building experience, Fender Custom Shop Master Builders Dennis Galuzka, Gregory Fessler, and Chris Fleming were tasked with creating their own "dream list" of specifications for these new Classic series instruments. No ideas would be off limits, and no feature would be excluded in creating these customized and affordable guitars. What they came up with were features such as vintage-style hardware, custom wirings, custom '69 pickups, and unique neck profiles. This is the Classic Player Baja Telecaster with a soft V neck profile, 4-way switching, and custom pickups (a Twisted Tele in the neck with a Broadcaster in the bridge). Each individual instrument is the result of a collaboration between Fender's world renowned Master Builders and the company's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, offering Custom Shop features at a modest price.Solid ash body with a single-ply black pickguardIn the beginning, there was the Telecaster and the single-pickup Esquire, and they were only available in a blonde finish. Over the decades, Fender has made concessions to the changing musical styles and the needs of both novice and pro guitarists, which has led to an astonishing array of Telecasters with new colors, special finishes, and upgraded electronics. But with the Classic Player Baja Tele, you get an interesting blend of vintage style and modern innovations. The ash body is the classic Telecaster shape and is adorned with a single-ply black pickguard.Vintage-style 3-saddle string-through-body Tele bridgeThe original Teles came with bridge assemblies that consisted of three brass saddles rather than six individually adjustable saddles. Many connoisseurs of vintage Telecasters feel that the brass saddles - while making intonation a bit more difficult - is what gave the Tele that unmistakable twang. The Classic Player Baja Telecaster is equipped with a vintage-style 3-saddle string-through-body bridge for classic Tele tone and excellent sustain.Two single-coil pickups and custom wiring setupThe original Tele pickups had more twang than any two "normal" guitars, thanks to the single-coil pickups in the bridge and neck positions. The Classic Player Baja Telecaster sports a Custom Shop Twisted Tele neck pickup and a Broadcaster bridge pickup. On top of the custom pickups, the Classic Player Baja Tele is wired with a special 4-position blade switch and a 2-position S-1 switch. This custom configuration gives you tonal options ranging from classic Telecaster to series and parallel out-of-phase tones, along with special fat tones and high-output settings.S-1 Switch Up:Position 1: bridge pickupPosition 2: bridge and neck pickups (in parallel)Position 3: neck pickup (standard Tele)Position 4: neck and bridge pickups (in series) (fatter tone than Position 2 and more output than Position 1, 2, or 3)S-1 Switch Down:Position 1: bridge pickupPosition 2: bridge and neck pickups (in parallel) out of phasePosition 3: neck pickup (standard Tele)Position 4: neck and bridge pickups (in series) out of phaseMaple neck and fingerboard with soft "V" shapeLeo Fender wasn't a guitar player. In fact, he got his start repairing radios. So he had no idea that guitars weren't supposed to have maple necks. In time, those blond maple necks and fingerboards became a Fender trademark, though the company eventually offered rosewood fingerboards on most of its models. The Classic Player Baja Telecaster has a maple neck with a soft "V" profile making it a fast playing neck with a little extra bite.Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster Features:Custom Shop design at an affordable priceCustom Shop designed neck plateAsh body1-piece maple neck with a soft "V" shapeMaple fingerboard with 9.5" radius and 21 medium jumbo fretsCustom Shop Twisted Tele single-coil neck pickupCustom Shop Broadcaster single-coil bridge pickupMaster volume and tone controls4-position blade switch and 2-position push/push S-1 switchVintage-style 3-saddle string-through-body Telecaster bridgeFender/Ping vintage-style tuning machinesChrome hardwareDeluxe gig bag included"

Price: 850 USD

Location: Westport, Washington

End Time: 2025-02-14T23:28:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 100 USD