Developed by Seth Lover, who joined Fender in 1971, the “cunife” pickup features a two-coil humbucking design that uses 12 cunife screws connected on the bottom by a steel plate. Cunife is an alloy named for its three constituent metals—copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe)—and in instrument pickups it produces a distinctive “hi fidelity” sound with rich bass and clear treble, and they never lose their attack or definition when pushed. We used samples of the original magnets to develop these pickups over a two-year period, and we’ve brought the material back exactly as it was 40 years ago.

The guitar features a two-piece roasted alder body, a quarter sawn maple neck with a Large “C” back-shape and rosewood fretboard, and 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets. Hand-wound Loaded '51 nocaster pickup(bridge) and wide-range cunife (neck) pickups feature three-way switching and Dual Stack HS Tele wiring. Additional features include a 3-ply mint green pickguard, vintage-style tuners, bone nut. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Other specifications include:

Model Name: Limited Edition Cunife Tele® Custom Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Ocean Turquoise over 3-Tone Sunburst
Model Number: 9232000930
Series: Limited Edition
Color: Aged Ocean Turquoise over 3-Tone Sunburst
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: 2-Piece Roasted Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: Quarter Sawn Maple
Neck Shape: Large "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt "Limited Edition" Engraved
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Neck Pickup: Wide-Range CuNiFe Humbucking
Controls: Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SH
Bridge: '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Orientation: Right-Hand
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Switch Tips: Barrel Style
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
7 lbs 15 oz

R131750

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