Telecaster, the iconic guitar that swept the world in the early 1950s is still, six decades later, a very prominent and actual guitar. Generations upon generations of guitarists have honed their skills, performed and recorded with a Tele, but only chosen few ever got their own signature model. James Burton is one of them and his Tele comes with a solid, single cut body made of basswood. This model is offered in three color options: Blue Paisley Flames, Red Paisley Flames and Pearly White. All come in gloss finish. Bridge section on this model is equipped with a hardtail bridge with six adjustable saddles and string-through construction. Three single coil pickups are controlled through master volume, master tone and three-position blade switch. U-shaped maple neck is bolted and topped with a 21-fret maple fingerboard.

James Burton Telecaster Full Specs

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Body Shape Tele®
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Basswood
Bridge Hardtail
Bridge String Through
Bridge Pickup Type Single Coil
Middle Pickup Type Single Coil
Neck Pickup Type Single Coil
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Fingerboard Material Maple
Fret Size Vintage
Fingerboard Inlays Black Dot
Hardware Gold
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Neck Shape '60s
Neck Shape U-shaped neck
Neck Wood Maple
Number of Frets 21
Number of Pickups 3
Number of Strings 6
Pickup Switch Type 5-Position Blade
Neck Construction 1-piece neck
Fingerboard Radius 9.50"
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Nut Width 1.65"
Custom Features: Gold Plated Deluxe Sealed Tuning Machines with pearl or black chrome buttons. Strat-o-Tele Switching with S-1™ Switch plus 5-way pickup switching with S-1 switch. Special-design James Burton blade pickups.
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Body Shape
Tele®
Strat�
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Basswood
Alder
Bridge
Hardtail/String Through
Tremolo
Bridge Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Neck Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Maple
Rosewood
Fret Size
Vintage
Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Black Dot
White Dot
Hardware
Gold
Chrome
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Neck Shape
'60s/U-shaped neck
C-shaped neck
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Number of Frets
21
21
Number of Pickups
3
2
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickup Switch Type
5-Position Blade
5-Position Blade
Neck Construction
1-piece neck
No
Fingerboard Radius
9.50"
12.00"
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25-1/2"
Nut Width
1.65"
1.65"
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