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Fender Artist Series Joe Strummer Telecaster The Clash Electric Guitar
Estimated price for orientation: 1 799 $
Category: Electric Guitars
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Fender Model: Telecaster Special Body Type: Joe Strummer Body Color: Multi-Color MPN: Does Not Apply Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
From Fender®'s Artist Series, this Telecaster features an alder body with a maple "C" shape neck, rosewood fingerboard and 2 vintage style single-coil Tele® pickups with alnico magnets.Designed in cooperation with the Strummer estate, the Joe Strummer electric guitar has a highly distressed "road-worn" treatment that duplicates the original's worn-to-the-wood layers of gray auto primer and flat black spray paint. It also features a "Revolution Rock" engraved neckplate and a limited edition art customization kit that includes Strummer-inspired stencils, stickers and graphics by designer Shepard Fairey.Strummer was, of course, the Clash's articulate and fiery co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer; he later founded, recorded and toured with the Mescaleros. All his life, he vigorously championed individuality, self-expression and change--tenets often reflected in the constantly altered look of his favorite instrument--his Telecaster (currently on display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland), an otherwise standard '60s-era model with all the original parts and specifications.When Strummer bought it in 1975 for é120, the guitar had a Three-color Sunburst finish. He was having none of that, of course, but his improvised DIY gray and black "finishes" deteriorated quickly, giving the Telecaster its distinctive look. Like Strummer's music, the battered electric guitar changed constantly--plastered as it was with stencils, stickers and new paint jobs through the many stages of Strummer's life and career.
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, "C" Shape (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25" Radius (184mm)
Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 2 Vintage Style Single-Coil Tele® Pickups with Alnico Magnets (Neck & Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: Vintage Style 3-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele Bridge
Machine Heads: Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Distressed Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)Made In Mexico
Unique Features: Revolution Rock Neckplate, Road Worn Finish, Art Customization Kit (First 1500 Units Only)
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Fender |
| Model: | Telecaster Special | Body Type: | Joe Strummer |
| Body Color: | Multi-Color | MPN: | Does Not Apply |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Mexico |
From Fender®'s Artist Series, this Telecaster features an alder body with a maple "C" shape neck, rosewood fingerboard and 2 vintage style single-coil Tele® pickups with alnico magnets.Designed in cooperation with the Strummer estate, the Joe Strummer electric guitar has a highly distressed "road-worn" treatment that duplicates the original's worn-to-the-wood layers of gray auto primer and flat black spray paint. It also features a "Revolution Rock" engraved neckplate and a limited edition art customization kit that includes Strummer-inspired stencils, stickers and graphics by designer Shepard Fairey.Strummer was, of course, the Clash's articulate and fiery co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer; he later founded, recorded and toured with the Mescaleros. All his life, he vigorously championed individuality, self-expression and change--tenets often reflected in the constantly altered look of his favorite instrument--his Telecaster (currently on display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland), an otherwise standard '60s-era model with all the original parts and specifications.When Strummer bought it in 1975 for é120, the guitar had a Three-color Sunburst finish. He was having none of that, of course, but his improvised DIY gray and black "finishes" deteriorated quickly, giving the Telecaster its distinctive look. Like Strummer's music, the battered electric guitar changed constantly--plastered as it was with stencils, stickers and new paint jobs through the many stages of Strummer's life and career.
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, "C" Shape (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25" Radius (184mm)
Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 2 Vintage Style Single-Coil Tele® Pickups with Alnico Magnets (Neck & Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: Vintage Style 3-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele Bridge
Machine Heads: Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Distressed Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
Made In MexicoBody: Alder
Neck: Maple, "C" Shape (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25" Radius (184mm)
Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 2 Vintage Style Single-Coil Tele® Pickups with Alnico Magnets (Neck & Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: Vintage Style 3-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele Bridge
Machine Heads: Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Distressed Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
Unique Features: Revolution Rock Neckplate, Road Worn Finish, Art Customization Kit (First 1500 Units Only)