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Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Dale Wilson '68 Tele | Pink Paisley
Hand Wound '63 & Twisted Tele Pickups - 9.5" Fingerboard Radius
Dale Wilson, one of Fender's most revered Masterbuilders, showcases his legendary craftsmanship in the Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt '68 Tele. Featuring a lightweight ash body with a stunning Pink Paisley Nitro finish, a medium tint 5/4 quartersawn maple neck with a '60s-style oval "C" profile, and hand-wound pickups (a "Twisted Tele" in the neck and a '63 Tele Bridge), this guitar is a masterpiece of tone, playability, and aesthetic detail. Known as the King of relic work, Wilson's authentic wear patterns and meticulous attention to detail make this guitar a true work of art, shipped in a premium Fender Custom Shop hardcase.
Dale Wilson is known across the globe as one of Fenders highly revered Masterbuilders, a select group of the worlds most esteemed luthiers. With this Godly status, any guitar with his name attached generates a huge amount of interest, and rightly so. The Fender Custom Shop Dale Wilson Masterbuilt '68 Tele is a great example of the legendary prowess of the Masterbuilders.
The sort for lightweight Ash body is fitted out in a Pink Paisley. The Nitro finish will wear beautifully with time and develop its own character even further, it also allows the natural resonance of the body to sing and sustain much more effectively. The wear patterns are incredible, so genuine and authentic, Dale Wilson is considered the King of relic work at the Custom Shop and its definitely on display here!
Just take a moment to admire how beautiful the medium tint 5/4 quartersawn Maple neck is! With a 60 style oval "C" profile measuring .830" at the 1st fret and .930" at the 12th, 9.50" radius and narrow tall (6105) frets its super resonant and feels incredible underhand.
With the Telecaster design being considered by many to be the original workhorse guitar, the Custom Shop '68 Tele needs a pickup pairing that can deliver the classic Tele' twang. With a Hand wound "Twisted Tele" in the neck and a Hand wound '63 Tele Bridge pickup, it boasts a versatile and well balanced selection. The addition of the grease bucket tone pot adds even more versatility to this amazing guitar.
Supreme quality from top to bottom and shipped in a Fender Custom Shop hardcase, it's easy to see the Fender Masterbuilders are so highly regarded. Guitars of this calibre just don't come around every day, we love it and we're pretty sure you will too!