The Classic
“In designing this model, I didn’t try to reinvent the wheel, because I have tremendous respect for the Fender Telecaster. I just tried to make it more player friendly.
I kept the essential original features, and made subtle changes to the shape of the horn, the neck angle, and the headstock angle. Of course, The Classic has my unique inset neck joint so it can be played all the way up the fretboard without changing your hand position.”
-Chuck Thornton
Starting at $2,600, scroll down for options, specs and details.
2 piece Quatersawn Rock Maple neck
Rosewood or Birdseye Maple Fingerboard
Birdseye Maple Headstock Veneer
Translucent or Opaque finish with flat top coat
Lollar Pickups
Gotoh 510 tuners with mini buttons
Wilkinson Tele bridge made by Gotoh
Over sized Strap Buttons
Bone Nut
GHS Burnished Nickel strings .009’s .010’s or .011’s
1 11/16″ nut width
12″ Fingerboard Radius (10″ or 16″ optional)
6100 Fretwire (6105, 6230 optional)
Deluxe Hardshell Tweed Case
| Classic with standard Lollar Vintage T pickups, Alder body, and Opaque finish with Flat Top Coat | $2,600 |
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| Classic with standard Lollar Vintage T pickups, Alder body, Translucent finish with Flat Top Coat | $2,600 |
| Classic with Ash body and Translucent finish with Flat Top Coat | $2,600 |
| Pickguard Colors: Black, Parchment or Mint Green pickguards |
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| Fingerboard: Rosewood or Birdseye Maple fingerboard 10″, 12″ or 16″ Fingerboard Radius |
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| Standard Tele Pickups | Standard |
| Nashville Tele (Tele neck + reverse Strat middle + Tele bridge) | $75 |
| Nashville Tele (Strat neck + reverse Strat middle + Tele bridge) | $75 |
| P-92 neck + Tele bridge | $85 |
| Splittable Neck Humbucker + Tele bridge | $100 |
| P-92 neck + Strat middle + Tele bridge | $150 |
| Splittable Neck Humbucker + Strat middle + Tele bridge | $175 |
Prices and specifications may change without notice. We use Lindy Fralin pickups. The additional price covers the hardware cost and wiring complexity.
1. Standard Tele Set
Standard Tele controls
2. Nashville Tele I
(Vintage Blond Pickups with a Vintage T bridge)
Pos.5 Neck pickup
Pos.4 Neck and Middle
Pos.3 Middle
Pos.2 Middle and Bridge
Pos.1 Bridge pickup
3. Nashville Tele II
(Vintage T Pickups with a Vintage Blonde middle)
Pos.5 Neck pickup
Pos.4 Neck and Middle
Pos.3 Neck and Bridge
Pos.2 Middle and Bridge
Pos.1 Bridge pickup
4. P-92 Neck and Tele Bridge
Pos.3 P-92 Neck
Pos.2 P-92 Neck and Tele Bridge
Pos.1 Tele Bridge
5. Humbucker Neck and Tele Bridge
Pos.5 Neck Humbucker
Pos.4 Neck Single Coil
Pos.3 Neck Humbucker and Tele Bridge
Pos.2 Neck Single Coil Tele Bridge
Pos.1 Tele Bridge
6. P-92 Neck Reverse Strat Middle and Tele Bridge
Pos.5 Neck P-92
Pos.4 Neck and Middle
Pos.3 Neck and Bridge
Pos.2 Middle and Bridge
Pos1 Bridge
7. Humbucker Neck, Reverse Strat Middle and Tele Bridge with Push Pull tone Control
Pos.5 Neck Humbucker pull up Tone adds Tele Bridge.
Pos.4 Neck Humbucker and Middle, pull up adds Bridge.
Pos.3 Middle Single Coil, pull up does nothing.
Pos.2 Middle and Bridge, pull up adds Neck Single Coil.
Pos.1 Tele Bridge, pull up adds Neck Single Coil.
| Scale Length | 25″ |
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| Headstock Angle | 13° |
| Neck Thickness @ 1st fret | 0.830″ |
| Neck Thickness @ 10th fret | 0.890″ |
| Nut Width | 1 11/16″ |
| String Spacing @ bridge | 2.125″ |
Sample Guitar and Image Gallery
View a sample Classic below. More pictures can be seen in The Classic gallery.
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