Introducing the Limited-Edition Raphael Saadiq Telecaster®. Guitarist, bassist, multi-platinum producer and Grammy winning artist Raphael Saadiq built his reputation on the keen vision and vintage timbres that power his potent productions – Like Raphael’s music, this timeless model seamlessly blends retro and contemporary elements to astounding effect.
Saadiq’s requisite appointments – ash body, maple neck and slab rosewood fingerboard with clay dots, vintage-tall frets and bone nut – keep the tone, look and feel planted firmly in the Fender wheelhouse. The old-school ’59 “C”-shape neck and vintage-spec hardware harmonize with the flash paint job, distinctive black binding, custom-tooled graphic pickguard design and flatter 9.5” fingerboard radius to give the Raphael Saadiq Telecaster the best of both worlds. Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele® pickups up the ante for tones that will inspire, enchant and transport you to your own instant vintage dimension. Deluxe hardshell case included.
Features
- Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele® Pickups
- Top Bound Ash Body with Black binding
- 1-Ply Acrylic Pickguard with Custom Shape and Artwork
- Dark Red Metallic Finish
- Black Gloss Painted Headstock
- Custom Neckplate
Specs
- Truss Rod Wrench: 1/8" Hex (Allen)
- Ash body with single-ply black top binding
- Gloss polyurethane body finish
- Telecaster® body shape
- Custom Raphael Saadiq Single-Coil Tele® bridge and neck pickups
- Master Volume and Master Tone controls
- SS pickup configuration
- Dark Red Metallic color
- Right-hand orientation
- Limited Edition Raphael Saadiq Telecaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dark Metallic Red product name
- Artist Signature series
- Pure Vintage 3-Saddle Tele® bridge with threaded steel barrel saddles
- Includes chrome bridge cover
- 4-screw vintage-style bridge mounting
- Knurled flat-top control knobs
- Nickel/Chrome hardware finish
- 4-bolt neck plate with custom Raphael Saadiq logo, serialized
- 1-ply acrylic pickguard with custom graphic
- Chrome neck pickup cover, black bridge pickup cover
- Vintage-style strap buttons
- Butterfly string trees
- Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 strings
- Top Hat Style black switch tip
- Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe" tuning machines
- Vintage tall frets
- 25.5" (64.77 cm) scale length
- Commodity Code: 9207901000
- Slab Rosewood fingerboard with 9.5" (241 mm) radius
- Telecaster® headstock
- 4-bolt standard neck construction
- Satin urethane finish on back of neck with gloss urethane headstock face
- Maple neck material with 1959 "C" shape
- 21 frets
- Bone nut with 1.650" (42 mm) width
- Clay dot position inlays
- Vintage clay side dots
- Bone string nut
- Head adjust truss rod
- 1/8" hex truss rod nut adjustment