Fender Limited Edition Wilko Johnson Telecaster (Black) Overview
Fender proudly announces the release of the Fender Wilko Johnson Telecaster guitar, which is sold exclusively throughout Europe. With his electrifying proto-punk Telecaster chops, angular onstage swagger and pre-Lydon thousand-yard stare, Wilko Johnson is a venerable, influential and unmistakable U.K. guitar hero. With pub rock institution Dr. Feelgood, Johnson was an original '70s-era architect of the bridge from no-nonsense Brit R&B to snarling high-energy punk. His percussively choppy fingerstyle work on his early-'60s Telecaster furiously fused rhythm and lead parts, inspiring a new generation of iconoclastic U.K. punk, new wave and post-punk guitarists. Fender's Wilko Johnson Telecaster now puts his distinctive-looking instrument in your hands, with features including a Black finish and single-ply red pickguard, maple neck with comfortable GÇ£CGÇ¥-shaped profile, and dual vintage-style single-coil pickups. Other features include a 7.25GÇ¥-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 vintage-style frets, three-way pickup switching, vintage-style strings-through-body bridge with three chrome-barrel saddles, and vintage-style tuners. Special in-case extras include two Wilko Johnson photos and facsimiles of the notebook pages on which Johnson penned Dr. Feelgood hits GÇ£She Does it Right,GÇ¥ GÇ£Back in the NightGÇ¥ and GÇ£Roxette.GÇ¥ GÇ£I have been working closely with Fender on the details of my signature Tele,GÇ¥ said Johnson. GÇ£It's great to know people will be able to play an instrument just like the one that has served me so well throughout my career.GÇ¥ The final batch of these limited edition guitars is due to arrive September 2014- pre order to reserve yours now!Call GAK now for product info, advice and the Best Prices - 01273 665400
- Body Wood: Alder
- Body Finish: Polyester
- Neck: Maple, "C" Shape
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone, 1.650" (42 mm)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25" (184.1 mm) Radius
- Frets: 21, Vintage-Style
- Position Inlays: White Dot
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Telecaster® with Chrome Barrel Saddles
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Red
- Strings: Fender® USA Super 250R, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Pickups: Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele® (Bridge) Vintage Style Single-Coil Tele® (Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
- -Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- -Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
- -Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone