This guitar is a Fender Telecaster 1952 reissue tribute model to Keith Richards' main stage and studio axe: MICAWBER. (By the way, the name MICAWBER comes from a fictional character by one of Keith’s favorite authors, Charles Dickens). You can hear Micawber on Start Me Up, Brown Sugar, Jumpin Jack Flash, to name a few. This guitar is exclusively made by Fender Japan, which offers excellent quality and craftsmanship.
This Micawber is in very good condition. The body is made of Swamp Ash in a Honeyscotch Blonde Lacquer finish. The guitar plays very fast and its tone is incredible. Featured at the neck is a genuine Gibson chrome humbucker reversely installed, as per Keith's, the bridge position holds a Fender Vintage Telecaster pickup in a 6 saddle brass bridge. This guitar is completely cloth wired. This Micawber is a Made in Japan N-serial which dates it to 1993-94. The pickup switch selector has a white Stratocaster knob, which is Keif's idea.
All original specs are detailed, including neck shape, fingerboard radius, hardware, pickups and electronics. Here are the specifications on the guitar: YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1993, SERIAL NUMBER: N, COLOR: Honeyscotch Blonde, BODY: Swamp Ash, NECK: 1-Piece Maple, 'U' Shape, 324 Scale, MACHINE HEADS: Gotoh Vintage Tuners in chrome, FINGERBOARD: Maple, 7.25 Radius (184R), NO. OF FRETS: 21 Vintage Style Frets, PICKUPS: Gibson Humbucker pickup in the neck position and Fender Tele Vintage Single-Coil Pickup in bridge, CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone, BRIDGE: 6 saddle brass bridge. PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup 2. Bridge and Neck Pickup 3. Neck Pickup, HARDWARE: Chrome, PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Black Bakelite, SCALE LENGTH: 25.5 (648 mm), WIDTH AT NUT: 1.650 (42 mm).
If you have missed out on our other Keith Richards Micawbers or Malcolms, then this is your chance to grab a beautiful one. There are some slight blemishes on the guitar that dont take away from the overall beauty of the instrument and are not noticeable while playing. We have tried to show these in the photos which are listed in the GUITAR PICS section in this site.
The guitar plays like a dream and has an incredible tone and resonance that is warm and deep. The neck is straight and fretwear is minimal. Genuine Fender gig bag case in black included, not shown in pictures.
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