In stock is a Fender Japan Telecaster 1952 salute 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 beautiful Telecaster is in very good condition. The body is made of Swamp Ash in a beautiful blonde Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish. The guitar plays very fast and its tone is incredible. Featured at the neck is a Fender Dragster Neck Humbucker reversely installed, as per Keith's, the bridge position holds a Schecter Single Coil pickup in a 6 saddle brass bridge. This Micawber is a Made In Japan O-serial which dates it to 1993. The pickup switch selector has a white Stratocaster knob, which is Keif's idea also.
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, COLOR: Blonde, BODY: Swamp Ash in Nitrocellulose Lacquer, NECK: 1-Piece Maple, 324 Scale (25.5 inch), MACHINE HEADS: Gotoh Sealed Tuners in chrome, FINGERBOARD: Maple, 7.25 Radius (184R), NO. OF FRETS: 21 Vintage Style Frets, PICKUPS: Fender Dragster Neck Humbucker in the neck position and Fender Vintage Single-Coil pickup in bridge, CONTROLS are Master Volume, Master Tone, BRIDGE: 6 saddle chrome 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).
There are a few blemishes, the main one being a chip on the back edge of the guitar. The blemishes are not noticeable while playing and dont take away from the beauty of the instrument. See more photos on our GUITAR PICS page 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. Gig bag case in black included, not shown in pictures.
EMS Shipping to U.S. $109, Worldwide is a bit more.
