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Prod. Code:
FTKR-109
Hello Greg
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 2 piece center seam Swamp Ash in a beautiful vintage blonde Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish. The guitar plays very fast and its tone is incredible. Featured at the neck is a Seymour Duncan '59 Neck chrome humbucker reversely installed, as per Keith's, the bridge position holds a Seymour Duncan Five-Two pickup in a 6 saddle chrome bridge. This Micawber is a Crafted in Japan S-serial which dates it to 2006. The pickup switch selector has a white Stratocaster knob, which is Keif's also 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: 2006, COLOR: Vintage Blonde, BODY: 2 piece piece Swamp Ash in Nitrocellulose Lacquer, NECK: 1-Piece Maple, 'V' Shape, 324 Scale, MACHINE HEADS: Gotoh Sealed Tuners in chrome, FINGERBOARD: Maple, 7.25 Radius (184R), NO. OF FRETS: 21 Vintage Style Frets, PICKUPS: Seymour Duncan '59 Neck pickup in the neck position and Seymour Duncan Five-Two Single-Coil Pickup in bridge, CONTROLS are CTS Pots: 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). This guitar has U.S. hardware.
The hardware on this Micawber are USA made from the Switchcraft jack, pickups, knobs, spring loaded pickup selector switch, to the CTS pots. Blemishes are minimal on the guitar and dont take away from the beauty of the instrument. See more photos on our GUITAR PICS page in this site. Its weight is 3.8 kilograms or 8.3 pounds.
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.
