• Model: W19 Limited Artisan Thinline Telecaster
• Base Model: ’52 Telecaster
• Finish: Aged Olympic White
• Finish Type: NOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body: Roasted Ash
• Body Construction: Hollow Body with F-Hole
• Body Binding: Herringbone StewMac #1020
• Top Binding: Tortoiseshell
• Back & Sides Finish: Aged Natural
• Neck: 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: African Blackwood, Round-Lam
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
• Neck Profile: ’63 Strat-Style C
• Neck Depth: .810" at 1st Fret / .970" at 12th Fret
• Frets: 21 Narrow Tall 6105
• Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650"
• Inlays: Vintage Clay Dots
• Neck Joint: 4-Bolt
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Neck Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Open-Loaded ’51 Nocaster
• Bridge Pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded ’51 Nocaster
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching: 3-Way Blade Pickup Selector
• Electronics: Fat ’50s Tele Wiring
• Bridge: ’58–’63 Telecaster Bridge with RSD Saddles
• Tuners: American Vintage ’56–’58 Style
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Tortoiseshell Thinline
• Hardware: Chrome / Nickel
• Case: Original Fender Custom Shop Strat/Tele Tweed Case
• Certificate of Authenticity: Included
• Limited Edition Decal & Certificate
• Country: USA
• Year: 2020

This is a particularly special Custom Shop Thinline and one of the more unusual Artisan builds from Fender’s 2019 NAMM Limited Edition programme. The Aged Olympic White top against the aged natural roasted ash back and sides gives it a really distinctive two-tone appearance, while the herringbone and tortoiseshell binding push it well beyond the look of a conventional Telecaster.

The neck specification is just as interesting. Fender paired a beautifully figured 3A roasted Birdseye maple neck with an African Blackwood round-lam fingerboard, a 9.5" radius and 6105 narrow-tall frets. The ’63 Strat-style C profile measures .810" at the first fret and .970" at the twelfth, giving it a comfortable vintage-inspired feel with enough substance higher up the neck.

The hand-wound ’51 Nocaster pickups keep the guitar grounded in classic Tele territory, while the roasted ash Thinline construction should add a little more air and resonance around the notes. Combined with Fat ’50s Tele wiring and the vintage-style bridge, this is a very characterful Fender that blends traditional Tele tone with genuinely boutique-level materials and detailing.

Mint condition. Presents exceptionally well overall with no noteworthy marks, fret wear or signs of use to mention. The aged finish is part of the original Fender Custom Shop specification rather than subsequent wear. Supplied with its original Fender Custom Shop tweed case, certificate of authenticity and Shop Floor Traveller.

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