Fender Blacktop Telecaster Electric Guitar - RW - Candy Apple Red
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Fenders new and innovative Blacktop guitar series expand the sonic horizon of the classic Fender Telecaster guitar by powering it with high-gain humbucking pickups.
Sleek and supercharged, the Fender Blacktop Telecaster HH has dual over-wound Alnico humbucking pickups, with other distinctive touches including skirted black amp knobs, a reversed chrome control plate and a hard-tail bridge.
Other features include an Alder body, Maple neck with 9.5?-radius Rosewood fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, gloss polyester finish and chrome hardware.
We start with the traditional slim Tele style headstock, Fenders spaghetti logo on the glossy front and TELECASTER in block letter. The back is also finished in gloss, with the guitars serial numer, Made in Mexico and a row of 6 enclosed, Fender branded die-cast Chrome machine heads.
The back of the Maple neck is also finished in gloss, and we have a pale Rosewood 'skunk' stripe here. The neck itself is fairly slin, Fenders 'modern' C shape, no tree trunks here, this is made for rocking!
The fingerboard on this model is Rosewood, very dark with a tight, hard grain. Fretwork is excellent as you'd be right to expect, medium jumbo frets - again, this guitar is made for rock! We have 21 frets with large white dot markers. Set up nicely by the Mexican factory, we have an action as supplied of between 2-3mm at the 12th fret.
The neck joins the Alder body at the 17th fret on the bass side, 20th on the treble, the cutaway here gives good access to the top frets. The body itself is finished in an all over metallic Candy Apple Red, the back has a decent ribcage chamfer, giving a very comfortable playing position (for a Tele at least).
The front of the Blacktop Telecaster has a traditional 3 ply back scratchplate, notice the control plate, upside down, the volume is at the top, then tone, and the 3 way pickup selector switch is at the bottom. The knobs are black 'skirted' style, the type you find on Fender amplifiers.
The bridge is a simple, small Chrome die-cast affair, with thru body stringing and 6 single Chrome die-cast saddles, all adjustable for intonation and string height.
So, 2 covered humbuckers on a Tele I hear you ask! I think Fender are taking on Gibson here, and to very good effect. The Vintage Alnico pickups are powerful, with a large tonal range. On your clean channel, whilst you won't get that traditional Tele twang, you will still get sweet highs, good body depth and clarity, great for country, jazz and pop.
But the Blacktop comes alive on the drive channel, the powerful humbuckers sound amazing as you crank up the gain, going from funk, though blues and onto rock and, yes, metal. This Telecaster is great for metal!
If, like me, you love Telecasters, but sometimes need more power and drive, then this very versatile Blacktop will give you a great alternative. Good for a wide variety of uses, it kind of looks traditional, plays modern, and definitely sounds very new.
- Country of Origin - Mexico
- Body - Alder
- Nut width - 42mm
- Neck - Maple, bolt on
- Fingerboard - Rosewood, dot inlays, 9.5" radius, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
- Hardware - Chrome
- Tuners - Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Bridge - StringsThroughBody Hardtail Bridge With 6 Cast Saddles
- Pickups - 2*Hot Vintage Alnico Bridge Humbuckers with Nickel Covers
- Controls - 1*volume, 1*tone, 3way selector, Skirted Amp Knobs
In Stock
All products on our website are in stock unless shown as 'Call 08452222603 To Order', this means we can deliver your order to you very quickly, subject to payment authorisation. The next dispatch date is shown against each product, and below is an indication of when you can expect your purchase.
All Guitars are Checked Before Dispatch
All Guitars go through our 12 point checking procedure to make sure that it passes our standards before shipping. This helps ensure your guitar will reach you in perfect condition. All guitars are checked against our 12 point check list and once passed, have a Guitarbitz quality control sticker attached. In addition to this we want to ensure that no harm can come to your guitar on the journey between us and you and so we have a rigorous packing procedure involving multiple protective layers. If you notice that this packaging is damaged when delivered by our courier, it is important to check the goods and if damaged, refuse the delivery and call us immediately. For your peace of mind, we have outlined the 12 point check below to show how we are passionate about your instrument.
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| 1) Finish checked for imperfections or damage |
2) Strings tuned up and tested for tone and playability |
3) Neck checked for bending or humps |
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| 4) Truss rod adjusted for correct positioning |
5) Frets examined for playability |
6) Bridge checked for position and hold on strings |
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| 7) Strap buttons tested for secure fitting |
8) Neck joint examined |
9) Machine heads turned and tested for secure grip on strings |
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| 10) Nut tested for secure fitting and correct string height |
11) Switches, volume and tone controls tested for faulty connections | 12) Pickups checked for responsiveness |
For more details on our checking and packing procedure, please see our 12 Point Check and Packing Procedures page.
When You Will Receive your Order
Guitar accessories - strings, straps, stands, tuners and other small items
• Orders weighing less than 2kg are posted via First Class Royal Mail on the dispatch date shown.
• Orders weighing less than 2kg with a value over £30 will be sent First Class Royal Mail Recorded Delivery on the dispatch date shown.
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date for these orders, but First Class post usually takes 1-2 days.
Guitars, Amplifiers and larger items
• Orders weighing over 2kg are sent via our next working day courier service.
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When Interlink Express deliver:
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• You are notified of this by email on the morning of delivery
• If not convenient you can use the email to change the delivery date
International Deliveries
We can deliver to the following European countries,
• Zone 1 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain - £15 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 2 - Finland, Portugal and Sweden - £25 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 3 - Switzerland and Norway - £50 (excluding TAX) per order.
Please note that we can only deliver international orders to the billing address of the credit card used. These orders typically take 3-5 working days to be delivered, you can still track your orders via the Internet in the same way.
