At the dawn of the seventies, as popular music trended towards the fatter tones of humbucking pickups into overdriven amps, Fender hired legendary humbucking pickup designer Seth Lover to create a distinctly Fender-flavored take on a higher output dual-coil pickup. The resulting Wide Range pickup used large bobbins and threaded CuNiFe rod magnets to achieve its unique and brilliant sound. The Telecaster® Custom was discontinued in 1979 and real CuNiFe-magnet pickups disappeared with them.
The American Original ‘70s Telecaster Custom features the first authentic CuNiFe magnet powered Wide Range neck pickup in over 40 years, complimented by a calibrated Tim-Shaw-designed ‘70s Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup. Controls include individual volume and tone for each pickup and an upper-bout 3-way toggle switch. Other touches include original-era body radii, vintage-style hardware - including F logo tuners and bullet truss rod adjust and a lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe naturally with resonant tone. A vintage-style hardshell case is included.
 
Body
	
Body shape: Single cutaway
	
Body type: Solidbody
	
Body material: Alder
	
Orientation: Right-handed
Neck
	
Neck shape: C
	
Neck wood: Maple
	
Joint: Bolt-on
	
Scale length: 25.5”
Fingerboard
	
Material: Maple
	
Radius: 9.5"
	
Number of frets: 21
	
Nut width: 1.65"
Electronics
	
Neck: Tim Shaw Authentic CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucking
	
Bridge: Vintage-Style '70s Single-Coil Tele
	
Control layout: Volume 1. (Bridge Pickup), Volume 2. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Neck Pickup)
Hardware
	
Bridge type: Fixed Bridge
	
Tuning machines: Vintage F stamped
Other
	
Number of strings: 6
	
Country of origin: United States