Chris Shiflett plays hard rock with the Foo Fighters and country on his own records, and this signature Telecaster Deluxe is modelled on his favourite '72 Tele Deluxe. Two CS1 and CS2 high-output humbuckers sit in an alder body, each with its own volume and tone on skirted amp knobs, switched with a 3-position toggle.
The maple neck has a "C" profile, the large Strat headstock and a bullet truss rod, and the 12" radius rosewood fingerboard is flat enough for low action and clean bends. A strings-through-body hardtail bridge and vintage-style tuners keep it simple.
For the same layout with noiseless CS-90 single-coils, nitrocellulose finish and an American build, compare the Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe. The American Vintage II 1975 Telecaster Deluxe is the vintage-correct take on the original. This one comes in Shoreline Gold with a mint green pickguard.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: Mexico
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
Body Shape: Telecaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Truss Rod: Bullet Style
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: CS1 Humbucking
Neck Pickup: CS2 Humbucking
Pickup Configuration: HH
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Strat Strings-Through-Body Hardtail
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
Control Knobs: Skirted Amp Knobs
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
CASE
Case: Standard Black Hardshell