The 1967 Telecaster Bigsby DLX Closet Classic is a late sixties Tele with a Bigsby B5 vibrato and an RSD Jaguar/Jazzmaster bridge in place of the usual saddles, on a 2-piece select ash body. The DLX Closet Classic aging is light: moderate finish checking and some hardware oxidation, the look of a guitar that was polished and kept with care.
The maple neck and maple fingerboard carry a '60s Oval "C" back, a 9.5" radius, narrow tall frets and black Micarta dots. Two Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele pickups, master volume and a Greasebucket tone circuit, which takes off highs without piling up bass as you roll it down. Vintage-style F tuners and a 3-ply parchment pickguard.
For the same pickups on a fixed bridge and an alder body, see the 1966 Telecaster DLX Closet Classic. The 1963 Esquire Custom Bigsby DLX Closet Classic puts a Bigsby on a single-pickup, bound body, and the John 5 Signature Bigsby Telecaster is the artist take.
Finishes are 3-Color Sunburst, Candy Apple Red and Natural Blonde, all with a maple board.
The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Aging: DLX Closet Classic
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 7 mm
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Truss Rod: Late '60s
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: RSD Jaguar/Jazzmaster
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender/Schaller Vintage “F” Style
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell