The Artisan Knotty Pine Tele Thinline uses a chambered roasted pine body with a knotty pine top and an f-hole, bound in brown shell with rope purfling. The finish is Aged Natural nitrocellulose lacquer in NOS condition, so the knots and grain stay in plain view.
Two Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster pickups run through Fat '50s Tele wiring, which holds on to more treble as you roll the volume back. A three-way blade, one volume and one tone. The 2A roasted birdseye maple neck has a '60s Oval "C" carve and a 3A Rosewood fingerboard on a 9.5" radius with 21 narrow tall frets, and the bridge is a '58-'63 Tele unit with brass RSD saddles.
For pine under a burl top, see the Artisan Buckeye Burl Double Esquire. The Vintage Custom 1950 Pine Esquire is the straight historical take on a pine body.
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: Roasted Pine
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Binding: Brown Shell
Pickguard: 1-Ply Tortoiseshell
Aging: NOS
NECK
Neck Material: 2A Roasted Birdseye Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot
Side Dots: Mother of Pearl
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Volume, Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Deluxe Tweed Hardshell