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 FENDER USA Custom Shop Closet Classic 1967 Smugglers Telecaster (2015)

Squealing Pig Guitars Website Price £2499.99


Description

2016 Fender Custom Shop 1967 Closet Classic Smuggler’s Telecaster. A killer remake of the rare Smuggler’s cavity Tele! An amazing guitar and this one is in fantastic. The Closet Classic is one of my favourite Custom Shop guitars and this one is such a cool and unique guitar! It features what Fender describe as a "smuggler's cavity" which is a hollowed out section of the guitar beneath a transparent pick-guard. This guitar is based on the Original and considerably rare 1967 Smugglers' Fender Tele, which was quite a strange build at the time. Fender recreated the model in very limited numbers. 


I'm sure by now you'll know that certain vintage Fender guitars can command some quite staggering prices. Indeed, all is not as it first seems, for if you remove the pickguard on this Tele, it's revealed to be a recreated example of a "Smuggler's" Tele, so named because of the cavities in the body below the pickguard, in which - I'm sure you could imagine - it would conceivably be possible to hide contraband. These cavities were intended to reduce weight in the guitar body; personally I've never found Teles particularly heavy and maybe the consensus of opinion was that the production of a slightly lighter than usual Telecaster didn't really warrant the extra machining on the body and so these "Smuggler's" were only produced briefly in 1967. 


With its special “smuggler’s cavity”—a hollowed-out portion of the body beneath the pickguard, 2016’s Limited Edition 1967 Closet Classic Smuggler’s Telecaster offers an enlightened take on classic ’60s Tele style. With hand-wound 1967 Telecaster pickups and a lightly aged Closet Classic lacquer finish on its ash body, it delivers a phenomenal playing experience. Other premium features include a tinted maple neck with mid-’60s oval “C” profile, round-laminated maple fingerboard with 9.5” radius, 6105 frets and bone nut, three-way switch and modern wiring, three-ply white pickguard (in case) and vintage hardware. 


A Closet Classic finish is such a popular choice for guitar players that want an aged finish without the guitar looking like it has been beaten and battered! This accompanied with a super playable maple neck and board, the guitar is just a joy to play.




Serial Number: CZ525289

Time of Manufacture: 2015

Place of Manufacture: Custom Shop, Corona. USA

Neck Profile: Oval C Shape Neck Profile

Fret Condition: No Fret Wear

Weight: 7.8

Action: Professionally set-up Low action 10's'

Overall Condition: "New Condition" 

Colour: Vintage Blonde

Originality: 100% Original and Untouched 

Dings, Scratches, other: Nothing to report. - Please refer to pictures below.


Welcome to Squealing Pig Guitars! We first started buying and selling guitars in 2012 and the business was set up in 2014. Lets begin by Saying we are fans of vintage and high quality guitars and are dedicated to offering the highest quality Guitars, Basses, Amplifiers and Effects pedals from before the 1960’s through to the present day. Whilst, we mainly Stock Fender and Gibson Guitars we are very interested in other brands such as Epiphone, Ibanez, Takamine, Ovation, and PRS.

  We buy, sell and trade; appraise collections or individual instruments, and arrange private sales on behalf of clients. We seek to trade with honesty and integrity and offer accurate descriptions and detailed photos on all items listed on our website. To hand part by part descriptions are always available by email or phone. 


 
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