And of course it has the Wide-Range humbucker, and when paired with the stock Telecaster bridge pickup, a very wide range of tones are available. The neck is nice and comfortable with great action and the truss rod functions perfectly. Gibson type 3 way pickup selector, Different to the regular Telecaster, the Custom came equipped with a factory humbucker in the neck-position, just like Keith Richard from the Stones played in the 70s ! This is an original Antigua custom colour with matching finish on the scratch plate too, and thisguitar is almost flawless. Some areas throughout the finish have developed a great patina giving the guitar an awesome vintage look. CuNiFe pickups have hi-fi clarity yet never lose their attack and definition no matter how hard they are pushed. Antigua custom paint finish, Hardware: Non Original Brass Bridge and Saddles. By clicking Subscribe, I agree to receive exclusive offers & promotions, news & reviews, and personalized tips for buying and selling on Reverb. Please check the fields highlighted in red. Jahnstrasse 5 Pickups/Electronics: Original Fender Wide Range humbucker in the neck and single-coil in the bridge. We 9:30 - 18:30 Skirted black control knobs and a 4-ply black pickguard. All right reserved. The strap buttons are unoriginal, otherwise all electronics and parts are original and in perfect working condition. White dot inlays, Call or email us today to schedule an in-person appointment to visit our showroom! All Orders Placed Before 3PM EST Qualify For Free Same Day Shipping. It's numerous modifications give the guitar a unique look and feel with vintage Sperzel tuners, a 6-saddle brass bridge, and Gibson speed knobs! 1978 Fender Telecaster Custom in Black with rosewood fret board, all original and in great conditon. black Fender case with black interior. Condition: Great shape for its age! Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments. We are your source for all of the best new and used electric and acoustic guitars, amps, and effects pedals. A few minor belt marks on the back, otherwise superb condition, The 1970s Fender Telecaster Custom was a significant departure from the 1960s Custom, which had basically been a stock model with a bound body. The bridge pickup origin is unknown- but it has enough output to balance with the Wide Range comfortably and has the 70s Tele tone you would hope for. Built by Digital Edison. The sanded neck and fingerboard feels well played and super comfortable- as well as the refret which has the guitar playing gymnastically with low action. Standard Tele pickup in the bridge Contact Us, 254 Cleveland Avenue South St. Paul MN 55105 | phone: (651) 699-1913 | email: info@williesguitars.com There are various minor surface scratches, nicks, dings, dents and chips throughout the guitar with some light buckle rash throughout the back. 1999-2022 The Twelfth Fret. 1978 Fender Telecaster Custom - Black incl. Please continue to wear a mask during your time here at Brian's Guitars if you are not vaccinated. $2,500.00, Natural, this guitar has some excellent mojo. Germany, Email: info@guitarpoint.de Do you want to sell your used or vintage guitar, Ash tray bridge with six individual saddles and the original bridge cover. Note the Gibson layout of the volume and tone pots. The fingerboard is in great shape as well and is remarkably clean. black Fender case. A chrome cover with a 3 3 exposed pole piece design and Fender logo completes the vintage-70s vibe. The resulting Wide Range pickup used large bobbins and threaded CuNiFe-rod magnets to achieve its distinctively brilliant sound, as heard on that eras Telecaster Custom, Thinline and Deluxe guitars. 63477 Maintal pre-owned guitar, bass or amplifier we have had for sale. Two volumes and two tone controls. All rights reserved. Whats special about this guitar: This is simply an ultra cool, great playing 1978 Fender Telecaster Custom with incredible sounding pickups. Tele-style headstock with 6 F-Logo/Schaller Tuners. email: info@williesguitars.com All custom colour guitars are rare, and this Antigua model is no exception a nice one to add to anyTele collection! Only 243 melody makers left the factory in 1960 and Years of Production:1972 - 1981Body Style:Single cutaway solid-bodyWood Composition:Alder, Maple neck, Maple fingerboardDesign Elements:One single-coil and one humbucker pickup, black pickguard, volume and tonecontrols, 25 1/2-inch scale length, string thur-bodyFinish Specifications: Black is astandard finish for the Telecaster Custom.Notable Tele Players:Keith Richards, Merle Haggard, Johnny Greenwood, James Burton. Copyright 2022 Cream City Music. Consigned. The body is Ash, and the neck is Maple. Th 9:30 - 18:30 CALL TOLL FREE: +1-877-726-0756 OR EMAIL BRIAN@BRIANSGUITARS.COM. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Title of post being viewed during contact. Our customers are now welcome to visit the Brian's Guitars showroom without an appointment! 1 orig. Subscribe to receive updates, access to exclusive deals, and more. orig. Natural, Lovely ash body,9.5 pounds, maple neck with 25.5 scale, 1 & 5/8 nut, and 7.25 radius, 2 string trees, F tuners, 3-bolt neck with Micro-Tilt, 3-ply black guard with traditional Telecaster pickup in the 6-way bridge (string-through-body, of course) and an amazing-sounding original Seth Lover-designed Fender Wide-Range humbucker in the neck, 3-way selector on upper bout, individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, knobs are changed, otherwise original, comes with the original black plastic hard case. The guitar plays well and sounds great! The guitar has some minor playwear, typical for a almost 40 year old guitar, the original frets are still in great shape, the neck has a nice medium C-shape size, there is a almost invisible repair in (and under) the pickguard from an adition mini-switch! Original big frets are in great shape. The Fender Wide-Range humbucker was designed by Seth Lover to avoid infringing on the patents for the Gibson humbucker he had originally designed. Sought after by musicians of all genres for decades, the original-era real CuNiFe-magnet pickups disappeared when the Telecaster Custom was discontinued in 1979.. Just out of our shop with a fresh neck reset! Maple neck, The neck is extremely comfortable and has that nice slender profile. 2x Volumen- / 2x Tone-controls, 3-way toggleswitch. Fender F tuners are in perfect working condition. All Rights Reserved , Fender started reproducing these CuNiFe pickup, Reduced Larrivee OO-05 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1993, Bruce West Cutaway Classical Brazilian Rosewood, 2016, SOLD (Discontinued) Wildwood Minstrel Old Time Frailing Open-back Banjo, SOLD Gretsch G6120 DSW Archtop Electric Guitar Orange, 2009, SOLD Gibson Les Paul Classic P90 Ebony Black, 2018, SOLD Eastman AR803CE Archtop Jazz Guitar, Serial Number: S816454, built during early 1978 in Fullerton CA. Don't miss any news and events and register here for our email newsletter, GuitarPoint GmbH $4,500.00, Sunburst, single cut with large pickup. In addition to the larger size, the magnets are CuNiFe (an alloy of Copper, Nickel and Iron) with threads cut into the magnets themselves. Vintage 1978 Fender Telecaster Custom Electric Guitar Natural. Simply put, this Tele Custom has everything youd want in a 70s Fender down to the natural finish and rare light-weight. The finish is in overall good condition, with a few small chips and dents and a bit of textured deterioration. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Note the cool glued on Stay safe, be kind and hope you El Diablo Amps & Guitars - Online Store - USA, 2011 Fender Pro Junior III 15-Watt 1x10" Guitar Combo, Fender Blues Junior 15-Watt 1x12" Guitar Combo, Fender Gen 4 Noiseless Telecaster Bridge Pickup, 2017 CME Exclusive Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Standard, 1966 Fender Vibro Champ (Made in England Mullard 12AX7s), Mill City Lutherie Longfellow Double Thinline #21017, Nut Material: Bone nut replacement (in-shop), Pickups: OriginalFender Wide Range humbucker in the neck, Controls:Dual volume and tone controls and a 3-way selector switch. This Custom has a Fender Wide Range humbucker at the neck position, and a standard Telecasterpickup at the bridge country bite with a complete contrast in the singing neck humbucker. Chromed metal-bridge with 6 individual smooth round saddles. Su closed, https://guitarpoint.de/product/1978-fender-telecaster-custom-black/. Dot inlays, . & vintage gear archive, a history of every Excellent player grade vintage Fender! CuNiFe was hard to source, and when the Custom and Deluxe models were discontinued in 1979, CuNiFe almost completely disappeared from the market. $3,595.00, phone: (651) 699-1913 Incl. Cream City Music will buy a single piece or an entire See a video-clip of the 1978 Fender Telecaster Custom - Black: Subscribe to the newsletter. This guitar is largely original though the witch hat volume and tone control knobs have been replaced with black Strat-type knobs, and the G tuner seems to have been serviced. Our expertly trained sales team is ready to help! Oops, looks like you forgot something. This is most evident on the headstock. $3,995.00, Sunburst, EX-, has a fantastic big neck with Brazilian Rosewood fretboard. Case: Includes the original hardshell case. The pickups both sound beautiful and have that distinct vintage sound so many players are after. Came to us with a BadAss bridge but we found a repro This 1978 Fender Telecaster Custom is sold without case. $4000. Neck: super comfortable, slender maple neck with a skunk stripe down the back and neck tilt adjustment at the neck heel. First #TeleTuesday of 2021!!! Body: Solid ash body in natural finish. Comes in its orig. Sine 1972, reference to any Telecaster Custom or Custom Telecaster typically means the humbucker '70s version. Fender started reproducing these CuNiFe pickups in 2020 and they are presently available as separate parts. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. This guitar has also been converted to the six-saddle bridge; many of these models were (and presently are) shipped with both three- and six-saddle bridges. This instrument is in very good condition, and is an absolute winner all round. collection with up to $500,000 paid same-day for your gear. At the same time, a two-humbucker version was introduced, named the Telecaster Deluxe. Phone: +49 6109 607860 Sa 9:30 - 16:00 Fr 9:30 - 18:30 Nice dark 2-tone sunburst, and from that era at Gibson where every last surface is bursted - top, back, sides, back of neck, top, back and sides of headstock, Rosewood fret board, Those with sharp eyes will notice that the G tuner post is slightly shorter, suggesting that the button came loose, the post was shortened and the button re-attached. Fender humbucker and 1 singlecoil in the bridgeposition. Fender Wide Range humbucker in the neck position, Breakbeats, not the bankShop Beatmaking Week deals nowLearn more, The Telecaster Custom launched in 1972 with a newly designed humbucker pickup in in its neck position. Previously, Fender had produced a guitar called the Custom Telecaster which only differed from the regular Telecaster in its finish options and binding. EX-. Maple fingerboard with black dot inlays. As popular music roared with the fatter tones of humbuckers at the dawn of the 1970s, Fender hired acclaimed pickup designer Seth Lover to create a distinctly Fender-flavored take on a higher-output dual-coil pickup. EX-, these are rather rare as the stronger output large pickup was only made for 18 months. orig. Here were looking at a Fender Telecaster Custom dating to early 1978, sporting the Sunburst finish and Maple neck. Tu 9:30 - 18:30 The maple fingerboard is one of the cleanest weve seen for a Fender from this era and the guitar is remarkably lightweight at only 7lbs, 11.0oz! In contrast, the Telecaster Custom introduced in 1972 and built until 1979 introduced the head-end Bullet truss rod adjuster, the three-bolt MicroTilt neck angle adjuster, and a huge change for Fender the Wide-Range Humbucker designed by Seth Lover. Thank you all for your understanding and cooperation. Sign up and subscribe our newsletter to get news update about us. The frets have only light play wear and plenty of life in them. All Photos and Text 2001 - 2022 Copyright Willie's Guitars. Classic country and rock tones are abundant in this guitar, and at 8lbs even we consider it somewhat easier on the shoulder than other examples of this era. Dual volume and tone controls and a 3-way selector switch. The first authentic CuNiFe-magnet-powered Wide Range pickup in more than 40 years delivers rich bell-like humbucking tone with full bass and clear treble. The neck pickup is original and has great power in front of all the amps we plug it into. bass, or amplifier? One look and youll get the vibe. 1 5/8" nut width, 25.5 scale length. Nice comfortable 1-piece mapleneck with skunk-stripe. WhatsApp: 4916094485205, Mo 9:30 - 18:30 This Instrument is part of the Cream City Music used This beautiful 78 Tele Custom is 44 years old and has a bunch of stories to tell! Thank you for all of the patience and understanding over the past year. black Fender hardshell case with black interior.