Fender Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe Build WRHBs Olympic White 2024
Fender Shiflett Tele Deluxe build, olympic white, assembled in Australia 2024. This nasty pasty, and it's companion build, were dreamt up and brought into existence by a regular Topshelfer. Let's break down what we've got here. First, the neck is a Mex-made maple and rosewood Chris Shiflett model, which feels great. That's paired with a Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Deluxe body. The mint-black-mint pickguard was custom CNC cut by Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars, who also adjusted the routing of the body to accommodate the additional controls and different shaped pickups. The pickups are a set of Fender Wide Range HBs, totally rebuilt by Melbourne's Madlove Pickups. They've gone nuts: proper CuNiFe magnets, Formvar wire, vintage bobbins, four-wire outputs... the whole works. They sound fantastic: big girthy lows, heaps of growl and poke through the mids, shimmery expansive highs. The clever five way switch means you can split the pickups to either coil, and every position hum cancels, and... there's a phase reverse switch. Clever stuff, and heaps of fun to mess around with. If you're after an extra deluxe Deluxe, this one is much deluxe indeed.
Model: Fender Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe Build
Made: assembled in Australia
Serial: MX23059831
Finish: olympic white
Body: Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Deluxe, Indonesia 2023, poplar
Neck: Fender Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe, Mexico 2023, maple, rosewood fretboard, 25.5" scale, 12" radius
Weight: 3.320kg
Mods: assembled from parts including custom pickguard, hardware and wiring
Pickups: Madlove Pickups Wide Range Humbucker x2. These are a totally rebuilt Fender model. CuNiFe magnets, vintage sized bobbin and reflector plate, wound with Formvar wire, four conductor wiring
Controls: five way switch for bridge/outer coils/all coils/inner coils/neck, top horn switch to reverse phase on neck pickup, volume/volume/tone/tone controls using CTS 450 1 meg series pots
Accessories: Fender gig bag
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has no major marks. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, no major marks. The back has dimples along the back edge. The sides have dimples on the bottom horn. The front has minor dimples around the bridge.
Overall: excellent condition (9.5/10)
Playing condition notes: action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 10/46 strings.
Fret life: 9.5/10, minor wear only