Fender Heavy Relic Tele Black Sparkle w/ Floyd Rose John Cruz Masterbuilt - SOLD
John Cruz came to Fender in 1987, joined the Custom Shop in 1993 and became a Master Builder in 2003. Custom guitars are his passion, and he is the man behind several famous Custom Shop instruments, including the replica of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s famous “Number One” Stratocaster® guitar.
Cruz also built the limited-run Moto guitar and amp sets, worked on the ’49 Woody amp project and developed all production processes for the Rory Gallagher and Muddy Waters tribute guitars. Further, his meticulous work was essential to all aspects of the initial Custom Shop Relic guitars and basses, and he initiated the Custom Shop’s quality assurance program.
Guitar Specifications:
Masterbuilt or Teambuilt? - Masterbuilt
Builder - JOHN CRUZ
Finish Package - Heavy Relic
Plating - Chrome
Orientation - Right Handed
Weight - 8.4 lbs
BODY -
Body Wood - GTR & Bass Alder
Body Construction - 2 Piece
Color Finish - Black Sparkle
Sort for Light Weight - No Sort
Finish - Lacquer
HARDWARE -
Bridge Assembly - Custom Assembly, Floyd Rose Tremolo with Locking Nut
Tuner Keys: Vintage Relic
Neck Plate - Vintage Relic
NECK -
Neck Assembly - Custom Neck
Fingerboard - Maple
Neck Blank - 5/4 Quarter Sawn
Face Dot - Micarta Black 6.3MM
Side Dot - Micarta Black 3/32
Fret Wire - Cut Dunlop "6100" JMB
Fingerboard Radius - 9.5" Radius
Neck Shape - Modern "C" Shape
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret - .770"
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret - .830"
Nut - Floyd
PICKGAURD -
Style - Custom
Neck Pickup - OEM Bridge
Bridge Pickup - Duncan JB Humbucker
Pickguard - Custom Classic Tele, 3-Ply Black
Pickup Selector Switch - 3-way Lever
Volume & Tone Knobs - Volume Knob, No Tone but instead a Toggle switch as a Kill switch for both Pickups
Pots - 250K 10% Taper
Item #: 6944
Price: $7,674.00
Current Total: $0.00
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