Gene Baker Founders Design Stelecaster (10/2017-Today)
Custom Shop - Founders Design Series (Limited Edition)
MODEL NUMBER
1587182803
BODY
Body Material: Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Hybrid Stratocaster/Telecaster
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 10/56 "V" Back-Shape
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Hybrid, Telecaster-over-Stratocaster
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, back: 30th Anniversary Custom Shop V Logo "F", "FOUNDERS DESIGN", Gene Baker Signature
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound Original Blackguard Tele Bridge, flat poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single Coil Strat, staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single Coil Strat, staggered
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Modern Tele with Push/Pull Neck On/Off
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Engraved bridge cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Staggered (No Logo)
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment Relic (Strat Modified Style)
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Switch Tip: Black
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White (neck, mid), Black (bridge)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, 30th Anniversary Custom Shop V Logo "F", "FOUNDERS DESIGN", Gene Baker Signature, Serial
COLORS
Wide-Fade Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
G&G Founders Design Signature embroidered tweed center-pocket case (Red Interior)
Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Custom accessory kit
30th Anniversary Ash Tray Bridge with Cover Custom Shop V Logo "F", "FOUNDERS DESIGN" and Gene Baker Signature
COMMENTS
Relic Finish
FENDER SAYS
Gene Baker's Fender Custom Shop 30th Anniversary “Stelecaster” was inspired by the early mashups of the Stratocaster and Telecaster from Mike Bump, his former apprentice and now-R&D guru at Fender. “I just always felt that it belongs at Fender,” he said. “When you look at the model, just about everything is the Strat and the Tele 50/50 right up the center line. Mirror images of each other when you look at it. It looks very vintage and very familiar and friendly, although it makes you take a second thinking, ‘Whoa, what is that?’”
The model follows Gene’s “modern vintage” style – taking the best of both models to maximize form, fit, function and flow. The Stratocaster/Telecaster body is lightweight ash with a wide-fade Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst color. The quartersawn maple neck features a multi-tier Telecaster-over-Stratocaster headstock, bone nut and Founders Design decal with Gene Baker’s signature on the back of the headstock. Gene opted for nickel/chrome hardware with vintage-style tuning machines and American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, but chose modern Telecaster wiring.
1587182803
BODY
Body Material: Select Ash
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Hybrid Stratocaster/Telecaster
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 10/56 "V" Back-Shape
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Hybrid, Telecaster-over-Stratocaster
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, back: 30th Anniversary Custom Shop V Logo "F", "FOUNDERS DESIGN", Gene Baker Signature
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Handwound Original Blackguard Tele Bridge, flat poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single Coil Strat, staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '69 Single Coil Strat, staggered
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Modern Tele with Push/Pull Neck On/Off
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with Engraved bridge cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Staggered (No Logo)
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment Relic (Strat Modified Style)
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Switch Tip: Black
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White (neck, mid), Black (bridge)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, 30th Anniversary Custom Shop V Logo "F", "FOUNDERS DESIGN", Gene Baker Signature, Serial
COLORS
Wide-Fade Chocolate 2-Color Sunburst
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
G&G Founders Design Signature embroidered tweed center-pocket case (Red Interior)
Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Custom accessory kit
30th Anniversary Ash Tray Bridge with Cover Custom Shop V Logo "F", "FOUNDERS DESIGN" and Gene Baker Signature
COMMENTS
Relic Finish
FENDER SAYS
Gene Baker's Fender Custom Shop 30th Anniversary “Stelecaster” was inspired by the early mashups of the Stratocaster and Telecaster from Mike Bump, his former apprentice and now-R&D guru at Fender. “I just always felt that it belongs at Fender,” he said. “When you look at the model, just about everything is the Strat and the Tele 50/50 right up the center line. Mirror images of each other when you look at it. It looks very vintage and very familiar and friendly, although it makes you take a second thinking, ‘Whoa, what is that?’”
The model follows Gene’s “modern vintage” style – taking the best of both models to maximize form, fit, function and flow. The Stratocaster/Telecaster body is lightweight ash with a wide-fade Chocolate 3-Tone Sunburst color. The quartersawn maple neck features a multi-tier Telecaster-over-Stratocaster headstock, bone nut and Founders Design decal with Gene Baker’s signature on the back of the headstock. Gene opted for nickel/chrome hardware with vintage-style tuning machines and American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, but chose modern Telecaster wiring.
Un po' di storia: le Founders Design e il trentesimo anniversario del Custom Shop
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