Hello, you are bidding on a Fender Japan Dr. K Telecaster in excellent, excellent condition. This model telecaster is only made by Fender Japan and is a Crafted in Japan Q Serial model which dates it to 2003 from the serial number. Of all the Fender Japan Telecaster’s that have come into my shop, this one is particularly rare. The wiring on this guitar has been modified so that it is now a 7 tone telecaster, instead of its original 5 tones. The switch to turn on the extra 2 tones is the push/pull volume knob. The tones are as follows:
neck
neck + Middle
middle
middle + bridge
bridge
When the volume knob is pulled up the two additional tones are:
neck + bridge
neck + middle + bridge
This beautiful guitar was made in 2003 and features a center seam alder body, solid maple neck, Gotoh tuners, LACE Hot Gold Sensor pickups in the neck and middle position, and a Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue single coil in the bridge position. For the record: This neck has ZERO fret wear.
All original specs are detailed, including neck shape, fingerboard radius, hardware, pickups and electronics. Here are the specifications on the guitar.
SERIAL NUMBER: Q030282
COLOR: 3 tone sunburst
BODY: 2 piece center seamed alder body (bound)
NECK: Maple solid piece, Medium C profile, 25.5 inch Scale, 42mm nut, 21 frets, 7.25 radius
HARDWARE: Chrome, F Silhoutte Neck Plate in Chrome
PICKGUARD: 1 ply White
This Telecaster is beautiful for its 21 years of age. The neck is pristine with zero fret wear; essentially, the neck is unplayed. It has a few very light blemishes on the body, but nothing that takes away from its overall beauty. If you are looking for a drop dead beautiful and versatile Telecaster with above and beyond tonal capability, you found the winner here. For the record, Fender Japan craftsmanship is second to none!!
We will try to answer all of your questions and we accept international bidders and ship anywhere in the world. Have fun!!
