Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Dale Wilson Smoked Telecaster Heavy Relic

About the Master Builder
Dale Wilson arrived at Fender in 2003, joined the Custom Shop in 2005 and became a Master Builder in 2011. Building guitars has been a driving passion for the California native since childhood. “Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved guitars,” he said. “I didn’t dream of being a rock star; I dreamed of building the ultimate guitar. I was equally enthralled with the guitars just as much as I was with the players.” Woodworking runs in the Wilson family, and the requisite Custom Shop zeal for outstanding craftsmanship has long been part of Dale’s DNA. He did repair work and mods in a small guitar shop right out of high school in the late 1980s; subsequently moving on to stints at Dobro and Rickenbacker before arriving at Fender, where he worked on Guild, Gretsch and Benedetto guitars before beginning his apprenticeship with various Custom Shop Master Builders. He enjoys calling upon his extensive and varied experience as a craftsman to create highly distinctive guitars such as the Resophonic Thinline Telecaster. Wilson also built five beautiful custom guitars for the January 2011 NAMM Show while still an apprentice and was asked to sign the back of the headstocks, garnering him his Master Builder status.





Specifications:



Brand
Fender Custom Shop






Model
Masterbuilt Smoked Telecaster Heavy Relic


Finish Color
Smoked Nocaster Blonde


Master Builder
Dale Wilson


Aging
Heavy Relic


Finish Type
Nitrocellulose Lacquer


Weight
7.61 lbs


Body Wood
Ash


Neck Wood
Quarter Sawn Maple


Neck Shape
'52 Style "V"


Neck Dimensions
.750 1st - 1.000 12th


Fingerboard
Maple


Fingerboard Radius
7.25" - 9.50" Compound


Width at Nut
1.650”


Nut Material
Bone


Frets
6105


Pickups
Josefina Hand Wound Nocaster Pickups


Controls
1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-Way


Hardware
Nickel/Chrome


Tuners
Vintage Style


Bridge
B-16 Bigsby


Pickguard
1-Ply Black


Case
Hardshell Case


COA
Yes





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