Fender Masterbuilt Dale Wilson 1951 Heavy Relic Telecaster - Pale Nocaster Blonde

DESCRIPTION

A True Grit Classic Electric Ax
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.”Wilson comes from a long line of expert woodworkers, and the requisite Custom Shop zeal for outstanding craftsmanship has long been part of his 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 unique guitars such as the Resophonic Thinline Telecaster. Wilson also built five beautiful custom guitars for the January 2011 NAMM Show while still an apprentice, but was asked to signed the back of the headstocks and subsequently promoted to Fender Custom Shop Master Builder.






FEATURES




Model
1951 Nocaster


Builder
Masterbuilder Dale Wilson


Year
2016


Body Type
Solid


Body Wood
Sort For Lightweight Ash


Finish Type
Nitro


Finish Color
Pale Nocaster Blonde


Aging
Heavy Relic


Back Finish
Nitro


Neck Wood
Quartersawn Maple


Fingerboard
Maple


Neck Carve
52' "U" Neck


Scale Length
25.5"


Neck Dimensions
.860" - .920"


Neck Radius
9.5"


Frets
21 6105 Fretwire


Nut Width
1.650


Nut Material
Bone


Neck Finish
Light Tint Dirty Neck with Nitro Lacquer


Inlays
Micarta Black Dots


Side Dots
Black Dots


Bridge Pickup
Josefina Handwound Red Hot Tele


Neck Pickup
Josefina Handwound Red Hot Tele


Pickguard
Black 1-ply


Hardware
Nickel


Bridge
1951 Nocaster Relic


Tuners
Vintage Fender


Controls
Present Day Tele Relic, 1 Volume, 1 Tone and 3-Way Blade


Electronics
Modern Electronics


Case
Fender Center Pocket Tweed


Weight
6.5 Pounds









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