Product Title: Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster
Brand: Fender
Type: 6 String Electric Guitar
Year: July 2009
Serial Number: MZ9468793
Country of Origin: Mexico
Colour: Blonde
Weight: 7.59Ibs
Case: None
Accessories: None
It is important to note that all guitars we take in at The Music Bank are serviced and restrung on arrival into store.
Playability: The action on this item is really nicely set making it beautiful to play. It is nice and low, and close to the fretboard to allow for easy manoeuvrability and fretting. It was originally owned by a guitar tutor here in store who prides himself on maintaining his instruments.
Sound: About the sound of this item, it is incredibly interesting due to having 4 positions on the pickup selector as well as an S-1 switch on the master volume control. This allows the instrument a huge amount of tonal varieties. This is better described by Fender themselves, so I have added their over view of how this all works below:
The Classic Player Baja Telecaster is a specialized Telecaster model with a four-way blade switch rather than the three-way switch typically found on most Telecasters. Without engaging the S-1 switch, the first three blade switch positions deliver standard Telecaster wiring, with a special in-series fourth position that creates a thicker tone with more output. Like so:
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Position one: bridge pickup only
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Position two: bridge and neck pickups in parallel
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Position three: neck pickup only
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Position four: neck and bridge pickups in series
Engaging the S-1 switch on this particular Telecaster introduces out-of-phase circuitry to blade switch positions two and four only, with positions one and three remaining unaffected. This produces a thinner and more-hollow tone of the kind often heard in, for example, funk and early electric blues. Like so:
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Position one: bridge pickup only
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Position two: bridge and neck pickups in parallel and out of phase
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Position three: neck pickup only
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Position four: neck and bridge pickups in series and out of phase
Cosmetic: This item has no prominent marks, just some slight hairline scratching with a slight chip to the paint work behind the neck of the guitar.
Electronics: The electronics all work perfectly in this item.
Condition Rating: 2
Pre-Owned Condition Rating Guide
Rating Score 1 - Excellent - Item is in 'as new' condition
Rating Score 2 - Very Good - Item will show signs of light use
Rating Score 3 - Good - Item will show signs of use including light marks
Rating Score 4- Average - Item will show signs of heavy use, dents/chips
Rating Score 5 - Not Working - Item is sold for parts
About The Music Bank
Located in the heart of Knaresborough on the busy High Street, the Grade II, 225 year old former Barclays Bank is where we call home! Spread over 2000 Sq Ft, and packed to the floor and ceiling with stock. We have a wide range of products to choose from. The store also offers music tuition in Guitar, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Classical Guitar, Songwriting and Music Theory in our dedicated tuition rooms, as well as Repairs, Sertups & Servicing. With a large customer base built over many years, creating strong supplier relations, we are able to bring you 1000's of great products at great prices!
Body Finish
Gloss Polyester
Bridge
3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles
Bridge Pickup
Custom Shop Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele®
Commodity Code
9207901000
Control Knobs
Knurled Flat-Top
Controls
Master Volume (S-1™ Switch), Master Tone
Dimensions
3.40x14.60x41.60 IN
Fingerboard Radius
9.5" (241 mm)
Model Name
Classic Player Baja Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Blonde
Neck Finish
Gloss Urethane
Neck Pickup
Custom Shop "Twisted" Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup
Custom Shop "Twisted" Single-Coil Tele®
Nut Material
Synthetic Bone
Nut Width
1.625" (41.3 mm)
Pickup Switching
4-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel), Position 3. Neck Pickup, Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series)
Position Inlays
Black Dot
Refinement Neck Material
Maple
Refinement Neck Shape
V Shape
Refinement Pickups
Custom Shop
Scale Length
25.5" (64.77 cm)
Special Electronics
S-1™ Switch
String Nut
Synthetic Bone
Strings
Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
Truss Rods
Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Tuning Machines
Vintage-Style
