Chris Shiflett is one third of the anthemic song-rock guitar sound that is the Foo Fighters. His gritty tele-driven tones and love for country music shines through in his playing – now Fender have realised his vision with an instrument that’s uniquely his. And much like Chris, it goes from sparkly twang to snarling overdrive in no time.
Key Features
- One-piece maple neck with "C" profile, "bullet" truss rod and "large" Stratocaster headstock
- 12"-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets
- Dual custom-designed high-output humbucking pickups
- Four control knobs (volume and tone for each pickup)
- Vintage-style string-through-body Stratocaster hard-tail bridge
Here’s what Fender say:
Chris Shiflett has his feet firmly planted in two worlds, with impeccable punk/hard rock credentials as longtime guitarist in the Foo Fighters and with an authentic love for country, as heard in Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants. His abiding love for the Telecaster guitar and for huge humbucking sound comes together in one kickass instrument with his name on it—the Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe. Modeled on his favorite '72 Tele Deluxe, it's an especially affordable beauty that rocks hard with authentic Fender tone.
12” Fingerboard Radius
This instrument features a fingerboard radius (the amount of curvature across the width of the fingerboard) that, at 12", is substantially more flattened than both a vintage-style 7.25" radius and a modern 9.5" radius. Feels notably flat even though there’s still slight curvature, and is great for bending notes without fretting out.
Shiflett Humbucking Pickups
Chris Shiflett’s signature Tele Deluxe is armed with a powerful pair of specially voiced Chris Shiflett "CS" humbucking pickups with nickel covers.
F-Stamped Tuners
Chris Shiflett’s Telecaster Deluxe model features the nicely authentic touch of sealed tuners stamped with the stylized capital "F" from the classic Fender script logo.
Specifications
Body
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Polyester
- Body Shape: Telecaster
Neck
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Neck Shape: "C" Shape
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots
- Truss Rod: Bullet Style
Electronics
- Configuration: HH
- Bridge Pickup: CS1 Humbucking
- Neck Pickup: CS2 Humbucking
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Hardware
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Strat Strings-Through-Body Hardtail
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
- Control Knobs: Skirted Amp Knobs
- Switch Tip: Black
- Neck Plate: 3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt
- Case: Standard Black Hardshell
- Accessories: Hardshell Case, Truss Rod Adjustment Wrench
