Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Deluxe AAA Flame Telecaster Electric Guitar - Amber with Hardshell Case

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For the guitarist who wants unmistakable Telecaster character elevated by exceptional materials and Custom Shop craftsmanship, this Limited Edition Custom Deluxe transforms Fender’s famously straightforward design into something altogether more distinctive. The Telecaster began as one of Fender's most utilitarian designs, yet its simplicity has also made it an ideal canvas for increasingly sophisticated interpretations. Here, the Fender Custom Shop transforms that familiar silhouette with a lightweight okoume body, highly figured AAA flame maple top, dark-tinted back and sides, gold hardware, and an Amber finish that emphasizes the natural figuring rather than concealing it.

The Custom Deluxe concept is less about recreating a Telecaster from one particular year and more about combining Fender heritage with carefully selected appointments for the modern player. Its NOS finish treatment preserves the appearance of a beautifully maintained instrument rather than simulating decades of wear, allowing the flame maple and gold hardware to define the guitar's visual character. A one-piece AAA flame maple neck continues that theme while providing a substantial '65 C profile, and its 9.5" radius and narrow-tall frets offer a useful compromise between traditional Fender feel and contemporary bending capability. It is an approach that should appeal equally to the dedicated Tele player looking for something exceptional and the collector who wants a Custom Shop instrument that stands apart from conventional reissues.

Sonically, the guitar remains firmly connected to the Telecaster tradition through a pair of Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele single-coils. Twisted Tele pickups were conceived to broaden the familiar Tele vocabulary while preserving the clarity and immediacy that define the design, giving this instrument the ingredients for articulate cleans, biting rhythm work, expressive blues, country snap, roots rock, and increasingly muscular overdriven sounds. The neck position offers a fuller, more open alternative to the stereotypically dark vintage Tele neck sound, while the bridge retains the focused attack and cut that makes a Telecaster so effective in a band mix. Custom Deluxe Tele wiring and conventional three-position pickup selection keep operation intuitive, allowing the pickups and the player's touch to remain at the center of the instrument.

The result is a Telecaster that tells two stories at once. Its bolt-on construction, 25.5" scale, straightforward controls, and two-single-coil layout trace directly back to the working musician's instrument that helped establish Fender, while its figured woods, NOS presentation, hand-wound pickups, and extensive gold appointments show how far that original formula can be elevated without losing its purpose. It is luxurious without abandoning the Telecaster's fundamental practicality: A Limited Edition Custom Shop build intended to be visually memorable, highly playable, and fully capable of earning its place onstage rather than simply remaining in its case. This 2026 Limited Edition Custom Deluxe AAA Flame Telecaster is available at Haggerty's Music and includes its tweed hardshell case, Certificate of Authenticity, strap, specification sheet, and adjustment tools.

Features / Specs

Highlights

• Series: Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Custom Deluxe
• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Color: Amber with Dark-Tinted Back + Sides

Body

• Body Material: Lightweight 8/4 Okoume
• Body Top Material: AAA Flame Maple
• Body Finish: NOS (New Old Stock) Lacquer
• Body Shape: Telecaster
• Body Style: Solidbody

Neck

• Headstock Type: Standard Telecaster 6-in-Line
• Neck Material: One-Piece AAA Flame Maple
• Neck Shape: '65 Strat C
• Neck Finish: Dark-Tinted NCL Lacquer
• Neck Depth: 0.938" at 1st Fret, 0.991" at 12th Fret
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dots
• Side Dots: Black
• Number of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod Style: Bi-Flex American Standard
• Truss Rod Nut: Headstock Access
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.6875"
• Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
• Scale Length: 25.5"

Hardware

• Bridge: Gold Custom Deluxe Telecaster Bridge
• Bridge Cover/Tail Piece: None
• Bridge Mounting: Telecaster Bridge Plate
• Pickguard: 1-Ply '60s Tele Brownshell
• Pickup Covers: Gold Neck Cover; Black Bridge Pickup with Exposed Pole Pieces
• Control Knobs: Gold Knurled Flat-Top
• Switch Tip: Gold
• Hardware Finish: Gold
• Tuning Machines: Gold Schaller F-Key
• String Trees: American Standard String Tree
• Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Tremolo Arm: None
• Neck Plate: Gold 4-Bolt
• Strap Buttons: Gold Strap Locks
• Output Jack: Side-Mounted 1/4"

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Single-Coil
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Single-Coil
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching: 3-Way Blade - Position 1: Bridge; Position 2: Bridge and Neck; Position 3: Neck
• Auxiliary Switching: None

Miscellaneous

• Accessories: Specification Sheet, Adjustment Tools, Certificate of Authenticity, Strap and Strap Locks
• Case/Gig Bag: Tweed Hardshell Case
• Serial Number: CZ585994
• Manufacture Date: 2026