What pickups are in a Baja Telecaster?
What pickups are in a Baja Telecaster?
The Classic Player Baja Telecaster sports Custom Shop ’69 pickups with a Twisted Tele rhythm pickup and a Broadcaster bridge pickup. On top of the custom pickups, the Classic Player Baja Tele is wired with a special 4-position blade switch and a 2-position S-1 switch.
Are Baja telecasters good?
The Fender Baja Telecaster delivers some perfect tones and the bridge pickup delivers high-end performance with plenty of drive and high-end performance. The mids were pretty much perfect and the lows were pleasant as well.
What does Baja mean Telecaster?
The Classic Player Baja Telecaster is a Custom Shop-inspired example that hails from the Ensenada factory in Baja California, the northernmost state of Mexico. The vintage-style Tele bridge with three brass barrel saddles is considered tonally ‘best’ for fifties Telecasters.
What pickups did Jimmy Page use in his Telecaster?
A pair of Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’58 single-coil pickups. A tinted maple “Oval C” neck matching the profile of Page’s original instrument. Clear vinyl pickguards on the ’59 top-load Tele® bridge. 7.25”-radius rosewood fingerboard matching the specs of the era, right down to the 21 vintage-sized frets.
What years did Fender make the Baja Telecaster?
Product Specs
| Brand | Fender |
|---|---|
| Year | 2007 – 2018 |
| Made In | Mexico |
| Categories | Solid Body Electric Guitars |
| Body Material | Ash |
Who designed the Baja Telecaster?
Chris Fleming
Let’s take a closer look at the Chris Fleming-designed Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster. “Customized ’50s-style” is the best description of the Classic Player Baja Telecaster. Traditional features coexist with an intricate, sophisticated, and useful pickup switching system on this Chris Fleming inspiration.
What happened to Jimmy Page’s Telecaster?
When Page came back from a tour in 1969, he found a friend stripped the body and painted over the dragon design. The paint job compromised the wiring, leaving only the neck pickup working. Page salvaged the neck and put it on his brown string bender Tele, and has since re-stripped and restored the body in full.
Where is the Dragon Telecaster?
Fender | “Dragon” Telecaster (serial no. 50062) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
What is a Fender Vintera?
Fender’s new “Vintera” series of iconic electric-guitar and bass designs seeks to bring vintage aspects from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s to modern artists and customers. The lineup is made in Mexico and includes Stratocasters, Telecaster, Jazzmasters, and Precision basses.
Where is Jimmy Page’s double neck guitar?
The Jimmy Page Double Neck will be sold exclusively through Guitar Center. For ordering information, visit gibson.com or guitarcenter.com, or call (866) 498-7882.
Who gave Jimmy Page his Telecaster?
Jeff Beck
Page was originally given the guitar by Jeff Beck in 1966. In February 1967, Page decorated the guitar with eight circular mirrors. Page played the mirror guitar during his time in The Yardbirds, and then repainted it himself with a dragon design and used it during the early years of Led Zeppelin.
