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T-Style Red – Solid Walnut Neck, Bootstrap Pickups
This custom T-style electric guitar is built for high playability and reliable tuning stability. The focus of this build is the upgraded hardware and premium fretwork. The vintage-style body is finished in Candy Apple Red paired with a smooth solid walnut neck to deliver a distinct, high-spec alternative to standard factory-line models.
From the buyer“Great seller. This is a nice guitar with all quality parts assembled and curated well for a killer 50's type tele. And, it was a flawless transaction. Thank you!”
Specifications
Body
Alder, vintage style body finished in Candy Apple Red, featuring modern comfort contours.
Neck
- Wood
- Solid Walnut neck and matching Walnut fingerboard with a natural dark color scheme and a smooth, matte polyurethane finish.
- Frets
- 22 medium jumbo stainless steel Jescar (51000) frets with rounded fret ends. 25.5" scale length.
- Radius
- 12"
- Nut width
- 4.2cm genuine unbleached buffalo bone nut
Hardware
Gotoh black locking tuners, Gotoh In-Tune vintage style 3-saddle bridge with grooved brass saddles, matte black pickguard, black hardware finish.
Electronics
- Neck pickup
- USA-wound Bootstrap Original Recipe Telecaster Neck (~7.2kOhm, Alnico 3)
- Bridge pickup
- USA-wound Bootstrap Original Recipe Telecaster Bridge (~6.4kOhm, Alnico 3)
- Switching and controls
- Engineered as an authentic reproduction of the original '51 T-style tone using a vintage infusion of enameled copper wire and a slight underwind.
Setup
A complete bench setup has been performed. Strung with fresh Ernie Ball Super Slinky #9 strings. Action adjusted low, even, and buzz-free. Intonation precisely calibrated via the compensated Gotoh In-Tune saddles. Fretboard conditioned and electronics operate cleanly.
Builder's notes
The pickups are explicitly voiced to mirror the clean, dry twang of an original 1951 single-coil set. Alnico 3 magnets deliver a sweet, clear top-end focus.
Accessories
- Upgraded gig bag