Fender Buck Owens Telecaster, Maple Fingerboard, Red, Silver and Blue Sparkle
Interest FREE financing available at checkoutCountry music legend Buck Owens — pioneer of the raw, electrified “Bakersfield Sound” — forever transformed country music with his signature Telecaster® twang. Now you can channel the spirit of this country icon with the Buck Owens Telecaster, a flashy, hot-rodded Tele® bearing Buck's signature sparkle and shine. Based on Buck's own custom Tele played throughout his innovative career and into the Hee Haw years, everything about this guitar — from the vintage snap and sizzle of the custom single-coils to the gleam of the red, silver and blue sparkle finish —screams Bakersfield.
The Buck Owens Telecaster features an alder body finished in signature red, silver and blue sparkle with double white binding for the iconic look of Buck's custom Tele. The late '50s "C"-shaped maple neck features 7.25" radius maple fingerboard with 21 vintage frets, with a matching three-color sparkle finish headstock. Equipped with custom Buck Owens Alnico 3 and Alnico 2 single-coil Tele pickups, this guitar delivers the bright, cutting tone that defined Buck's Bakersfield country sound. Other features include lustrous gold vintage-style hardware, from the 3-saddle strings-through-body bridge to the knurled flat-top knobs and gleaming gold mirror pickguard.
Don't miss your chance to own this historic and collectible instrument celebrating Buck Owens' pioneering Tele twang.
Features
- Double-Bound Alder Body
- Red, Silver and Blue Sparkle Finish with Matching Painted Headstock
- Late ‘50s “C”-Shaped Maple Neck with 7.25” Radius Fingerboard and Vintage Frets
- Vintage-Style Early-'50s Tele Pickups
- Vintage-Style 3-Saddle Bridge with Barrel Brass Saddles
- Gold Hardware
Specifications
Neck
- Headstock: Telecaster®
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane with Painted Headstock Face
- Neck Shape: Late '50s "C"
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Side Dots: Black
- Number of Frets: 21
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Body
- Body: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Body Binding: Double Bound - White
- Body Style: Solid Body
- Body Material: Alder
Hardware
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles
- Bridge Mounting: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Mirrored Gold
- Pickup Covers: Neck: Gold; Bridge: Black
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top Gold
- Switch Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
- String Trees: Butterfly
- Strings: Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Buck Owens Alnico 3 Tele® Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Custom Buck Owens Alnico 2 Tele® Single-Coil
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Measurements
- Fret Size: Vintage
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)