1952 Yuri Shishkov C-SHOP FENDER TELE VINTAGE BODY
FROM A FENDER CUSTOM SHOP YURI SHISHKOV MASTER TELE. I THINK ONLY 50 OF THESE WERE MADE, YOU WANT ONE PERFECT LOOKING FEELING, SOUNDING GREAT TO HOLD TELE? HERES YOUR BODY!!!
CAME FROM A $6145.00 list TELE
ASH WOOD
THIS TELE WEIGHED UNDER 7lbs TOGETHER
ALL YOU SEE YOU GET.THE COLOR IS OLYMPIC WHITE NITRO, IT IS AGED TO CREAM YELLOW.
ALL YOU SEE, YOU GET. . THERE IS WEATHER CHECKING, NICKS, DINGS ETC
NOW IM NOT A FAN OF BIGBYS. THIS IS ONE WITH A LIGHT WEIGHT (ASH WOOD) BODY, BENDING STRINGS WAS EASY. THE TELE PLAYED SMOOTH, "NOT STIFF" AS MOST BIGBY'S ARE.
THE NECK POCKET WAS A PERFECT TIGHT MATCHED FIT!
THIS BRIDGE IS RELICED NICELY. BUT ALL SCREWS TURN FREELY, PLUS THERE IS 6 SADDLE'S, SO YOU CAN GET PERFECT INTONATION!
ORIG HAND TAG AND STRAP INCLUDED
EVEN THE BRIDGE COVER LOOKS LIKE REAL OLD SCHOOL DAYS
I ALMOST KEPT THIS TELE AS MY OWN, I A, B IT AGAINST MY 51 NO CASTER C-SHOP. BOTH SOUNDED GREAT, BOTH PLAYED GREAT. THIS WAS A MUCH LIGHTER TELE AND THAT ALMOST HAD ME KEEPING. I KEPT THIS TELE FOR AROUND 6 MONTHS IN MY GUITAR ROOM, I ENJOYED PLAYING IT.
IT'S IN THE WOOD FOLKS. THIS WOOD HAS IT!