Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
Fender introduced the Telecaster Deluxe in 1972 in an effort to compete with rival Gibson in the rock scene, even going so far as to hire Gibsonās pickup designer, Seth Lover, to create a new āwide rangeā humbucker. (We would go into more detail about that, but unfortunately, these arenāt those pickups.) While the inspiration for the control layout is already obvious, Fender would later release an even more explicit āTroublemakerā Telecaster with a mahogany body, rosewood fretboard, half-pickguard, and tune-o-matic (sorry, āAdjusto-maticā¢ā) bridge that was clearly just a tele-shaped Les Paul.
This signature guitar by blues artist Christone āKingfishā Ingram has a blend of features from the Troublemaker and the standard Deluxe. Notably, the original large pickguard combined with the Adjusto-maticā¢ bridge and rosewood fretboard. It also has an upper bout three-way pickup toggle switch and separate volume and tone for each pickup. Also of note, the knobs on all Tele Deluxes (not just this model) are more like the ones used on Fender amps, with a smaller central cylinder and numbers that face inward rather than outward as on other top-hat style guitar knobs. Speaking of numbers, this particular guitar actually has indicator markings on the pickguard to show the knob positions, instead of having to basically go by feel.
The pickups are custom, complete with Kingfish āKā logo. While they retain the three-and-three pole screw placement of Fenderās wide range humbucker, they are actually regular humbucker sized, albeit with the same curious three point mounting screw system that we previously saw on the Fender Lead III. https://beige.party/@Neat_hot/113088006925909995
We always love a chonky 70s-style Fender headstock with bullet truss rod, and of course the Mississippi Night finish, which has a subtle sparkle that allegedly ācomes aliveā under stage lights.
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