Fender Telecaster Blacktop

Drive your sound with raw humbucking power. Fender’s new and innovative Blacktop™ guitar series expands the sonic horizon of classic Fender Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Jazzmaster® and Jaguar® guitars by powering them with high-gain humbucking pickups.

 

The Blacktop series delivers on modern player demands for a thick and heavy sound with guitars that drive a wide array of deep, rich and aggressive tones that match the intensity of any playing style.

 

Sleek and supercharged, the Blacktop Telecaster HH has dual over-wound alnico humbucking pickups, with other distinctive touches including skirted black amp knobs, a reversed chrome control plate and a hard-tail bridge. Other features include an alder body, maple neck with 9.5”-radius rosewood or maple fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, gloss polyester finish and chrome hardware.

General

Model Name: Blacktop™ Telecaster® HH
Series: Blacktop™
Color / Part #:
  • Black
    014-8200-506
  • Candy Apple Red
    014-8200-509
  • Silver
    014-8200-591
  • Black
    014-8202-506
  • Candy Apple Red
    014-8202-509
  • Silver
    014-8202-591

Body

Body Material: Alder
Body Shape: Telecaster®

Neck

Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Black Dots on Maple, White Dots on Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Neck Plate: Vintage Style 4 Bolt
Truss Rod Nut: 3/16" Hex Adjustment

Electronics

Pickup Configuration: H/H
Bridge Pickup: Hot Vintage Alnico Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
Neck Pickup: Hot Vintage Alnico Neck Humbucking Pickup with Nickel Cover
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone

Hardware

Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Bridge: Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge With 6 Cast Saddles
Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Switch Tips: Black Switch Tip

Tools

Truss Rod Wrench: 0.1875"

Miscellaneous

Strings: Fender® USA Super 250L's, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
Unique Features: HH Pickup Configuration, Reversed Control Assembly, Black Skirted Amp Knobs, Contoured Body

Accessories

Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
Included Accessories: Truss Rod Adjustment Wrench, Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench
Control Knobs: Skirted Amp Knobs