This Custom Shop Postmodern Tele delivers modern performance with a nod to its roots.

Custom Shop Hand-Wound pickups - a Twisted Tele in the neck and a Crushed '50/'51 Blackguard in the bridge - deliver the right blend of clarity, bite, and punch. With the bridge pickup being flipped, the pole pieces are further from the bridge which means the G through high E strings aren't ice-picky in the trebles. It's almost as if you've run your traditional Tele through a really nice compressor. The reversed pickup arrangement is a bit more attenuated in those really high treble frequencies and also makes the guitar sound more balanced. It's a really cool, if subtle, effect.

A reverse Nocaster bridge with brass RSD saddles holds tuning steady and helps with accurate. With vintage-style tuners, parchment pickguard, reverse wiring (Volume first, 3-way switch in the back), and all the right small touches, this Tele delivers modern performance with a nod to its roots.