RWf Road Worn ‘50s Tele Specs

Series 

Road Worn™ made in Mexico

Model Name 

Road Worn™ ‘50s Telecaster®

Model Number 

013-1212-(Color#)

Unique Features 

distressed body, neck, and hardware creating an aged appearance,
Vintage Styling incl. colors and 1950's silver "Fender" headstock decal

Colors 

303 - 2 Color Sunburst (woodstain undercoat), distressed nitrocellulose lacquer
307 - Blonde (white undercoat), distressed nitrocellulose lacquer

Body 

righthand only, lefthanded not in production:

Alder (2 Color Sunburst)
Ash (Blonde)
neck pickup routing = single coil only
control cavity routing 1.5" depth (37.5mm) flat bottom
body same as MIM Baja Tele (routings and truss rod etc)
(cavity routings very different shapes/sizes compared to MIM Std Tele)

Neck 

1 piece maple, officially a "C" shape but its ?
(distressed polyurethane finish)

Truss Rod 

cross head (phillips head) adjustment at neck pocket end
walnut plug at headstock end

Fingerboard 

maple, 7.25" radius (184mm)

Frets 

6105 narrow jumbo frets (21)

Bridge Pickup 

Tex-Mex™ Tele® single-coil, alnico pole pieces
aged (incl. adj. screws)
mounted to cavity floor
8.2k
no baseplate
grd wire mounted via ring on adj. screw

Neck Pickup 

Tex-Mex™ Tele® single-coil, alnico pole pieces
chrome cover, aged (incl. adj. screws)
mounted to cavity floor

Control Plate 

Vintage Style (3 way switch closest to picking hand), chrome, aged (incl. screws)
master volume - 250K CTS pot
master tone - 250K CTS pot
capacitor 503Z (0.050mF)
(same parts/wiring as MIM Standard Tele)

Control Knobs 

master volume = Vintage Style, chrome, aged (incl. grub screw), knurled, dome top, 6.35mm shaft
master tone = Vintage Style chrome, aged (incl. grub screw), knurled, dome top, 6.35mm shaft
pickup switch = Vintage Style, round hat, plastic (black)

Pickup Switching 

3 way switch:
bridge pickup
bridge and neck pickup
neck pickup

Bridge 

Vintage Style bridge, aged (incl. screws)
3 non-comp. saddles, aged (incl. springs and adj. screws)
"FENDER PAT. PEND." stamp
strings thru body
aged ferrules

Machine Heads 

Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style chrome tuning machines, aged (incl. screws)

String Tree 

Vintage Style round chrome, aged (incl. screws)

Strings 

Fender Standard Tension™ ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
p/n 0730250206

Pickguard 

Vintage Style (5-Hole), 1 ply .060" thick (1.53mm), old white, stained and aged (incl. screws)

Neck Plate 

4 hole chrome, aged (incl. screws)

Output Jack 

Vintage Style cup, aged (incl. screws)

Strap Buttons 

Vintage Style chrome, aged (incl. screws)

Scale Length 

25.5" (648mm)

Width at Nut 

1.650" (42mm)

Case? 

Fender badged deluxe gig bag

RW Series introduced 

NAMM, 16th January 2009