Night after night the Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett carves his way through a full brigade of guitar tones on the biggest, loudest stages in the world. This tour-tested son-of-a-gun is named "The Cleaver" for a reason - it positively slashes through the mix with a voice that snarls dirty as well as it sings clean. Previously available only as a Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Artist offering, we're proud to announce the Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster® Deluxe—a stripped-down rock machine built for high-octane live performance.

A resonant alder body lays the perfect foundation for bone-rattling, stadium-ready tones. Dressed up in a nitrocellulose lacquer finish, this alder body also has a "belly cut” for superior comfort during the longest sets. Built for speed, the 25.5” scale maple neck features a 12” radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets for fiery leads and silky bends. Pearloid block inlays add a touch of unexpected class to this Tele® - it's a workhorse, but that doesn't mean it can't look good. The real magic lies in the pickups: two Custom Chris Shiflett "Cleaver" Noiseless™ CS-90 pickups pair powerful output with the throaty midrange punch and singing highs of a vintage single coil, all without hum. The "F"-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with nylon spacer keep things in tune through marathon sets, while the string-through body hardtail bridge enhances resonance and sustain.

Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Style: Solid Body
Body Material: Alder
Headstock: Large '70s Style
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer with Gloss Matching Headstock
Neck Shape: Custom Oval "C"
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slab Rosewood
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Block
Side Dots: White Block
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Bullet Style
Truss Rod Nut: Bullet Style
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Bridge: Pure Vintage 6-Saddle String-Through Body Hardtail with Bent Steel Saddles
Bridge Mounting: 3-Screw Vintage-Style Hard-Tail
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Pickup Covers: Black
Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Numbered Indicators
Switch Tip: Aged White
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Fender® “F” Stamped
String Trees: Single-Wing with Nylon Spacer
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) | PN 0730250406
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with "F" Logo
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Bridge Pickup: Custom Chris Shiflett "Cleaver" Noiseless™ CS-90
Neck Pickup: Custom Chris Shiflett "Cleaver" Noiseless™ CS-90
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Volume 1 (Neck Pickup) | Volume 2 (Bridge Pickup) | Tone 1 (Neck Pickup) | Tone 2 (Bridge Pickup)
Switching: 3-Position Toggle | Position 1: Bridge Pickup | Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups | Position 3: Neck Pickup