Colors:
Aged Vintage White
Model# 921-5008-517
BODY
Wood: 2-Piece Select Ash
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose
Shape: Standard Telecaster w/ Stickers & Ductape Rear
Pickguard: None (But has Screw Holes)
Serial: R+6 digits (Neckplate)
NECK
Wood: Flat Sawn Maple
Decal: Faded Transition Logo w/ Black Trim + "Telecaster"
Fretboard: Maple
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose Relic (Worn Rear)
Profile: Custom "C" (.830" - .920")
Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Headstock: Standard Telecaster
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 7.25"
#Frets: 21
Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Frets
Trussrod: Heel Adjust
MicroTilt: No
Contoured Heel: No
GOLD HARDWARE
Bridge Type: 6-Screw Syncronized Vintage Strat Tremolo
Other: Cut-Off 3-Saddle Vintage Bridge For Bridge Pickup
Bridge Marking: FENDER
Saddles: Non-Offset Steel Block Saddles
Tuners: Schaller M6 Chrome-Plated Die-Cast Mini Tuners
String Tree: 3 x Butterfly
Knobs: Knurled Dome
Neckplate: 4-Bolt Blank Aged Plate Serialized
Screws: Gold Screws on Tremolo, Control Plate & HB Ring
ELECTRONICS
Switch: 3-Way CRL / Top-Hat Switch Tip
Wiring: Reversed Control Plate: Std Modern N/NB/B
Pots: Master Volume / Master Tone
Pickup Config: HS
Neck Pickup: Curtis Novak Custom Terry Kath HB / On Mount Ring
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele
INFO
Masterbuilder: Dennis Galuszka
Case: CS Deluxe Tweed Case w/ Velvet Red Interior
Case Candy: Standard Supply + Strap & COA
PRICE: $16.000 - $20.000
#Built: 50 guitars made
DESCRIPTION:
Terry Kath has been praised by fans and guitar greats alike for his brilliance as an absolute guitar powerhouse. Kath, who Jimi Hendrix once cited as his favorite guitarist, fused sophisticated songwriting ability with his soulful vocals to launch Chicago Transit Authority in 1967. The band shortened its name to Chicago in 1969, achieving worldwide success and 2016 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. A consummate innovator, Kath created mind-blowing, never-before-heard guitar tones by experimenting with unorthodox guitar/amp configurations. His instinctive command of his completely original tone is heard on memorable tracks such as “25 or 6 to 4”, “Free Form Guitar”, “Introduction” and others.
His main guitar—the one with which he is most identified, and which accompanied him on the journey to cult status—is a most unusual 1966 Telecaster, completely customized and plastered with stickers. Kath was so attached to the guitar that he’d buy a seat just for the instrument when traveling by air, rather than entrusting it to airline baggage handlers or even Chicago’s road crew. The Tele® was an amalgamation of highly personalized modifications, including a sawed-off Tele bridge with a synchronized Strat® tremolo, a humbucking neck pickup, custom body routes, a reverse control plate, custom tuning machines and three “wing” string trees. Adorned with Pignose stickers and other intricately placed regalia, the guitar has become legendary in of itself and is synonymous with Kath and his enduring musical legacy.
Colors listed are the catalog standard colors. This guitar could also appear in other custom colors.