2022 Paul Waller Masterbuilt Prestige Saint John's Skeleton Telecaster® Relic®
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Master Builder Paul Waller partnered with oil-on-canvas artist David Kassan to create hand-painted art inspired by a skeleton from Saint John the Divine Cathedral in New York. The Prestige Saint John's Skeleton Telecaster is painted on top of a Relic finish with Black over Graffiti Yellow - a notably different treatment than the typical gloss finish on Fender art guitars. While the artwork appears to be a picture at first glance, it becomes individual brushstrokes of oil colors. As Kassan notes of this artwork, "This has the profound potential to wake us up and breathe more life into our lives. A painting surface holds all of the thoughts of the artist that paints on it. In this case, the Telecaster is the ossuary for all of my decisions to create this work. It embodies and has absorbed all of my success as well as my failures in painting it."
This instrument is one-of-a-kind and was sold to Guangzhou Fast Musical Instrument CO., LTD, China.
Specs
| Model Name: | 2022 PAUL WALLER MASTERBUILT PRESTIGE SAINT JOHN'S SKELETON TELECASTER® RELIC® |
| Model Number: | 9216095036 |
| Series: | Prestige |
| Color: | Black over Graffiti Yellow with Skull Artwork by David Kassan |
| Body Shape: | Telecaster® |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Material: | Flat Sawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: | 1960 Oval "C" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo (6150) |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt with Master Builder Signature |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | 3A Rosewood |
| Position Inlays: | White Micarta Dot - 0.25" |
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele® |
| Middle Pickup: | N/A |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound '51 Nocaster® |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone |
| Pickup Switching: | 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Pickup Configuration: | SS |
| Bridge: | '58-'63 Tele® Bridge with Threaded Steel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Control Knobs: | Knurled Chrome |
| Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
| Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice