Telecaster in hand, Chrissie Hynde formed The Pretenders in 1979 and quickly established the band as a rock and roll powerhouse. Chrissie’s churning Tele rhythms have been the heartbeat of the band’s rugged sound from the very beginning.
The Chrissie Hynde Telecaster features an alder body finished in Faded Ice Blue Metallic Road Worn® lacquer, a custom mid-‘60s “C”-shaped maple neck with a 7.25” radius fingerboard – exactly matching Chrissie’s original, vintage-output Chrissie Hynde Tele pickups and a chrome mirror pickguard—all matching the unmistakable look and feel of Hynde’s treasured ’65 model.
Specs
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
Ice Blue Metallic |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Telecaster |
Body Material |
Alder |
Body Finish |
Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material |
Maple |
Neck Shape |
Mid ’60s “C” |
Neck Finish |
Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fretboard Material |
Rosewood |
Number of Frets |
21 |
Fretboard Inlays |
White Dot |
Fret Size |
Narrow Tall |
Fretboard Radius |
7.25″ (184.1 mm) |
Nut Material |
Synthetic Bone |
Nut Width |
1.650″ (42 mm) |
Neck Pickups |
Vintage-Style ’50s Single-Coil Tele® |
Bridge Pickups |
Vintage-Style ’50s Single-Coil Tele® |
Controls |
Master Volume, Master Tone, 3-Position Blade |
Bridge |
6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Stainless Steel Saddles |
Tuners |
Vintage-Style Locking |
Strings |
Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges) |
Case/ Bag |
Deluxe Hardshell |