Fender Tele Custom SHR AISACMB

Fender Tele Custom SHR AISACMB: Technical Review

The Fender Tele Custom SHR AISACMB is part of the 2025 Custom Collection, with availability listed from March 2025. Its specifications describe a U.S.-made, T-style electric guitar with an alder body, maple neck and fingerboard, and an HS pickup arrangement. The listed price is 5599, though no currency is specified in the supplied information. No customer reviews are available, so this assessment is limited to the stated construction and hardware.

The finish is described in two ways in the supplied specifications. The general color is listed as Silver Burst, while the detailed finish is Aged Inca Silver with an Aged Charcoal Frost Metallic Burst. Those descriptions point to a silver-toned burst, but the exact appearance is best confirmed from product photographs or with the seller. The guitar has no separate top listed, and its body wood is alder.

Body, Neck, and Fingerboard

The maple neck attaches to the body with a bolt-on joint. Its profile is a '60s Oval C, and the maple fingerboard has black dot inlays and a 241 mm (9.5-inch) radius. The 648 mm (25.5-inch) scale is the standard long scale used by many Fender-style electric guitars. That measurement is the length from the nut to the bridge saddle, and it helps define the instrument's string tension and fret spacing.

The fingerboard carries 21 narrow-tall frets. This fret specification gives a useful point of comparison for players choosing between fret sizes, but the supplied data does not describe fret-end finishing, setup, or action. Those details can affect playability and should not be assumed from the model's materials or price. The neck and fingerboard are both maple, so there is no separate fingerboard wood to account for in the listed construction.

Pickup Layout and Controls

The HS configuration combines two different pickup designs. At the bridge is a hand-wound Custom Shop Crushed '50/'51 Blackguard single-coil pickup. At the neck is a Wide-Range CuNiFe humbucker. This gives the instrument a single-coil pickup at the bridge and a humbucking pickup at the neck, rather than a matched pair. The specifications identify the pickup models and positions, but do not provide output measurements, wiring details, or tonal test results.

Control hardware consists of two volume knobs, two tone knobs, and a three-way pickup selector. The separate volume and tone controls provide independent adjustment for the two pickup positions, according to the listed control layout. The three-way switch selects between the bridge pickup, neck pickup, or both. There is no basis in the supplied information to claim particular switching options beyond those standard selector positions.

Bridge and Other Hardware

The bridge is a '67 Telecaster design fitted with RSD saddles. Fender-style vintage F machine heads are specified, along with nickel hardware. There is no tremolo system, which is consistent with a fixed-bridge configuration. A one-ply pickguard is listed with the description "back"; the information does not clarify whether that refers to its color or another detail, so its appearance should be checked before purchase.

These components give buyers concrete details to compare against other Tele Custom models: a fixed bridge, the specified RSD saddles, vintage-style tuners, and nickel-finished hardware. The data does not state the bridge's adjustment range, tuning ratio, or the precise nickel finish treatment. It also does not provide a factory string gauge or setup specification.

Included Items and Buying Considerations

A case is included, while a separate gig bag is not. The model is identified as a 2025 limited edition, and the item number is 610936. The sales unit is one piece. The listing also gives "Limited Run: 2025," which identifies the edition year but does not state the number of guitars produced.

On paper, the defining choices are the maple-on-maple neck and fingerboard, the mixed single-coil and humbucker pickup arrangement, and the 21 narrow-tall frets. The detailed finish description and the broad Silver Burst color label are not identical, so buyers should verify the exact finish shown for the unit being ordered. The supplied specifications do not establish how the guitar sounds, feels, or performs after setup, and there are no customer comments to fill that gap. This review therefore treats the listed construction as evidence, not as a substitute for trying the instrument.

Verdict

The Fender Tele Custom SHR AISACMB is a clearly specified U.S.-made limited edition with a conventional long-scale layout and a distinctive two-pickup combination. Its documentation covers the main woods, neck profile, fret count, controls, bridge, tuners, finish description, and included case. Buyers should confirm the exact finish and currency of the listed price, then assess setup and feel in person where possible.