2021 Carson Hess '53 Telecaster Replica Butterscotch

Here's a beautiful '53 Telecaster from builder Carson Hess.  It's got an amazing feel and the light weight body balances perfectly. This guitar nails the vintage blackguard tones.  You don't see these come up for sale often but here's a way to beat the wait.  All the specs are listed on the spec page.  Ships in the OHSC with spec letter.

Weight - 6lbs 6oz

From Carson Hess

My mission is to create new guitars that have the look, tone, and feel of the classic guitars produced by the big "F" in the early 1950's-1960's. These guitars are for the player who truly appreciates the wear and patina of a 60+ year old guitar. Creating a guitar that plays and sounds as good as it looks is always the top priority.

I currently source my necks from Musikraft for most builds, as I find they make a high-quality and consistent neck. Outsourcing the necks allows me to focus my time and efforts on the details of finishing and setup, however, I can build a neck if a customer has a specific piece of wood they would like me to use in a build. I typically order a super fat, baseball bat profiled neck, and will either leave that profile or hand shape it to a full "C" shape or softer "V" profile upon request. The neck will always be shaped to have the "Tadeo Taper" and the fingerboard edges will be rolled for ultimate comfort and playability. Necks can be ordered with various fretboard radius/fretwire combinations. All fretwork (level, crown, polish) is done in-house by myself, along with the cutting and shaping of the bone nut. My guitars are typically setup with .10-.46 gauge strings, but any size can be accommodated upon request.

The bodies are cut from my own supply of lightweight Ash or Pine (pine upon request). I feel the winning combination for a lively and resonant guitar is in the combination of a big neck and a lightweight body. This combination will help get you as close to a well-seasoned vintage guitar tone as you can get.  I understand that resonance and acoustic properties of an electric guitar, and how that translates once plugged in to an amplifier is a hotly debated and controversial topic, and I won't pretend to be the authority on that notion, but I will say that a guitar with a resonant and lively acoustic tone, that offers exceptional tactile feedback, will be an inspiring instrument to play and practice with. I don't know about you, but the more I'm inspired to practice, the better my tone gets.