When Chris “Shifty” Shiflett storms the stage with Foo Fighters, he needs an instrument that can cut through a dense mix. Enter “the Cleaver” — Shifty’s made-to-measure Tele Deluxe with an unmistakable snarl that chops through a cacophony of guitars with the same keen-edged authority as its namesake. The Fender Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe’s solid alder body makes an outstanding firing table for stadium-worthy skylarking, and its belly-cut contour ensures everlong comfort during marathon-length sets. You’ll be blown away by the sleek playability of the Shiflett Cleaver Tele Deluxe’s satin-finished Custom Oval C-shaped neck and 21-fret rosewood fingerboard. All that said, to unleash the real magic of this solidbody electric guitar, you have to plug it in and experience the full-blown gut punch of its Cleaver Noiseless CS-90 pickups. You also get a string-through-body hardtail bridge, F-stamped tuning machines, a 3-ply pickguard, numbered plastic knobs, pearloid fingerboard inlays, and a spotlight-stealing gloss nitro lacquer finish. Previously available only as a Custom Shop Masterbuilt Artist model, the Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe makes this road-tested workhorse available to guitarists everywhere.
