Fender Announces New Classic Teles
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| '72 Telecaster Custom |
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| '72 Telecaster Thinline |
July 24, 1999
Whether you are a vintage guitar enthusiast, a working
musician, or someone who simply wants the look, feel and sound of a classic
Fender guitar, look no further. Fender is proud to introduce the '72 Telecaster
Custom® and the '72 Telecaster Thinline® the two latest additions
to Fender's Classic Series guitar family.
Originally built by Fender dining one of its "darker" eras
of production, the first '72 Telecaster Customs and '72 Telecaster Thinlines
never quite realized their true potential. Now, Fender has dusted off
these classic designs and is ready to produce them again. But this time
around, the essence of what they were originally intended to be has been
combined with modem manufacturing techniques and quality control, resulting
in two exceptionally great sounding and well made guitars.
Recalling a sound that that was popularized by Keith Richards' '72 Tele®,
the '72 Telecaster Custom and '72 Telecaster Thinline will join last year's
'69 Telecaster Thinline as the newest members of the Classic Telecaster
revival. To insure their predecessor's integrity and spirit, these new
Teles will be produced at Fender's own state-of-the-art manufacturing
facility in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
'72 Telecaster Custom
The purity of the original '72 Telecaster Custom is skillfully replicated,
with some fine tuning. Features include a poplar or alder body (depending
on color), "U" shape maple neck with 3-bolt Mcro-Tilt(TM) adjustment,
7.25" radius, 21 vintage frets, bullet truss rod, Schaller vintage
"F" machine heads, one Fender "Wide-Range" humbucking
pickup in the neck position, one single coil Tele® pickup in the bridge
position, 3-way toggle switch, two volume and tone controls, a black/white/black
pickguard, vintage 3-saddle bridge, Fender Super 25OR strings and a deluxe
Fender gig bag. Color options include: 3-color Sunburst (alder) and Black
(poplar). U.S. MSRP is $749.99.
'72 Telecaster Thinline
The semi-hollow ash body with f-hole is an unmistakable feature that
defines the Telecaster Thinlines. This '72 Telecaster Thinline is no different,
with additional features including: "U" shape maple neck with
3-bolt Micro-Tilt(TM) adjustment, 7.25" radius, 21 vintage frets,
bullet truss rod, Schaller "F" machine heads, two Fender "WideRange"
humbucking pickups, 3-way switching, a white shell pickguard, 6-saddle
hard tail Strat(R) bridge, Fender Super 25OR strings and a deluxe Fender
gig bag. Color options include: 3-Color Sunburst or Natural. US MSRP is
$899.99.
For more information, visit Fender's web site at www.fender.com. |
