1973 Fender® Telecaster® Thinline

$7,000.00

  • Year: 1973
  • Manufacturer: Fender®
  • Model: Telecaster® Thinline
  • Case: Hard
  • Color: White
  • Condition: Fair
  • Description: "Designed by German luthier Roger Rossmeisl in 1968, it was introduced in 1969 and updated with a pair of Fender® Wide Range humbucking pickups, Bullet® truss-rod and 3-bolt neck fixing in 1972. The design was originally an attempt to reduce the weight of the solid-body Telecaster® guitar, which had become ever heavier throughout the 60s due to the dwindling supply of the light ash wood Fender® had formerly used. The f-hole and reshaped pickguard are the most apparent visual clues to its construction. There are now two versions of the Telecaster® Thinline. The '69 version has two standard Telecaster® pickups and a mahogany body, while the '72 version, based on the Fender® Telecaster® Deluxe, yields two Fender® Wide Range pickups and a solid natural swamp ash body. Both guitars are made in Mexico and Japan as a part of the Classic Series of guitars and basses, followed by higher-end American-made Factory Special Run (FSR) versions from the Fender® Custom Shop in 2005." - Fender®.com