This is a very interesting extension of the Telecaster line. Baritone instruments are becoming more popular, and have a valid and under-explored place in the musical spectrum. This is a well-made and affordable instrument. It’s lots of fun to play with, too, and can fit into many styles from latin, to blues, to metal, to… kind of like the Telecaster does.
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These are great-sounding Telecasters, and the stock TV Jones pickups have just a wonderful tone.
MORE →At the 2011 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim California, Fender unveiled their new “Telebration” series of guitars. Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Telecaster, Fender is building a series of limited edition Tele’s over the course of the year. Each guitar is a being built in a strictly limited run.
MORE →The ’56 Stratocaster Closet Classic guitar incorporates many unique details from one of the most sought-after and collectable Strats ever made. It features a 10/56 neck, two-piece alder body and single-ply pickguard. They’ve even recreated tooling holes and marks made during the original production process!
MORE →The Mark Knopfler Strat is part of Fender’s Artist Series and replicates features from the Dire Straits front man’s own stage guitar … a ’60s slab-board neck on a ’50s deep contoured ash body … loaded with Texas Special single coils and a vintage-like electronic harness. This instrument we’re featuring today is finished with the striking Hot Rod Red opaque non-metalic body finish with a light patina stain on the neck!
MORE →This faithful recreation of a Fender classic features an ash body, U-shaped maple neck, single-ply black pickguard and original spec pickups. The Nocaster is painstakingly recreated right down to the finest detail, including the paint “halo” beneath the pickguard. The instrument has been given Fender’s “Relic” treatment to show years of natural wear and tear—nicks, scratches, worn finish, rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
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