Fender

Fender Telecaster Deluxe Mocha, 1975

On January 27, 2023 /

Built from 1972 to 1979 along with the Custom, the Fender Telecaster Deluxe had a number of unique features, blending influences from both Fender and Gibson products. Starting with the basic Tele design, the Fender Telecaster Deluxe added a pair of Fender’s new Seth Lover – designed Wide Range Humbuckers plus individual volume and tone controls, and the bridge from a Hard-Tail Stratocaster, with the ‘new’ larger pickguard and higher-mounted pickup selector mostly shared with the Custom.

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Fender Precision Bass Sunburst, 1973

On January 26, 2023 /

It’s hard to overstate the impact of the Fender Precision Bass. Deceptively simple, it changed the way popular music is performed and recorded. Here we’re looking at a sunburst, Rosewood fingerboard Fender Precision Bass, built in Fullerton, California during the era of CBS’s Fender ownership. It is dated to 1971 based on its features and its serial number plate. The body is Alder, and the neck Maple with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

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Fender Classic Stratocaster Olympic White, 1999

On January 26, 2023 /

The Fender Classic Stratocaster line has been built in Ensenada Mexico from 1991, largely offering ‘vintage style’ designs and hardware, here as a 1970’s version. Here we’re looking at an early Fender Classic Stratocaster in Olympic White, built around late 1999 in Ensenada, Mexico as an ‘1970’s Style’ Strat with Bullet truss rod, MicroTilt 3-bolt neck joint and vintage-style bridge and tuners.

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Fender 52 Telecaster Reissue Butterscotch Blonde, 1999

On January 26, 2023 /

The Fender 52 Telecaster Reissue appeared in 1982, as one of the first wave of vintage reissue models based on ever-closer readings of original designs. These reissues began a few years before the 1985 sale of the Fender brand – but not the plant and fixtures – by CBS to a management group. Fender introduced the Telecaster, originally the single pickup Esquire, to the market in its 1950 catalog.

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Fender Stratocaster Candy Apple Red, 1962-1964

On January 23, 2023 /

Here’s a guitar that needs little introduction – a Fender Stratocaster Candy Apple Red, with components from 1962 and 1964. Here, the Alder body is from 1964, while the Maple and ‘Slab’ style Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, plus the electronics, are from 1962. Aside from the body swap, one of the only things not original is a tone knob. Fret wear is light to moderate, and the wider fret wire indicates a re-fret, likely decades ago.

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Fender Precision Bass Fretless Acoustic – Electric Natural, 1993

On January 14, 2023 /

The Fender Precision Bass Fretless (Acoustic / Electric) is an interesting and somewhat rare custom order model, using a semi-hollow, Spruce top Mahogany F-hole body with Rosewood bridge. This lightweight, resonant body shows influences from the Telecaster Thinline. For electronics, this distinctive bass has both a Piezo bridge pickup and a Lace Sensor split pickup selected by a pan pot, with volume and TBX tone controls.

Used

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Fender

Fender Telecaster Deluxe Mocha, 1975

Fender Precision Bass Sunburst, 1973

Fender Classic Stratocaster Olympic White, 1999

Fender 52 Telecaster Reissue Butterscotch Blonde, 1999

Fender Stratocaster Candy Apple Red, 1962-1964

Fender Precision Bass Fretless Acoustic – Electric Natural, 1993

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