Officially named the Telecaster in February1951, the world’s first successful solid-body electric guitar turns 60. The Telecaster revolutionized guitar playing, changed the sound of music and has become a signature instrument for guitarists worldwide. The 60th Anniversary Telecaster packs more than half a century of classic sound and design into one collectible U.S.-made instrument. Features include an ash body, tinted maple neck and fretboard with modern 9.5 inch radius and medium jumbo frets, American Vintage Telecaster single-coil pickups, modern tuners, American Standard bridge with bent steel saddles and stamped brass plate, black pickguard, Blackguard Blonde thin-skin lacquer finish, commemorative neckplate, and Fender/SKB molded case.
Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster Features
- American Vintage Telecaster single-coil pickups for that classic Tele bite
- Blackguard Blonde finish on the ash body gives a great vintage look
- American Standard bridge with bent steel saddles for great sustain
- Tinted Maple neck and fingerboard with a modern 9.5 inch radius
- Commemorative 60th anniversary neckplate
Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster Specifications
- Series: Limited Anniversary Edition
- Body Material: Ash
- Neck: Modern "C" Shape
- Neck Finish: Lacquer
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5 inch Radius (241 mm)
- Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
- Scale Length: 25.5 inch (648 mm)
- Nut Width: 1.685 inch (42.8 mm)
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Truss Rod: Bi-Flex Truss Rod System
- Truss Rod Nut: 1/8 inch American Series Nut
- Pickups: American Vintage Tele Single-Coil Bridge Pickup, American Vintage Tele Single-Coil Neck Pickup.
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade : Bridge Pickup, Bridge and Neck Pickups, Neck Pickup.
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Special Electronics: No-Load Tone Control
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuning Keys: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Bridge: American Tele with New American Standard Bent Steel Saddlesand Stamped Brass Plate
- Control Knobs: Chrome Knurled Style
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
- Strings: Super 250L's, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
Source : americanmusical.com
