Description
The American Special Telecaster puts U.S-made Fender quality into the hands of players at any level. For the guitarist who wants a combination of timeless Fender style and contemporary features, this guitar delivers traditional Tele® design with some extra elements for modern tone and performance, including dual Texas Special™ pickups and special circuitry, modern neck profile and fingerboard radius, and more. Great sounding, great looking and feeling, and made in the United States.
Specs & Features
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Neck Shape: Modern “C”
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.685″ (42.8 mm)
- Position Inlays: Black Dots on Maple
- Truss Rod: Standard
- Bridge Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele
- Neck Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Special Electronics: Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Rolls off Highs Without Adding Bass)
- Bridge: 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Saddles
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Fender Locking
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
- Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
- Switch Tip: Black
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard
- Other Features: “Barrel” Switch Tip, Single “T”-Roller String Tree, ‘70s Style Decal
- Case/Gig Bag: Gator hard foam case
- Actual Weight: 7.3 lbs.