Fender Classic '72 Telecaster Thinline

For what it's worth. This review is for a 2011 American Thinline in red. I know these get slightly different treatments year by year. Mine has a maple neck and an ash body, which is primarily why I bought it because I didn't like my old one which was alder. I got it for $1470 out the door. So I feel like it was a pretty good deal. This also has the vintage fender bridge which I am honestly not a huge fan of. I don't like how they respond to palm mutes. I will likely replace it if I decide to keep it.

UTILIZATION

I happen to play in a surf rock band. I got this to use in that band primarily. The action is about as good as you would expect. Fret work is pretty good. I'm not absolutely floored by the overall quality but I'm not disappointed either considering what I paid. Finish is pretty good, no flaws. It does kind of have that glossy finish thing going on at the neck. I've never been a fan of this. Some more vintage looking knobs would have been nice. I'm honestly nit picking about a lot of little things. Overall I'm happy. It's a fun guitar to play. You pick it and you can't help but smile and want to rock out.

SOUNDS

My only big complaint with the thinline reissues have been the wide range pickups. To me, they don't sound at all like the old ones. They don't sound bad mind you, but I am really after those authentic wide range humbucker sounds and these are simply not quite there. These don't have the same treble response, and I think are more in the P90 camp to my ears. Like I said, not a terrible thing, but when a good authentic set costs a few hundred, it makes this guitar cost me that much more. Fortunately the stock pickups sound pretty good for my surf rock stuff. I'm playing it through a Mesa Lonestar 6l6 version.

OVERALL OPINION

If you aren't super picky about your thinlines like I am, this is a well priced and very fun guitar. You know how some guitars just say "take me out and play me?" This is one of those guitars for sure. Nobody else is really making good thin line reissues right now so in my opinion this is the best one.

This is a pretty radical Mexican Telecaster. Considering that most of the labor that makes these guitars nowadays is Mexican, regardless of which side of the border it claims to be made in, I don't have much prejudice for the Mexican models as I used to. This guitar in particular is part of the reason I stopped judging the Mexican models so poorly. It has a semi-hollow body, which is a different and interesting choice for a Telecaster. It has a maple neck, a vintage hard-tail bridge, and two wide-range humbuckers. There is a volume knob, a tone knob, and a three-way pickup selector switch. There are 21 frets.

UTILIZATION

The top frets on this guitar are very easy to reach, in fact, everything was easy to play on this guitar. I really couldn't believe how good it felt when I first played it. It had great natural sustain and a great, warm sound. The Tele is actually nice and light, and the semi-hollow body feels really good on my back. Everything on this guitar, assuming it's properly maintained, is stable.

SOUNDS

I used this amp with a Marshall stack and a Fender Twin. There were obvious differences but I was really impressed by how interesting and good it sounded when played through both amps. I like the bridge pickup on this guitar a lot, its bright without overdoing it and really can kick up a storm when used with the right distortion pedal. The neck pickup gives a rich, warm, thick rhythm tone and a great blues lead tone. The most obvious benefit that this has over other Teles is the humbucking pickups. It still feels and sounds like a Telecaster but it really can rock way harder than most of those guitars usually do. I would venture to say that anyone who likes electric blues, or classic rock, or even more modern hard rock, will find much to like in this pedal. I would say that my favorite thing about it is its versatility.

OVERALL OPINION

I love this guitar, and I don't want to get rid of it anytime soon. It makes a great foil to my trusty Strat, and the combination of the two is pretty stellar. I wouldn't have paid too much for this, I bought it in relatively bad shape and had it reset by a professional. That only cost me a little over a grand, which is a really good price considering how good this guitar actually is. Worth checking out for anyone who is looking for something between a Tele or Strat and a Les Paul.

In what country was she made? Japan
How many frets: 21
What kind of microphone and their configuration? 2 humbucker

What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)? it's a TV ...
What type of race? u or v, I'm not sure ...


USE

Is the handle comfortable? that's what I got better!
Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy? I never go up there
Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)? very good
Gets it easy to sound good? ... The sound is distinctive, though ... not that much, I love the sound of this guitar! I do not understand that the model is as little known

SOUNDS

Are they suitable for your style of music? for blues and classic rock, it's great !!

With what (s) amplifier (s), with twin reverb pedals and a hot road
What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "fat", ....)? fat yes it is that !! ... ... blues blues blues blues rock ... ... ... ... jazz ... blues blues ....
What are the sounds you prefer, you hate? Fender humbuckers are fabulous original


NOTICE GLOBAL

it was my father who bought it in 1996, has sold one of his friends to pay for our studies ... then bought by even me
it is a collector pusique no longer manufactures its fender guitars in Japan but in Mexico (I have tried to Pigalle Mexican ... what a joke ...) even if I have kids I will never the to resell !!!

Mapple neck ... Sweet enjoyable
Assembled in Mexico
2 knobs, 2 microphones

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable, I possde EC has a Start ... Long Nothing to do well on.
Diffrent 2 guitars, sounds and fortunately DIFFERENT.
I get a smooth sound Bluesy trs.
Accs the acute, as a Tele ... Normal

SOUNDS

I play on Vox VT60. With the neck pickup and the Tone knob to the serious (a bit) I get a smooth sound Bluesy trs.

OVERALL OPINION

Since a Journe
Essay scores. But my preferences is to Fender. Channel Rabl.
Report Qualit discount
Too bad she tui MRIT a rigid way the cover! Then change the strings for the 10/47