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Fender's 2011 Telebration anniversary Telecasters

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By Chris Vinnicombe published 2 March 2011

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Modern Thinline Tele

Modern Thinline Tele

NAMM 2011: These unique Telecaster guitars will be released in limited runs throughout 2011 in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Fender Telecaster. For more visit Fender.

Fender says:

"Similar to the '90s Tele Thinline, this is a Thinline with modern hardware and appointments. Olympic White, double bound (tortoiseshell), American Standard neck (9.5-inch radius, medium jumbo frets), American Standard pickups, alder body."

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Page 1 of 12
Lite Rosewood Telecaster

Lite Rosewood Telecaster

Fender says:

"The body is a rosewood top and back sandwiched on a dark stained spruce middle, 9.5-inch neck radius, medium jumbo frets,‘52 Vintage bridgeand pickup set."

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'62 Tele

'62 Tele

Fender says:

"An Olympic White '62 Custom with black binding, BWB pickguard, pearl block inlays on a rosewood fretboard. 7.25-inch radius, vintage frets, Gotoh vintage tuners, double bound (black),‘62 Vintage Tele pickups, lacquer finish."

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Page 3 of 12
Browns Canyon Telecaster

Browns Canyon Telecaster

Fender says:

"This is a lacquer Tele with the redwood body made out of wood from an 1890s Northern California trestle railway bridge. Comes with photos and history of the bridge. Oil rubbed finish, '52 Hot Rod neck, vintage tuners, 9.5-inch radius with medium jumbo frets, '62 vintage pickups, custom neckplate."

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Page 4 of 12
Empress Telecaster

Empress Telecaster

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"Empress body, super light weight, American Standard neck, Highway One bridge, Highway One pickups, Grease Bucket tone system. Honeyburst or Vintage White."

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Page 5 of 12
'75 Tele

'75 Tele

Fender says:

"This is a Tele with iconic '75 Jazz Bass cosmetics, maple neck with black block inlays, BWB pickguard, natural ash body, jazz bass knobs and an arm contour. 7.25-inch neck radius, vintage frets, Wide Range neck humbucker, ‘62 bridge pickup, urethane finish."

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Page 6 of 12
Flame Top Telecaster

Flame Top Telecaster

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"This is an American Standard Telecaster in Antique Burst with gold hardware and a flame top - elegant and classy! Flame maple cap over alder, American Standard pickups, lacquer finish, gold hardware, pearl tuner buttons."

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Page 7 of 12
Cabronita Telecaster

Cabronita Telecaster

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"The popular Custom Shop guitar now offered at a lower price point! Two TV Jones Filtertron pickups on a slab body, 2 Tone Sunburst or Black."

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Page 8 of 12
Vintage Hot Rod '52 Tele

Vintage Hot Rod '52 Tele

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"A Vintage Hot Rod Tele with a full Seymour Duncan ’59 HB in the neck and a new vintage style brass bar bridge design that is 100-percent intonatable!"

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Page 9 of 12
Lamboo Telecaster

Lamboo Telecaster

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Page 10 of 12
Mahogany Telecaster

Mahogany Telecaster

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"A contoured, natural oiled, humbucking, mahogany-bodied Tele. Mahogany neck, Lamboo fretboard, hand-oiled finish, split coil neck pickup and Enforcer Humbucker in the bridge."

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Indiana Barn '52 Tele

Indiana Barn '52 Tele

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Page 12 of 12
Chris Vinnicombe

Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.

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