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Fender Lite Ash Telecaster Electric Guitar

Birdseye Maple neck and fingerboard. Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro2 pickups.

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The Lite Ash Telecaster guitar is something new from Fender. Ash is a desirable body wood because of its tonal qualities, and with its birdseye maple neck and Seymour Duncan pickups, it gives Tele players just what they need to get the job done.

Technical Info

Model Name: Lite Ash Telecaster

Model Number: 026-5102-(521)

Series: Special Edition Series

Colors:
(506) Black
(521) Natural
(541) Vintage White
(Polyurethane Finish)

Body: Light Weight Ash

Neck: Birdseye Maple, Modern 'C' Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)

Fingerboard: Birdseye Maple, 9.5 in. Radius (241mm)

No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets

Pickups: Seymour DuncanĀ® APTR-1, APTL-1, (Neck/Bridge) (AP=Alnico Pro)

Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone

Pickup Switching:
3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup

Bridge: Vintage Style with 3 Brass Saddles

Machine Heads: Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines

Hardware: Chrome

Pickguard: 1-Ply Black

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Width at Nut: 1.625 in.

Unique Features:
Black Plastic Parts
Abalone Dot Position Inlays
Oversized Strap Buttons

Strings: Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042)

Accessories: None

Case: None

Introduced: 1/2004

Notice: Product Prices, Features And Specifications Are Subject To Change Without Notice
Beautiful wood for a beautiful Tele! Lightweight ash body. Birdseye maple neck and 9.5" radius fretboard with medium jumbo frets. Seymour Duncan APTR-1 and APTL-1 AlNiCo Pro pickups. Vintage-style bridge with 3 brass saddles.

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Fender Lite Ash Telecaster Electric Guitar Reviews

81 People rated this product :
           7 out of 10
           9 out of 10
"Poor Man's Highway One..."
Feature:
Got mine on clearance. Came with nothing, but I was able to get wrenches and a case easily. Some people replace the pots and switches on these, mine are working fine, no need to fix anything.

Quality:
It's on a par with the Mexi's, but the brass saddles, pickups, and ash body give it a slight edge over most stock Mexi's I've played. I've seen a couple lemons, I've seen some sweet ones, so QC is not as tight as it could be, but if you get a sweet one, you will be very very happy...

Value:
I own two of these. The aftermarket value on these has been soft, so before you spring for a new one, see if you can find something used. People don't want to pay $900 for a Korean guitar... I got my second one used for the same price you'd expect to get a used Mexi...

Desirability:
Good looking, but decal is a little strange. I own two.

Sound:
Very high quality Telecaster tone, thanks mostly to the pickups, but the brass saddles and lite ash body help. Bridge pickup is nice and twangy, neck is fat and jazzy. This guitar sounds like how you expect a Tele to sound. Extremely noisy with distortion due to single coil pups, but it's good noise...

Ease of Use:
It's a Telcaster... Tone pot is seems to have a nice fat Gibby-type cap on it, volume knob has a user-friendly taper. Switch is quite. Both pickups is humbucking...

Support:
Fender blows... But they still make good guitars... lol

Overall:
I own two of these. My first one has a two piece body and is sweet. The swecond has a three piece body and while it has the same neck, hardware, pickups, etc., it's not as nice as the 2-piece body, IMHO. Both are good guitars, but my 2-piece body one borders on being a great guitar... For the price of a used Mexi, these are a steal. If you have to get one new, the Highway One is probably a better investment.

Submitted: 05/07/2008
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           9 out of 10
"Great for the novice or pro player."
Feature:
Came with everything including hang tags.

Quality:
A few little tweaks were needed at the onset. I had the place where I purchased it from do a minor fret dressing on a couple frets.No big deal.

Value:
I bought this guitar at a reasonable discounted price after negiotating with the dealer.

Desirability:
This guitar has a slightly rounded body edge from that of my other Telecasters.This makes it stand out and have a better curb appeal. (for lack of a better expression) The unit I purchased was black.Very nice guitar!

Sound:
This unit compares both with my MIA tele and a HWY 1 I recently traded for. The Seymour Duncan pickups are really an asset to this guitar.

Ease of Use:
Plays as well as any and better than some I've owned.

Support:
So far so good.

Overall:
I'll probably keep this one for a while.

Submitted: 01/06/2008
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