Fender Exclusive American Special Telecaster Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)

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Featuring a pair of Texas Special single-coil pickups, a matching headstock, and American-made quality, this American Special Tele offers tons of value.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Alder body Light weight with a wide tonal range
Maple neck Bright tone, full sustain and strength
Matching headstock Painted headstock matches color of body
Texas Special pickups Delivers snappy and hot midrange; great for blues

The Fender Exclusive 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.

Fender introduces a new color for the American Special Series Telecaster guitar, which puts everything you want in an affordable U.S.-made instrument within your reach. Features include an alder body, maple neck with 9.5"-radius fingerboard and jumbo frets, Texas Special pickups, vintage-style string-through-body Telecaster bridge with three brass saddles, and gloss urethane finish. The American Special Series - guitars for the times.

Features:

- Greasebucket Tone Circuit
- Texas Special Pickups
- Large ‘70s Style Decal
- Brass Bridge Saddles
- Black Dot Position Inlays
- “Barrel” Switch Tip
- Source: U.S.
- Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag

Model Name: American Special Telecaster
Series: American Special
Colors: (0170244749) Surf Pearl with Matching Painted Headcap, Maple Fingerboard
Fingerboard: Maple
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
Frets: 22, Jumbo Frets
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Nut: 1.6875” (43 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Bridge: Texas Special™ Tele Pickup
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Bridge Pickup: 1 Texas Special Tele Pickup
Neck Pickup: 1 Texas Special Tele Pickup
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickup
- Position e. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Greasebucket Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Strings: Fender USA, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024w, .032, .042)
Case: Deluxe Gig Bag

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