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Fender Classic Series '72 Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar  

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For the first time in 30+ years, a painstakingly accurate re-creation.

In this first-ever reproduction, the Fender '72 Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar duplicates every cosmetic nuance of the original introduced over 3 decades ago. Crafted with an alder body; one-piece, C-shaped, maple neck; a Strat headstock; 6-saddle string-thru bridge; dual humbuckers with alnico magnets for unique fat and gritty Tele tone; and 3-way switching. Includes deluxe Fender gig bag.

Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.

Features

  • Exact duplicate of original
  • Alder body
  • '70s large Strat headstock
  • One-piece C-shaped maple neck
  • 3-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt adjustment
  • Bullet truss rod nut
  • 21 medium jumbo frets
  • 6-saddle string-thru bridge
  • Dual humbuckers with alnico magnets for fat, gritty tone
  • Chrome pickup covers
  • 3-way switching
  • Black dot position inlays

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Awesome

| Review By: Steven Zelenko | 3 months, 2 weeks ago

2 people out of 4 found this review helpful

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Only a 7 here because having played the originals, the re-issues lacked that something.  I found it was the pots.  Replaced those with 500K pots andf the pickups really shined then.  Not a huge fan of the bridge, but replacements can be found.  It has been all right so far.

Quality:

What can I say, If you do not own a Mexican Fender, you are an idiot.  They are great quality for the price.  Difinately better than the Studio Gibsons for quality.

Value:

Fair price.  Just get it, these guitar put the rock in roll.

Overall:

Had mine since the first day it came out.  Put a custom pickguard on it and switched the pots to 500K.  It shows wear and it's a workhorse.  Paired with my vintage '63 AC30, it screams on the songs I write.  Getting another one just because they are beautiful and play amazingly well.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Professional
Style of music you play:
Rock
Where you live:
Chicago

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1110652

Good Guitar Depending

| Review By: James Webb | 5 months, 2 weeks ago

3 people out of 8 found this review helpful

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Allright this is a great guitar.  However, the neck is ridiculously wide. I would not recomend this guitar unless you have big hands or aren't playing difficult leads. It has a little bit of twang which is to be expected for a telecaster. I would not recomend this guitar for rock, punk rock, metal, etc. Primarily because the sound isn't perfectly fitting for that type of music, and due to the crazy wide neck.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Pro/Am
Style of music you play:
Punk Rock
Where you live:
Nashville

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1100451

Nice guitar-my second review-first review lost?

| Review By: Zane Crowe | 6 months, 2 weeks ago

5 people out of 8 found this review helpful

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Bought the walnut.  Hard to see the grain unless your close.  Looks like a brown finish past arms length.  Great mellow blues sounds and cracking leads. Fantastic fit and finish. Love the strat neck.No set up required.  Plays great out of the box.

Quality:

If you like duel humbucker pickups like me you will love the sound.  If you have big hands like me you will love the neck.  The fit and finish are flawless.  Had to pay extra for a hardshell case as with all mex fenders.

Value:

Had to rate value a little low because I have a fender black top I bought for less than this that has everything this tel has.  But I like the black top strat better because the tel has a larger body and is heaver than th strat.  I love all fender guitars.  I bought my first guitar in 1964, a fender mustang.  I have never been disappointed with fender.  My fingers soon out grew the mustang neck,but I still have it in my collection. (None of my fenders are for sale) I love the looks and feel of a good guitar.  That why I collect FENDER.

Overall:

It's a fender made in Mexico.  Mexican fenders are as good or better than us made fenders. I owen both and I know what I'am talking about.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
RETIRED PRO
Style of music you play:
ALL
Where you live:
Blueridge Mountains

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Pretty Sharp Axe

| Review By: Joey-Dw.IW | 11 months, 4 weeks ago

7 people out of 9 found this review helpful

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I started playing guitar just about the time Fender put the Telecaster Deluxe on the Market. (1972). I have played a number of the originals: all great guitars. The reissues are not quite the same thing.  The wide range pickups on the originals were made with CuNiFe magnets composed of (copper/nickel/iron).  This produced a humbucker with a distinctive single coil twang.  It had adjustable pole pieces and the pickup for the bridge and neck positions were voiced the same.  The pickups on the reissue use AlNiCo (aluminum/nickel/cobalt) bar magnets. This is because CuNiFe magnetic material is no longer easily obtained. The Alnico reissue pickups sound quite different from the original.  They are much more like a standard Gibson humbucker. They are very fat sounding with the original fender wide range pickup possessing more twang and bite.  The reissue pickups are voiced differently for the bridge and neck. Personally, I really like the reissue pickups. They are wonderfully warm and well balanced. They are currently being made in Mexico. If you ever get the chance to play an original Deluxe, you will be surprised at the difference.  However, the reissue wide range pickup is excellent in my view and I really don't care it is not original spec. I have played rock and blues for 38 years and in my never to be humble opinion, the Deluxe reissue is a great guitar for those styles of music. I own a number of high end Gibson guitars and I am always amazed at how much more Fender will give you dollar for dollar over Gibson for guitars in this price range.            
Do you own the product?:
No
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Guitarist 38 years.
Style of music you play:
Blues
Where you live:
Granada Hills, CA

Did you find this review helpful? yes no995708

What's to say

| Review By: Muselover | 1 year, 2 weeks ago

0 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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there is nothing about this guitar i don't love. Its perfect in every aspect, from the pickups to the body, as well as the telecaster head.
Do you own the product?:
No
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
newbie
Style of music you play:
rock
Where you live:
Los Angeles, CA

Did you find this review helpful? yes no800151

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