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Post subject: 2008 road worn tele in blonde.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 10:54 pm
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i am looking to purchase a 2008 road worn tele in blonde. were the bodies made from ash back then?? also i have a vintage black 72 tele anyone know if those were alder or ash?

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Post subject: Re: 2008 road worn tele in blonde.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:13 am
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The blonde RoadWorn (50's /2008) is ash, the 2tone sunburst is alder.
On the black one, if yours is the "standard" Tele, I'd guess alder under opaque paints.
Ash bodies have just about always been used on Teles, but (quoting Mr. A.R.Duchossoir), "in the 70's, FENDER occasionally resorted to other timbers", so there's always that mystery element. :wink:


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Post subject: Re: 2008 road worn tele in blonde.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:35 am
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Ash has mostly been preferred because of lighter weight and higher stiffness. Or, rather, lightweight ash (which is called swamp ash by guitar makers, whether it's from a swamp or not) is lighter weight. But there were years where the ash Fender used was so dense and heavy (read: cheap) that alder bodies would be lighter.
So instead of looking at the wood used, look at and play the actual guitar.


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Post subject: Re: 2008 road worn tele in blonde.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 5:57 am
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thank you for the info guys.

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