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Post subject: Fender Telecaster real or fake?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:23 pm
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Hello, could someone please tell me if this MIM Fender Telecaster is real or fake

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Post subject: Re: Fender Telecaster real or fake?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:27 pm
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I see absolutely nothing suspicious in the images.
Looks like it was originally a white PG with single coil neck pickup. The MiM bodies are routed for a neck humbucker, the previous owner likely made the change.

Serial number search results in a match on the body color,
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Post subject: Re: Fender Telecaster real or fake?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:51 am
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CB91710 wrote:
I see absolutely nothing suspicious in the images.
Looks like it was originally a white PG with single coil neck pickup. The MiM bodies are routed for a neck humbucker, the previous owner likely made the change.

Serial number search results in a match on the body color,
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This is not the guitar OP talking about :shock:


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Post subject: Re: Fender Telecaster real or fake?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:06 pm
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Looks real enough to me.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Telecaster real or fake?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:31 pm
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I'll agree that a) it's a legit MIM Standard Tele from 2016(ish), and b) that it is not-all-original.
In addition to the humbucker and pickguard, there seems to be an Electrosocket jack. Personal preferences aside, all those mods can be considered upgrades.

I can't recognize the humbucker, too many that look like that - FMIC products & others. The info may be on the underside - and a glimpse under the pg would also tell if the wiring has been modded.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Telecaster real or fake?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:46 pm
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stratele52 wrote:
This is not the guitar OP talking about :shock:

Same neck and body.
That's what came up when I ran his serial number in the support section.

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