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Post subject: 60th anniversary Telecaster (2006) - could be fake?
Posted: Sat May 11, 2019 12:22 am
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Hi,

I'm about to buy a 2006 60th anniversary Telecaster made in USA, and I couldn't find any firm information on the mass-produced series from 2006-07 and I suspect there might be a chance that it's fake or a mutt. Could anyone help me out with the 60th anniversary series colour sortiment, more specifically if there was the 60th anniversary Tele available in metallic ice blue finish? Thanks for the help! Here are some pics of the guitar:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=19gud805oDNXzuQ0wFn1UjmNESvPXlR33

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jvXJSIaneCFkjgR4OrM_Lic6E91e7lGx

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kOzh4I1s0AvP8xH12eWwaxVov42pzyPv

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A7fzl3k0091pW73fCaolTLBKTPigd4mO

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DxvzgF7HCD1tW8Qf5q4qOK2lcZyNzBao


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Post subject: Re: 60th anniversary Telecaster (2006) - could be fake?
Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 8:41 pm
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Hi,

Google disallows hotlinking, use a free picture host site to upload the photos.


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Post subject: Re: 60th anniversary Telecaster (2006) - could be fake?
Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 8:47 pm
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bluevoodoo wrote:
Hi,

I'm about to buy a 2006 60th anniversary Telecaster made in USA, and I couldn't find any firm information on the mass-produced series from 2006-07 and I suspect there might be a chance that it's fake or a mutt. Could anyone help me out with the 60th anniversary series colour sortiment, more specifically if there was the 60th anniversary Tele available in metallic ice blue finish? Thanks for the help! Here are some pics of the guitar:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=19gud805oDNXzuQ0wFn1UjmNESvPXlR33

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jvXJSIaneCFkjgR4OrM_Lic6E91e7lGx

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kOzh4I1s0AvP8xH12eWwaxVov42pzyPv

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A7fzl3k0091pW73fCaolTLBKTPigd4mO

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DxvzgF7HCD1tW8Qf5q4qOK2lcZyNzBao


Looks like a partscaster.

Someone has put a HWY1 neck into an American Series body.


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Post subject: Re: 60th anniversary Telecaster (2006) - could be fake?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 2:24 am
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Neck looks Fender, and as per Chromeface comment, Serial Number says it is from a Highway One 2006-2011.

Teeny, tiny pictures of the body means I can't say anything in that respect.

Fender put neck medallions on the guitars of an Anniversary year but that doesn't make it an Anniversary model. It just means the neck came from that year.

As it has been misrepresented I am also going to go with a partscaster. I haven't looked to see if Highway Ones had that colour body, but it doesn't ring any bells of recognition.

All this said it might be a great playing and sounding guitar but I am assuming by the description the vendor is looking for top price when really you should be paying bottom. A partscaster is almost never worth the sum of its parts.

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Post subject: Re: 60th anniversary Telecaster (2006) - could be fake?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 am
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Hardware and electronics look legit.

Since the bridge has block saddles I guess it's an American Series assembly. The electronics need further investigation.


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