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Post subject: Tele deluxe 72
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:49 am
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Hey
ive had my eye on the tele deluxe for a while and am now able to afford it
is it worth getting or are there a few things i should know about it?


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Post subject: Re: Tele deluxe 72
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:12 pm
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JT106 wrote:
Hey
ive had my eye on the tele deluxe for a while and am now able to afford it
is it worth getting or are there a few things i should know about it?


If you're referring to the American Tele Deluxe, it's a great sounding and playing guitar. Here are the specs :

American Deluxe Telecaster Specifications:

Body: Premium Alder
Neck: Maple, Modern C Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood (p/n 010-1600) or Maple (p/n 010-1602), 9.5 inch Radius (241mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
Pickups: 2 Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Tele Pickups (Neck and Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume (with S-1 Switch),
Master No-Load Tone Control
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade and 2-Position Push/Push S-1:

S-1 Switch Up:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge Pickup in Parallel with Neck Pickup
Position 3. Neck Pickup
S-1 Switch Down:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge Pickup in Series with Neck Pickup
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: American Tele with 6 Chromed Brass Saddles
Machine Heads: Fender/Schaller Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green on (700), 4-Ply Brown Shell on (723), 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid on (731), (782), 1-Ply Beveled Gold Vinyl on (764) Vinyl
Scale Length: 25.5 inches (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.6875 inch (43 mm)
Unique Features: Knurled Chrome Knobs, Abalone Dot Position Inlays, Top of Body Bound with Tortoise Shell Binding, Contoured Back, Highly Detailed Fret and Nut Work
Strings: Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel
Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042), p/n 073-0250-003
Accessories: Standard Molded Case, Cable, Strap, Straplocks

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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:14 pm
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I haven't played the MIM version, but here are the specs on that one :


Fender Classic Series '72 Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar 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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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:43 pm
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I have the 72 Custom and I love it so much. The Classic Series is a great series. Go for it, although I would recommend the custom, blending betwen the single and hum is brilliant.

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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:07 pm
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Celtic Cyclonus wrote:
I have the 72 Custom and I love it so much. The Classic Series is a great series. Go for it, although I would recommend the custom, blending betwen the single and hum is brilliant.

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I would agree. Only one thing that is a show stopper for me and that's the 7.25 neck radius. :cry:


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