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Post subject: Fender Tele Custom FMT HH
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:59 pm
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Can anyone help me to determine an approximate year of this Tele. Its a Korean made tele with seymor Duncan HB pups and has a set neck.
The top looks to be spalted maple as it is a natural blonde with woodgrain swirls. The finish appears to be a rich looking redwood. Nice player.
Please help!??


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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:32 am
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What is the serial number behind ur guitar?

I have one this little baby too...but with fender ori pickup...

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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 12:43 pm
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The S/N # is : 08050584
It has the Seymor Ducan tapped pups and is Korean made. The paint is redwoodish on the backside of the body and neck. The fretboard is rosewood with m of p inlay. The body top is spalted maple. I know its original but I don't know when it was manufactured. This is what Im hoping to recieve help on.
What a nice guitar... comfortable too!


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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 5:55 pm
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It is made in year 2008. How lucky you are as that's believed is the last batch of Made in Korea version and then on, the model are all made in indonesia.

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Post subject: Tele FMT HH
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 7:53 am
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Thanks for the insight. That sets to rest that question.
I bought this used from my local dealer in northern Ontario Canada about amonth - two back. What a dream come true. Its light weight and contoured not to mention those tapped Pearly Gates on her and the sustain... WOW!
Not sure why Fender decided to switch to Indonesia, but I would guess on cheaper labour. Seems to be the theme these dayzz.

Are the Korean made FMT's better quality than the Indonesian made ones and do they offer the same features??


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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:18 am
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Yea...The body and weight is fantastic good to me also.

In Fact, the first batch ori pickup of this model were installed with

1 Fender Atomic IITM Humbucker (Bridge),
1 Fender Black CanyonTM Humbucker (Neck),

Then, they have changed the pickup to
1 Seymour Duncan® SH-1N RP ‘59 Reverse Polarity Humbucker (Bridge),
1 Seymour Duncan® SHPGP-1B Pearly Gates Plus Humbucker (Neck),

after summer of 2004 production...

Mine is earlier vertion with fender ori pickups....in fact...i felt the sound is not good enough and wonder should i change to SD pickups..

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Post subject: FMT Tele
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 11:24 am
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Thanks Choonwam. Still trying to navigate my way around this site. Will try to hook up with ya later and perhaps do some jammin ? Im still kinda old school so bear with me fer a bit.


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I am afraid can meet you up for jamming....I am a Malaysian who lives in Hong Kong now...


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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 4:25 am
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No problem Chooman, Thank You for the help just the same. 8)


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