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Post subject: Re: 2005 American "Standard" Telecaster
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:03 pm
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Sure, both a 1991 and a 2005 will be good guitars (of course they do vary - each guitar is different) and they would be worth anywhere between $600 and $800.

The differences between the model years include a lot of "incremental" updates. For example the "thinner undercoat", the bridge with bent saddles, and the slightly different neck (minutely narrower) all date to the 2008 update (when the guitars became "American Standards" again). These are adjustments; the older versions weren't bad, the new ones are different. Some people swear by the older bridge, others love the new one. Of course still others swear that the only "real" Tele bridge is the vintage-style 3-saddle box bridge.

One of the bigger changes for 2008 was to the maple fingerboard necks - Fender started putting glossy lacquer on the maple fingerboards. They used the satin finish on the maple fingerboards in previous years. It's kind of individual preference about the feel which you would like better. Same with the pickups - every time Fender changes them they call them "improved". The CS pickups are the 5th set that Fender has used - they went from the originals to the "Delta Tone" pickups in about 1997, updated them again in 2000 when the American Series took over from the "original" American Standards, then again in 2008 with the "new" American Standards, and finally to the CS set for 2012. Which are the best? Again, player preference as to which is the "best.


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