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Post subject: Does anyone know much about US Toronados?
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:45 pm
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I have a “US Special” (sometimes called “Deluxe”) Toronado. Mine is butterscotch blonde and in the double humbucker configuration. I bought it in 2004, and when I ordered it at a local shop, I remember having to wait for at least a month or so to get it from Fender.

I know they’re rare in general.

I also know mine has a particularly rare feature — a gloss black headstock, where most are just plain maple.

Does anyone know exactly how rare this guitar is? How many US Toronados were there? It’s hard to find any good info about them online. I can’t even tell what the guitar is worth or how it has appreciated in value over time.

Any help would be amazing!


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Post subject: Re: Does anyone know much about US Toronados?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:44 pm
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Hi and sorry for the very late answer.

Toronados (all versions) are rare, but FMIC doesn't publish their production numbers (well, of course they have exceptions for this, too...).
I checked reverb.com for the price levels; it seems to be 'anything goes', so any sum from 300 to 900 might be a good estimate - US versions in good condition probably in the upper register. On these, I'm guessing the value will go up later - but I'm often wrong...

Those black headstocked versions (HH and DVII, and misspelled "Tornado" for the P90 model) are on the Frontline 2004, page 52 - you can find it scanned on this link: http://jedistar.com/fender-guitars-usa/
And there are other Toronado fans on the forum: https://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=91607

If you haven't got it, the service diagram is on the support pages: https://support.fender.com/hc/en-us/art ... elecaster-


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