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2012 Fender American Special Telecaster

The American Special Telecaster puts U.S-made Fender quality into the hands of players at any level. For the guitarist who wants a combination of timeless Fender style and contemporary features, this guitar delivers traditional Tele® design with some extra elements for modern tone and performance, including dual Texas Special™ pickups and special circuitry, modern neck profile and fingerboard radius, and more. Great sounding, great looking and feeling, and made in the United States.

  • 7.8 lbs
  • Body Alder
  • Body Finish Gloss Urethane
  • Body Shape Telecaster®
  • Bridge 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Brass Barrel Saddles
  • Bridge Pickup Custom Shop Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
  • Color 3-Color Sunburst
  • Commodity Code 9207901000
  • Configuration SS
  • Control Knobs Knurled Dome
  • Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Country Of Origin US
  • Dimensions 5.00×15.00×42.00 IN
  • Fingerboard Maple
  • Fingerboard Radius 9.5″ (241 mm)
  • Fret Size Jumbo
  • Hardware Finish Chrome
  • Model Name American Special Telecaster®, Maple Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
  • Neck Finish Satin Urethane
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Pickup Custom Shop Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
  • Neck Shape Modern “C”
  • Number of Frets 22
  • Nut Material Synthetic Bone
  • Nut Width 1.685″ (42.8 mm)
  • Orientation Right-Hand
  • Pickguard 3-Ply Black
  • Pickup Configuration SS
  • Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • Position Inlays Black Dot
  • Refinement Neck Material Maple
  • Refinement Neck Shape C Shape
  • Refinement Pickups Custom Shop
  • Scale Length 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
  • Series American Special
  • Special Electronics Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Rolls off Highs Without Adding Bass)
  • String Nut Synthetic Bone
  • Truss Rod Wrench 1/8″ Hex (Allen)
  • Truss Rods Standard
  • Tuning Machines Standard Cast/Sealed