Fender 1972 Tele Thinline "TN-72" - Natural Finish - 1996

Here is a super clean Fender Telecaster "72 Thinline "50th Anniversary" made in Japan in 1996. Many of Fender's offerings in 1996/1997 bore the "50th Anniversary" badge to commemorate the founding of Fender in 1946. This guitar is in excellent condition and presents as near new - impressive for a 28 year old guitar!

This guitar is lightweight with good acoustic resonance thanks to its chambered ash body. The neck is a comfortable medium C profile with subtly rolled edges and a 7 1/4" fretboard radius. The action is a very low 1.5mm at the 12th fret. Combine that with a featherweight 2.77kgs/6.1lbs and you'll find this is one easy easy to handle machine. 

The clear finish has aged subtly on this guitar, giving it a slightly darker tint as evidenced by tan lines when the scratch plate is removed. There is no evidence of checking or peeling. Again, this guitar has had minimal use over the years. The only clear evidence of modification is one replacement string ferrule - loosely held in on the high E string at the back of the body. This does not effect performance and would easily be swapped out with the appropriate Fender ferrule. The pickup selector switch tip has also been replaced at some stage. 

It is well known that the craftsmen in Japan were in a large part responsible for raising the bar for Fender by making their own iterations of comparable quality to the pre CBS guitars from before 1966. Fender USA made the wise decision to join forces with the makers in Japan. These Japanese Fenders of the 80s and 90s are of exceptional quality and are becoming quite collectable. This Tele Thinline is representative of that quality. This guitar comes with a replacement Fender tweed hard shell case with crushed gold inlay - a nice addition to a very clean "72 reissue Telecaster Thinline. 

 

Brand: Fender

Model: Telecaster Thinline "72

Year: 1996

Country: Japan

Case: Tweed HSC

Serial: V020XXX

Colour (Body): Natural

Colour (Neck): Natural

Body Material:  Ash

Neck Material: Maple

Scale Length: 25.5"

Fret Number: 21

Neck Radius: 7 1/4"

Neck Profile: Medium C

Pickups: Fender wide range humbucker

Electronics: Original

Knobs: Original

Pickguard: Pearloid

Hardware: Chrome

Weight: 2.77kgs/6.1lbs

Mods, repairs: Replacement string ferrule (high E string), replacement switch tip.