Chicago Music Exchange | 4 years ago

Nathaniel practices his bends on this first-year Fender Telecaster Thinline, a beautiful, semi-hollow take on the Telecaster from 1968 that won’t leave you high and dry. Designed by former Rickenbacker luthier Roger Rossmeisl, this Thinline has been modified slightly from its original state, with a Bigsby no less, making it a perfect player-grade guitar for working musicians and collectors alike. Can you say vi-brato?

The Fender Telecaster Thinline is a semi-hollow guitar made by the Fender company. It is a Telecaster with body cavities. Designed by German luthier Roger Rossmeisl in 1968, it was introduced in 1969 and updated in 1972 by replacing the standard Telecaster pickups with a pair of Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups, bullet truss-rod and 3-bolt neck.

The design was originally an attempt to reduce the weight of the solid-body Telecaster guitar, which had become ever heavier throughout the 1960s due to the dwindling supply of the light ash wood Fender had formerly used. The f-hole and reshaped pickguard are the most apparent visual clues to its construction.

There have been many different versions of the Telecaster Thinline over the years, although the original two are more recognizable. The 1969 version has two standard single-coil pickups and a mahogany body, while the 1972 version, based on the Fender Telecaster Deluxe, has two Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups and a natural swamp ash body.

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1964 Fender "Selmer" Stratocaster Fiesta Red Over Sunburst: https://youtu.be/ojo45zRS6I8
1968 Fender Red Paisley Telecaster: https://youtu.be/9Hnxi-RH3HA
1970s Walnut Gibson EDS-1275: https://youtu.be/eUBSGkoUuSE

Additional Gear Used:
Fender Vintage Reissue '65 Twin Reverb - https://bit.ly/3n2BehX
Boss OD-1X Overdrive - https://bit.ly/36ZV6gg

Songs Played:
00:00 - 01:12: High and Dry by Radiohead
02:45 - 03:33: Hello Darlin' by Conway Twitty

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