About This Listing

2016 Fender American Special Telecaster
Weighs 7.9 lbs

American made Tele with:

  • Texas Special Pickups.
  • Greasebucket tone circuit 
  • Jumbo frets
  • Vintage ashtray string through bridge with three brass saddles  

Includes our Professional 66 Point Inspection and Set Up - $80 Value
See below for details.  

Available cases:

  • Fender deluxe gig bag, $49
  • Fender molded hard shell case, $179
  • Fender deluxe hard case by G&G $229

Cases:  We price our guitars without cases since many people don't need one. But, if you want a case or bag, we have them. See above for options. If you buy a case, we will ship your guitar inside of it. Since they ship in one box, there is no added shipping for the case.

Features and Specs: 
• Country of Origin: USA
• Factory: Fender Corona, CA
• Body shape: Tele
• Body type: Solid body
• Body wood: Alder
• Body finish: Gloss
• Neck wood: Maple
• Neck shape: Modern C profile
• Neck finish:  Satin
• Scale: 25.5"
• Neck joint: Bolt on
• Nut material: Synthetic bone
• Nut width: 1.69" (43 mm)
• Fretboard wood: Maple
• Fretboard radius: 9.5"
• Fretboard inlays: Black dots
• Frets: Jumbo
• No. of Frets: 22
• Pickups: Texas Special Tele
• Controls: Volume, tone
• Special controls:  Greasebucket tone circuit
• Switch: Three-way blade
• Bridge: Vintage ashtray with three brass saddles
• Tuners: Fender/Ping standard sealed tuners
• Pickguard:  Three ply b/w/b
• Hardware: Chrome

Dr. T’s Professional Inspection and Setup.
You may find a similar instrument listed at a lower price, but ours may still be the better value as we include our professional inspection and setup. With over 20 years in the industry, we’re convinced that a good setup is the single most important investment that can be made to improve the playability and sound of a guitar. We remove the strings, clean the guitar, tighten the tuners and set the drag on the tuning keys. Next, we find any high frets, and level, crown and polish them. We take care of any fret sprout then clean and oil the fingerboard. We restring, and set the neck relief, action and intonation. We then play each fret and fine tune as required.  Next, we test the electronics and balance the pickups. Lastly, we play the guitar to make sure everything is just right.

Listed2 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • American Special Telecaster with Maple Fretboard
Finish
  • Vintage Blonde
Categories
Year
  • 2016
Made In
  • United States
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Fretboard Radius
  • 9.5"
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Body Material
  • Alder
Series
Model Family
Nut Width
  • 1.6875"
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • String-Through
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Body Shape
  • T-Style
Color Family
  • Yellow
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 22

About the Seller

Doctor T's Tone Factory & Del Mar Lutherie

Ramona, CA, United States
(859)
Joined Reverb:2015
Items Sold:1,049
Product Overview
Fender introduced the American Special Series in 2010 in an effort to offer more affordable American-made guitars. The American Special Telecaster is similar in most ways to the American Standard Telecaster, but uses different electronics and has 21 frets instead of 22.

Years of Production:
2010 - 2018

Design Elements: Two single-coil pickups, '70s-style headstock logo, dot inlays, two control knobs

Notable Tele Players: Keith Richards, James Burton, Jonny Greenwood
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About This Listing

2016 Fender American Special Telecaster
Weighs 7.9 lbs

American made Tele with:

  • Texas Special Pickups.
  • Greasebucket tone circuit 
  • Jumbo frets
  • Vintage ashtray string through bridge with three brass saddles  

Includes our Professional 66 Point Inspection and Set Up - $80 Value
See below for details.  

Available cases:

  • Fender deluxe gig bag, $49
  • Fender molded hard shell case, $179
  • Fender deluxe hard case by G&G $229

Cases:  We price our guitars without cases since many people don't need one. But, if you want a case or bag, we have them. See above for options. If you buy a case, we will ship your guitar inside of it. Since they ship in one box, there is no added shipping for the case.

Features and Specs: 
• Country of Origin: USA
• Factory: Fender Corona, CA
• Body shape: Tele
• Body type: Solid body
• Body wood: Alder
• Body finish: Gloss
• Neck wood: Maple
• Neck shape: Modern C profile
• Neck finish:  Satin
• Scale: 25.5"
• Neck joint: Bolt on
• Nut material: Synthetic bone
• Nut width: 1.69" (43 mm)
• Fretboard wood: Maple
• Fretboard radius: 9.5"
• Fretboard inlays: Black dots
• Frets: Jumbo
• No. of Frets: 22
• Pickups: Texas Special Tele
• Controls: Volume, tone
• Special controls:  Greasebucket tone circuit
• Switch: Three-way blade
• Bridge: Vintage ashtray with three brass saddles
• Tuners: Fender/Ping standard sealed tuners
• Pickguard:  Three ply b/w/b
• Hardware: Chrome

Dr. T’s Professional Inspection and Setup.
You may find a similar instrument listed at a lower price, but ours may still be the better value as we include our professional inspection and setup. With over 20 years in the industry, we’re convinced that a good setup is the single most important investment that can be made to improve the playability and sound of a guitar. We remove the strings, clean the guitar, tighten the tuners and set the drag on the tuning keys. Next, we find any high frets, and level, crown and polish them. We take care of any fret sprout then clean and oil the fingerboard. We restring, and set the neck relief, action and intonation. We then play each fret and fine tune as required.  Next, we test the electronics and balance the pickups. Lastly, we play the guitar to make sure everything is just right.

Listed2 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • American Special Telecaster with Maple Fretboard
Finish
  • Vintage Blonde
Categories
Year
  • 2016
Made In
  • United States
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Fretboard Radius
  • 9.5"
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Body Material
  • Alder
Series
Model Family
Nut Width
  • 1.6875"
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • String-Through
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Body Shape
  • T-Style
Color Family
  • Yellow
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 22

About the Seller

Doctor T's Tone Factory & Del Mar Lutherie

Ramona, CA, United States
(859)
Joined Reverb:2015
Items Sold:1,049
Product Overview
Fender introduced the American Special Series in 2010 in an effort to offer more affordable American-made guitars. The American Special Telecaster is similar in most ways to the American Standard Telecaster, but uses different electronics and has 21 frets instead of 22.

Years of Production:
2010 - 2018

Design Elements: Two single-coil pickups, '70s-style headstock logo, dot inlays, two control knobs

Notable Tele Players: Keith Richards, James Burton, Jonny Greenwood
Shop 30 options from $900
Product Reviews

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