Full Description

Limited Edition Series by Fender

Each Limited Edition guitar is only available for a short time, which makes it eminently collectible while also adding to its investment value. Crafted with many features normally reserved only for select artists and master-built instruments, these instruments are exactly what their name says - highly anticipated limited edition models.

Alder Body & Maple Neck

Constructed from an Alder body with bolt-on Maple neck, the FSR American Standard Telecaster is lightweight and produces a thick and dynamic tone with plenty of balance and power thanks to the soft and light nature of the wood. Additionally the ''C'' shaped Maple neck provides a smooth playability with a bright and punchy tone.

String Thru Construction

The FSR American Standard Telecaster incorporates a string-thru body construction to provide improved tonality and sustain by transferring vibrations and resonance from the string to the body as it goes over the tune-o-matic bridge and passes through the body.

Resonant Synthetic Bone Nut

Featuring a carefully fitted synthetic bone nut the FSR American Standard Telecaster delivers an increased resonance and brighter tonality. When compared to traditional plastic and Tusq materials used to construct guitar nuts, synthetic bone improves the vibration transfer between the string and tuning machines without dampening the tone.

The History of the Telecaster

The rich history of Fender guitars begins with the Telecaster. An indispensable instrument, the Telecaster was the world's first successful solid-body electric guitar. Perfected after two years of development - and a name change or two - the Telecaster debuted in February 1951 and began its steady ascent towards the stage and studio. Ingeniously engineered with the ability to be heard both loud and clear, it was a marvel of simple design elegance and workhorse functionality. It is perhaps fitting testimony to its essential original rightness that the Telecaster design has hardly changed ever since.

Specifications

• Model Name: 2016 Limited Edition American Standard Telecaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Painted Headstock, Surf Green
• Model Number: 0170801749
• Series: Limited Edition, American Standard
• Colour: Surf Green

Body & Bridge

• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Bridge: 6-Saddle American Standard Strings-Through Body
  • With Bent Steel Saddles and Stamped Brass Plate

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: Maple
• Neck Profile: ''C''
• Scale Length: 25.5'' (648mm)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5'' (241mm)
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• String Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.685'' (42.8mm)
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt ''Limited Edition''
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Back with Gloss Headstock
• Position Inlays: White Dot

Hardware & Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Bridge Pickup: American Vintage '58 Single-Coil Tele
• Neck Pickup: American Vintage '58 Single-Coil Tele
• Controls:
  • Master Volume
  • Master No-Load Tone
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickup
  • Position 3: Neck Pickup
• Tuning Machines: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat Top
• Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)