The early 1970s brought significant changes to Fender's Telecaster Thinline model. Initially introduced in 1968 with the same single coil pickup configuration as the standard Telecaster model, by 1971 the Telecaster Thinline adopted Fender's newly designed Wide Range humbucking pickups along with the company's innovative three-bolt neck joint and micro-tilt adjustment.

A beautifully preserved second variant Telecaster Thinline from the early 1970s, this example from 1973 is unworn apart from light playwear to the original frets. All hardware and electronics are original, unmodified, and in excellent shape, apart from a small crack in the pearloid pickguard on the treble side of the fingerboard. 

Equipped with a pair of the Wide Range Humbuckers (which might be world's most underrated humbucking pickups), this Telecaster Thinline is an exceptional-sounding guitar that offers a huge and powerful response. Delivering higher-output than a '50s PAF, and adding more definition and top end, the pickups in this Thinline sound fantastic through every amplifier in the shop. Having developed a slightly microphonic quality over the last five decades, the pickups are wonderfully airy and harmonically rich. The guitar's Thinline construction imparts a bit of airiness to the amplified tone, complementing the humbuckers' naturally full-bodied response. Long and short - it’s an amazing sounding guitar, particularly for higher-gain situations.

With its medium C neck carve and well-dressed original frets, this Tele Thinline cleanly and easily. The guitar weighs in at 7lbs 6oz and has been set-up perfectly, making it a joy to play. 

Pickup DC values of 11k in the neck and 10.4k in the bridge. Scale length of 25.5". First fret depth of 0.841", twelfth fret depth of 0.918". Nut width of 1-21/32". Weight of 5lbs 4oz. 

With hardshell case.