1971 Fender Telecaster Thinline
The Fender Telecaster Thinline was introduced in 1969 and featured a partially chambered lightweight body, bass-side F hole, a new pickguard design. The pickups were standard Telecaster single coils, with controls mounted on the pickguard. The new Thinline was well received thanks to its light weight and resonant body, and the guitar ushered in a new era of Telecaster models that kept CBS-era Fender Telecaster sales healthy.
This example is a fabulously clean guitar that features a 1969 Serial number, potentiometers dated 6th week of 1968, and a neck date of march, 1971. In that era, it was not uncommon for part dates to vary widely on the same instrument. Original pickups, pots, switch, capacitor, and most wiring. The jack is newer along with the wires that lead to it, and there have been some touch-ups to the guitar’s solder. The pickups read 6.9k and 6.2k, and sound incredible.
Original finish throughout, original tuners, frets, and all hardware. The nut is a replacement, and there’s a small chip in the neck just behind the bass side of the nut. The frets show average playwear but still play well, and the guitar has just been set up in our shop. At 5.75 lbs, it’s about as light as a Tele gets.
The neck has a deep and round carve, with a thickness of .875” at the first fret. 12th fret depth is .935”. 25.5” scale, nut width of 1-5/8”, 25.5” scale.
A powerful, lively, and incredibly fun lightweight Telecaster, with crazy-clean finish, a great neck, and excellent setup.
With original hardshell case
This example is a fabulously clean guitar that features a 1969 Serial number, potentiometers dated 6th week of 1968, and a neck date of march, 1971. In that era, it was not uncommon for part dates to vary widely on the same instrument. Original pickups, pots, switch, capacitor, and most wiring. The jack is newer along with the wires that lead to it, and there have been some touch-ups to the guitar’s solder. The pickups read 6.9k and 6.2k, and sound incredible.
Original finish throughout, original tuners, frets, and all hardware. The nut is a replacement, and there’s a small chip in the neck just behind the bass side of the nut. The frets show average playwear but still play well, and the guitar has just been set up in our shop. At 5.75 lbs, it’s about as light as a Tele gets.
The neck has a deep and round carve, with a thickness of .875” at the first fret. 12th fret depth is .935”. 25.5” scale, nut width of 1-5/8”, 25.5” scale.
A powerful, lively, and incredibly fun lightweight Telecaster, with crazy-clean finish, a great neck, and excellent setup.
With original hardshell case