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Originally Posted by Libertine
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It's hard to tell exactly since the picture quality isn't ideal, but it's most likely a 52 Reissue (or 'American Vintage ‘52 Telecaster', as it seems to be called now), and the colour is called blonde or butterscotch blonde.
The 52RI is based on the specs of an early 1950s tele, with the original style bridge I mentioned before with 3 saddles (made of brass) and a black single ply pickguard attached with 5 screws....as well as some other details I won't go into.
But with 52RIs there are a couple of things to be aware of. One is the switch wiring. It comes with the original arrangement where you get the bridge, the neck and then the neck with a pre-set 'bassy' sound...which many players find unusable. But you can easily rewire it to the modern arrangement of bridge, both and neck..
Secondly, the neck is a fat 'U' shape with the old 7.25" radius and people tend to either love it or hate it. So it's kind of important to find out which one you are.
But there are some other models with that 'look'. The Baja tele is similar, but it has a more modern neck and also some cool pickup wiring. It's very popular. It comes in blonde, but with a white pickguard (but it's dead easy to swap it for a black one if you want).
Chances are the Baja tele would suit you, I think. It's one of the best models they do, IMO.
Go to fender.com and look them up.