"69" "72" Thinline Telecaster Club

I thought I would start a Club for all the Thinline owners out there in TDPRI land.
I looked in the owners area and didn't see one dedicated to Thinline owners of any model so lets see your 69's - 72's - RI's - Partscasters & Clones :cool:

Here is my 2004 - "69" Thinline Telecaster RI w/ Mahogany Body (MIM)

Can I join if I don't have one???
My first "real" guitar was a 69 thinline, mahogany body, maple neck, two single coils. Awesome guitar. Only thing, it was a righthanded single cutaway guitar turned upsidedown. Around 1972 I saw a used lefthanded Tele, hard to find then, in a local store. Swapped guitars. It was for the best but if that thinline was lefthanded I'd still be playing it today.

Present.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd171/telechaser/P1000964.jpg

Left to right.

Thinline Partscaster Double F Hole

'72 Thinline RI with Vintage Vibe Vibetron pickups

'69ish Thinline Partscaster - Guitar Mill Ash Body, Highway 1 neck, Dimarzio Area T pickups.

Can I join if I don't have one???
My first "real" guitar was a 69 thinline, mahogany body, maple neck, two single coils. Awesome guitar. Only thing, it was a righthanded single cutaway guitar turned upsidedown. Around 1972 I saw a used lefthanded Tele, hard to find then, in a local store. Swapped guitars. It was for the best but if that thinline was lefthanded I'd still be playing it today.


You sure can!
Maybe you will come across a lefty model in the future (not sure if they ever made any except Elliot Easton's Custom shop model he posted the other day)
or
make it a partscaster project in the future :wink:

Nice group telechaser!

They look like a rowdy bunch.....:lol:

I bought this MIJ for $450 and fell in love with it. recently installed a 5 way switch to get a couple cool pickups in series sounds.

I bought this MIJ for $450 and fell in love with it. recently installed a 5 way switch to get a couple cool pickups in series sounds.

Nice!, I'd love to get a '69 thinline one day...USA, MIM, MIJ... any :)

D.

I bought this MIJ for $450 and fell in love with it. recently installed a 5 way switch to get a couple cool pickups in series sounds.

If I can get MIJ Thinlines for $450 here in Australia, I'll buy 2.

Here's my 2006 MIM '69 Thinline Re-Issue. I had Lollar Special T and Charlie Christian pickups installed, replaced the original bridge with a Wilkinson compensated, replaced the original 1 meg pots with 250k and replaced the original white pearloid pickguard with a tortoise shell pickguard. It's a great sounding guitar with the Lollars and pot change.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/echorrigan/Black_Thinline_Full_Front.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/echorrigan/Black_Thinline_Close_Front.jpg

Can I join if I don't have one???
My first "real" guitar was a 69 thinline, mahogany body, maple neck, two single coils. Awesome guitar. Only thing, it was a righthanded single cutaway guitar turned upsidedown. Around 1972 I saw a used lefthanded Tele, hard to find then, in a local store. Swapped guitars. It was for the best but if that thinline was lefthanded I'd still be playing it today.

I want to get a kit and assemble a lefty thinline. I want the body to be blizzard pearl grey, so it matches my beautifully dull left handed tele and strat.... Gonna cost, though...

In the mean time, I do love my lefty G&L ASAT Classic Bluesboy. ...

Here's a shot of my '72 Re-issue hybrid.

I put a 4 bolt, American Standard neck on it and of course, my alnico II mod, threaded magnet pickups. Sounds killer!

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-7/774043/a001%20X%20lo-res.jpg

Here my 2007 MIM 72RI:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/3263653342_a2cc1e7758.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3523/3262828231_ca6b333ebe.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3263656152_96be2a4326.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/3262828963_aafec47401.jpg?v=0

I bought it second hand in a private sale from a friend. I suggested that he needed a Tele and when he needed money he remembered that I loved his guitar. Now it's mine! I bring it to both my country band and blues band practices.

I love it when the top vibrates and I can feel the air blow out of the f hole on my forearm when I play.

Here's my 99-00 '72 Thinline I picked up a couple of months ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/martin82/Picture011.jpg

I am surprised with how much I enjoy playing this.

I've got one of each:

'86 MIJ (with Lollar PUPs):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/3026131104_18197eee17_b.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/mediawench/3026131104/in/set-72157594485374924)

'07 MIM:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2469791780_9d772bf9a3_b.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/mediawench/2469791780/in/set-72157594485374924)

Special Edition 69 RI Thinline. I pick this guitar up maybe 90% of the time I reach for a guitar. It is light as a feather, and plays great!

http://home.mchsi.com/~slr-ebay/69RITele.jpg

An original '72 that belonged to my father:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/dabluzeguy/72%20thinline/72thinline1-1.jpg

When he bought it, it had a Stratocaster A neck and Bill Lawrence humbuckers. He found a '72 Thinline neck on eBay, bought 4-5 WR humbuckers and chose the best two for the guitar, and had a new pickguard made.

He sold it a few years ago, but here are the pictures I took for the sale:
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/dabluzeguy/72%20thinline/

If desire counted, I'd be in the club.

1999 '69 MIM Thinline RI:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/28OCT272008005.jpg

Not much original at this point. Thinking about putting the stock neck back on it, with some of those Schaller trapezoid shaped tuners in place of the worthless "F"s.

I'll join the club!

Here's my 1975 Thinline.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/1975ThinlineTele_3.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/1975ThinlineTeleBody_1.jpg

Found a 2003 Thinline Flame '69 reissue.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/faawrenchbndr/FenderThinlineTele.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/faawrenchbndr/FenderThinlineTeleheadstock.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/faawrenchbndr/TeleThinlineFlameheadstock.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/faawrenchbndr/TeleThinlineFlameneckpupshot.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/faawrenchbndr/TeleThinlineFlamebridgeshot.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/faawrenchbndr/TeleThinlineFlamebody.jpg

I own 3 of them.Lake placid blue, pink and a white one with matching headstock. Sorry no pics right now.

Typo,.....my Thinline is an '06

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e308/XKnight/DSC02139.jpg

'75 Thinline. Nude.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f377/ralphoto/022_RT8.jpg

Hi all,

some great guitars here,

and here's my mim 72 thinline in surf green, I fitted the fender issue bigsby myself and i love it! as you may have noticed i still need to paint the filler from the holes of the original bridge, i've also changed the pots from 250k to 500k and it makes a very worthy improvement :smile:

I just got this '69 Thinline RI to keep my Black 2006 company. It's one of the 2002 car color run in Candy Apple Red. It will be getting a set of Baja pickups and a 4-way switch when time permits. I love Thinlines. The neck, the weight and the f-hole all work for me.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/echorrigan/CAR_Thinline_Front_Full.jpg

I have a question about the MIM 72's, I have read that the 72 MIM parts are made in the U.S. and then assembled in Mexico, does anyone know if this is really true?
thanks so much!!

I have a question about the MIM 72's, I have read that the 72 MIM parts are made in the U.S. and then assembled in Mexico, does anyone know if this is really true?
thanks so much!!

I haven't heard that about the Thinlines...
Does it really matter if a Mexican in Baja California runs the CNC program vs. a Mexican in California?

I haven't heard that about the Thinlines...
Does it really matter if a Mexican in Baja California runs the CNC program vs. a Mexican in California?

It really doesn't matter, I'm curious to know if this is true that's all. I'm hoping somebody will have an answer.

GC Special Edition. Bought it in December 2008, it's been my #1 ever since. All stock, love it!

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/1977cj5/DSCF7308.jpg

72RI Thinline (replacement guard & saddles):
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Rumbletweed/Tiger%20Town/20090704MM.jpg

Ol' Paint:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Rumbletweed/Gear/Able1.jpg

A/E Thinlines:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Rumbletweed/Gear/Thinlines1b.jpg

Ok, so I'm looking for the humbucker tone, my choices are the Les Paul Traditional, Epiphone Sheraton and the Fender 72 thinline. Let me say, more expensive doesn't always mean better. I played them all this weekend, and I decided on a 72 thinline in 2 tone sunburst. The LP just dodn't feel right, gorgeous guitar, but when I picked it up it just didn't come alive in the feel, the pickups were nice though. The Epiphone tone was nice but the overall quality just wasn't there. The 72 felt right when I picked it up (but then again I'm familiar w/ a tele) and the wide range humbuckers are quite nice, good thick warm tone. The finish is superb and the quality is very good!
I'll get some pictures out soon.

later.

I need to join. Mine...

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f399/Csapo/02MIM69RIThinlineCollection-500p-1.jpg

GC Special Edition. Bought it in December 2008, it's been my #1 ever since. All stock, love it!

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/1977cj5/DSCF7308.jpg

So, this has a modern neck radius, modern fret size and a 4 bolt neck join. Signified by the white, not pearloid, etc. pickguard.

The black version went for $ 499 on MFFF, yesterday.

If the beautiful sunburst one were to follow, could we resist?

Grabbed this on eBay a month or so ago, thought I'd post. The EMG noiseless pickups weren't my first choice, but the price was right and I'm very happy with the guitar. Plays like a dream and the sound is very clean. Perhaps not as twangy as a stock tele, but very nice. Love the neck, body style, and weight, though.

Post #35 is wrong; This is just a Special Edition, white pickguard version. Not the CP.
Sorry.

Not sure how I missed the fact there were only 2 Tele style knobs, not the 4 skirted amp knobs.

Weird.

how much would a 1999 '72 RI MIM in excellent condition cost me? i'm thinking of getting one of those

thx before

If you're in Jakarta, you should try to get yourself a CIJ version :wink:

On the weekend, I ended up buying a CIJ 72RI Thinline back from a guy that I had previously sold it to on eBay. I had forgotten how good this particular guitar was. It's just an awesome playing and sounding guitar. Took it to my local Jam night last night so that some other guitarist could have a play - the response was unanimous - they all loved it. :cool:

It is pretty hard to find a lefty thinline.
I re-routed a B stock S/X thinline copy for humbuckers, painted it with nitro and put on a bigsby. Would like to get some compensated saddles for it but otherwise she is fun to play fer sure.