Lake Placid Blue '62 "Thin Skin" on it's way

[ESQUIREoholic]

Well this is all fenderslash's fault for posting a pic of his '62 Lake Placid Blue Tele "Thin Skin".
I tried a friends double bound "Thin Skin" out and it was awesome. But the Lake Placid Blue really looks right for me.
That color with the plain white guard is Killer

Troy from Wildwood helped me get this one:


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I have to tell you that Wildwood Guitars is a great place to deal with. They
are into getting you in the right instrument and very helpful and friendly.
I hope to do more business with them in the future.

[jclark]

Now THAT is a sharp looking guitar - congrats!

[teleclarkster]

Too cool, congrats!

[odiemann]

very nice good for ya

[ESQUIREoholic]

I canceled my CS Esquire order and sold my 72' Tele Custom RI.
This guitar was just drop jaw cool in the Lake Placid Blue with white guard - I just had to have it.
Can't wait.

[ESQUIREoholic]

Here's what the back looks like - for anyone interested:


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[downeastboy]

Beautiful guitar - and if it's anything like, sound and quality wise, the '52 thinskin Troy picked out for me, you'll love it. The man knows his guitars.

[ESQUIREoholic]

It arrived and it's beautiful in every way. Fit and finish is perfect. Neck is dead straight, Pickguard fits excellent with even reveal along body and space on either side of the bridge. I even unscrewed the neck and the neck fits the pocket real tight - no slop. This is the real deal.
Fender is the showing everyone else who the King of Telecaster builders is with this run. I can't find anything wrong with this guitar. I mean nothing.
Fret ends dressed and intonation spot on for a 3 saddle.
Hew..Wee...Got to love it!
And on top of that is plays and sounds Fantastic.
Back to the guitar

[g6120]

just sent payment for a 62 thin skin from daves guitars which is on route to me at the moment . have a couple of 50s teles but wanted that 60s sound so i decided on this example .

dont like buying without playing first but they picked this one from the bunch and they have a 48 hour approvel period .

g6120

[johnnytronics]

Nice guitar. Good luck with it. Do this when it arrives. Sight it down the neck and check for any twist to the fretboard. You have 48 hrs. It's pretty dry out there in Wildwood country, and I speak from experience.

[Volitan]

Very nice. Be sure to post lots of pics..

[ESQUIREoholic]

I have to say every detail is spot on. The neck pocket tight (I removed the screws and checked) fret ends dressed and smoothed. Neck is dead straight with a Machinist straight edge. Pickguard reveals consistent and equal on both sides of bridge...I mean I can't find anything wrong anywhere on this one. The intonation is as good as it gets straight out of the case. Very smooth even flawless Lake Placid Blue finish. PLays excellent and sounds great.
Fender has done this one a "10".
I'm extremely pleased.

[g6120]

Originally Posted by johnnytronics

Nice guitar. Good luck with it. Do this when it arrives. Sight it down the neck and check for any twist to the fretboard. You have 48 hrs. It's pretty dry out there in Wildwood country, and I speak from experience.

thanks for the advice

yes i will check it very closely infact i may just have my friend check it for me as he has been a guitar tech for years and he sets all my guitars up .

i have been used to 11 guage strings on all my telecasters so it will be set up with such before they send it to me .

i will keep you posted

g6120

[ESQUIREoholic]

Originally Posted by johnnytronics

Nice guitar. Good luck with it. Do this when it arrives. Sight it down the neck and check for any twist to the fretboard. You have 48 hrs. It's pretty dry out there in Wildwood country, and I speak from experience.

Thanks for the advice. I played the guitar for over four hours last night.
Already an hour as soon as I got up. Neck is still dead straight but I'll keep my eyes peeled for change. I absolutely love this guitar. I will probably wire it back to standard wiring just because it will be my #1 now. To tell you the truth I'll probably play this one 99% of the time - it's that good.
Maybe I got lucky but it seems to be well received so far from other buyers.

[daviddoubleu]

Front and back, awesome guitar.

[ESQUIREoholic]

Thanks I really am digging this Thin Skin. Probably this best purchase I've made in a long time. This one is a keeper.

[ESQUIREoholic]

Anyone considering a Thinskin...Consider it seriously. Still amazed at how awesome this guitar is. It is no question one of the only Teles I've ever owned that doesn't even suggest a mod. It's perfect the way it is.

I have played it to death and never get tired of it.
A friend of mine was over yesterday for a set up on his 12 string Strat and couldn't believe the tone a playabilty of the Thin Skin.

If you were considering a Thin Skin - Consider seriously again...
Great stuff from Fender.

[lennyb]

i cant seem to locate anything called a THINSKIN on the fender page....what series is yours?

[ESQUIREoholic]

Only a couple dealers got them:

Music Machine, Washington - West Coast

http://musicmachineguitars.com/1-888...CategoryID=143

and

Wildwood Guitars, Colorado

http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/fender/avts/
(check on Tele by year - 52', 55', 62')

I got mine from Wildwood through Troy but I hear that Music Machines is a great dealer too.

Here's the specs on my 62':

Model Name American Vintage "Thin Skin Nitro" ‘62 Telecaster®
Colors Lake Placid Blue,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body Premium Alder Body
Neck 1-Piece Maple, “C” Shape,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard Rosewood, 9.5” Radius
No. of Frets 21 Dunlop 6105 Frets
Pickups 2 Custom Shop Tele® Single-Coil Pickups
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Neck and Bridge Pickup
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge Original Vintage Style Tele Bridge with 3 Threaded Steel Saddles and “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
Machine Heads Fender/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 1-Ply White
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
Strings Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
p/n 073-0250-006
Accessories Deluxe Brown Case,
Strap,
Cable,
Modern Six-Saddle Bridge - (mine didn't - but I like the original 3 saddle anyway)
Bridge Cover,
Meguiar’s Mist and Wipe Kit
Case Deluxe Brown Case
FSR Date Certification

[chemtech46]

Excellent choice. Beautiful guitar.

[nosuch]

Originally Posted by ESQUIREoholic

Here's what the back looks like - for anyone interested:


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PORNO!

;-)

[telechaser]

Beautiful. Very nice indeed.

[Cassidy]

Originally Posted by ESQUIREoholic

Only a couple dealers got them:

Music Machine, Washington - West Coast

http://musicmachineguitars.com/1-888...CategoryID=143

and

Wildwood Guitars, Colorado

http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/fender/avts/
(check on Tele by year - 52', 55', 62')

And Dave's Guitar Shop - LaCrosse, WI

www.davesguitar.com

Cassidy

[fiestared57]

Originally Posted by ESQUIREoholic

Anyone considering a Thinskin...Consider it seriously. Still amazed at how awesome this guitar is. It is no question one of the only Teles I've ever owned that doesn't even suggest a mod. It's perfect the way it is.

I have played it to death and never get tired of it.
A friend of mine was over yesterday for a set up on his 12 string Strat and couldn't believe the tone a playabilty of the Thin Skin.

If you were considering a Thin Skin - Consider seriously again...
Great stuff from Fender.

+1 - mine is awesome and I second the notion of no mods necessary. These won't be around much longer, once they're gone they're gone. These really are custom shop quality for AV prices.

[nosuch]

Originally Posted by fiestared57