Im a thineline man now

sdcb27 · June 1st, 2008, 02:11 AM

Happy days are here!
I scored what I beleive to be a 99 or 2000, 72`RI Thinline, my first thinline,infact my first actual fender made Tele now that I think of it.
Its the dual bucker MiM is pristine as new not a scratch dins nothing, fact i question that its ever been out of a case. I alsways kinda wanted the Bucker in the neck and single coil in the bridge but hey, I talked the guy down 100 bones and he threw in a nice hardcase that it came in.
Altho Im not hepped up on dual buckers but has the sweetest tone, real mellow, yet seemed to want to crunch when pushed and had a slight bit of twang even.
Guess its true a tele = twang no matter what you want it to do, atleast to some degree. Ill see if i can get some pics if anyone wants to see.

Bonneville Bruce · June 1st, 2008, 02:25 AM

Gotta show pics if you start a thread about, house rules.

sdcb27 · June 2nd, 2008, 02:21 AM

Here is the pic, very poor pic but i dont have my normal editing software on this laptop. anyway here it is, i havent gotten a chance to play it through my personal amp yet. I dont know much about these so feel free to fill me in.

axmaker · June 2nd, 2008, 02:29 AM

nice!

Bonneville Bruce · June 2nd, 2008, 04:14 AM

Wonderful grain on the body, a fine looking specimen. The serial number will date it, if it is MN9, it is 1999, if it reads MZ0 it is 2000 (M= Made in Mexico, N = 1990's, third digit is year in decade.)

I have the 2001 Surf Green MIM special run of the five car colors, I got it right from tyhe Fender warehouse in Calif. sight unseen. It was immaculate and very nearly perfectly set up with a very few minor tweeks to the saddles. I have not changed a thing except the strings in five years. It is a wonderful instrument and I love the tones it produces, very mellow for dual humbuckers. It will get up and rock as well, and it is sufficiently twangy to qualify as a real Telecaster.

Good playing,

Bonneville Bruce

kp8 · June 2nd, 2008, 04:40 AM

looking good~

enjoy...

rhh7 · June 2nd, 2008, 08:48 AM

Beautiful guitar!...I love blondes.

boozer · June 2nd, 2008, 06:44 PM

i love the 72, i have the same in sunburst its truly a great guitar!
nice score

Telenator · June 2nd, 2008, 08:31 PM

I'm a Thinline guy too!

Nice guitar ya got there!

Frank B · June 2nd, 2008, 08:50 PM

Congratulations... I'm a thinline owner myself and I'm sure you'll love it.
Enjoy

nrps · June 2nd, 2008, 09:29 PM

Very happy with mine. I just put a 1 ply blackguard on it, now I call her........

"The Black Mistress"

sdcb27 · June 3rd, 2008, 02:21 AM

That black pickguard looks absoloutly stunning on yours!
I have yet to play mine much amped as im out of town but been playing it unplugged and was amazed the tone without the amp that this baby has.
I never messed with fender buckers before so it will be interesting if anything. Thanks for the info, looks like mine is a 99.Do most of you play yours for jazzy type sounds. i BELEIVE this may get me into a different realm of blues and rockabilly

June 1st, 2008, 02:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
sdcb27 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 236	Im a thineline man now Happy days are here! I scored what I beleive to be a 99 or 2000, 72`RI Thinline, my first thinline,infact my first actual fender made Tele now that I think of it. Its the dual bucker MiM is pristine as new not a scratch dins nothing, fact i question that its ever been out of a case. I alsways kinda wanted the Bucker in the neck and single coil in the bridge but hey, I talked the guy down 100 bones and he threw in a nice hardcase that it came in. Altho Im not hepped up on dual buckers but has the sweetest tone, real mellow, yet seemed to want to crunch when pushed and had a slight bit of twang even. Guess its true a tele = twang no matter what you want it to do, atleast to some degree. Ill see if i can get some pics if anyone wants to see. __________________ Romey Keep a light rein, a foot on each side and a far away look

June 1st, 2008, 02:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bonneville Bruce Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 569	Gotta show pics if you start a thread about, house rules. __________________ "Let us issue, 'Live Music is Better' bumper stickers."

June 2nd, 2008, 02:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
sdcb27 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 236	Here is the pic, very poor pic but i dont have my normal editing software on this laptop. anyway here it is, i havent gotten a chance to play it through my personal amp yet. I dont know much about these so feel free to fill me in. __________________ Romey Keep a light rein, a foot on each side and a far away look

June 2nd, 2008, 02:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
axmaker Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakley, CA Age: 46 Posts: 293 2 Photos	nice! __________________ It is never too late to be on time....

June 2nd, 2008, 04:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bonneville Bruce Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 569	Wonderful grain on the body, a fine looking specimen. The serial number will date it, if it is MN9, it is 1999, if it reads MZ0 it is 2000 (M= Made in Mexico, N = 1990's, third digit is year in decade.) I have the 2001 Surf Green MIM special run of the five car colors, I got it right from tyhe Fender warehouse in Calif. sight unseen. It was immaculate and very nearly perfectly set up with a very few minor tweeks to the saddles. I have not changed a thing except the strings in five years. It is a wonderful instrument and I love the tones it produces, very mellow for dual humbuckers. It will get up and rock as well, and it is sufficiently twangy to qualify as a real Telecaster. Good playing, Bonneville Bruce __________________ "Let us issue, 'Live Music is Better' bumper stickers."

June 2nd, 2008, 04:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
kp8 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,801	looking good~ enjoy...

June 2nd, 2008, 08:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 395 4 Photos	Beautiful guitar!...I love blondes.

June 2nd, 2008, 06:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
boozer Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Langley B.C. Canada Age: 26 Posts: 194	i love the 72, i have the same in sunburst its truly a great guitar! nice score

June 2nd, 2008, 08:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Telenator Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,656	I'm a Thinline guy too! Nice guitar ya got there! __________________ Dogs have the right idea!

June 2nd, 2008, 08:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Frank B Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Quebec city, canada Posts: 317 10 Photos	Congratulations... I'm a thinline owner myself and I'm sure you'll love it. Enjoy __________________ "Don't play what's there, play what's not there.” Miles Davis

June 2nd, 2008, 09:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
nrps Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 111 37 Photos	Very happy with mine. I just put a 1 ply blackguard on it, now I call her........ "The Black Mistress"

June 3rd, 2008, 02:21 AM	#12 (permalink)
sdcb27 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 236	That black pickguard looks absoloutly stunning on yours! I have yet to play mine much amped as im out of town but been playing it unplugged and was amazed the tone without the amp that this baby has. I never messed with fender buckers before so it will be interesting if anything. Thanks for the info, looks like mine is a 99.Do most of you play yours for jazzy type sounds. i BELEIVE this may get me into a different realm of blues and rockabilly __________________ Romey Keep a light rein, a foot on each side and a far away look