? Thinline

RichardL · December 6th, 2005, 05:29 PM

Found this

one on the 'Bay. Seller says he thinks it’s a MIJ Fender Thinline (its not). From a distance it looks like a Mahogany '69 Thinline RI but then there's the odd top loader bridge, neck bucker, toggle switch (instead of slide switch), non skunk stripe neck, W shaped string tree, non vintage style tuners, "Made in Japan" neck plate with 7 digit serial number, etc.

Just curious if anyone here knows what is it as its being bid up into same price range as an actual MIJ '69 RI with 3 days still to go.

Oh yeah, in this headstock photo you can clearly see where the old decal was before the Fender decal (just Fender no Telecaster) was added.

0le FUZZY · December 6th, 2005, 05:53 PM

Ain't nuttin Fenner bout it!

Yew haff already covered sum clues but jes look at that bridge (shaped lika ashtray cover) and the 12th fret marker dots.

Few could cee down in at gawd-awful hole behind the neck butt yew wood gasp!!

After haffin said all that about it I haff tew say I had won back in 82 and sold it at my flea market I ran on my property back then.

I haff wished I had it back many times cause although darker than that won it had beautiful grain and played well even with the cheeeeeep components.

0le FUZZY

Dacious · December 6th, 2005, 07:04 PM

That's a 70's Ibanez. I've seen both the bridgeplate and the lipstick bridge pickup on them before - the bridge looks like a Jaguar or Bigsby Tele roller bridge because they did duty on both.

December 6th, 2005, 05:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
RichardL Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anaheim Hills, CA Posts: 897 3 Photos	? Thinline Found this one on the 'Bay. Seller says he thinks it’s a MIJ Fender Thinline (its not). From a distance it looks like a Mahogany '69 Thinline RI but then there's the odd top loader bridge, neck bucker, toggle switch (instead of slide switch), non skunk stripe neck, W shaped string tree, non vintage style tuners, "Made in Japan" neck plate with 7 digit serial number, etc. Just curious if anyone here knows what is it as its being bid up into same price range as an actual MIJ '69 RI with 3 days still to go. Oh yeah, in this headstock photo you can clearly see where the old decal was before the Fender decal (just Fender no Telecaster) was added.

December 6th, 2005, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dacious Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Godzone Posts: 2,612 35 Photos	That's a 70's Ibanez. I've seen both the bridgeplate and the lipstick bridge pickup on them before - the bridge looks like a Jaguar or Bigsby Tele roller bridge because they did duty on both. __________________ My other Telecaster is a Thinline The Tele Bible, Ch 1, v 10 Love thy Telecaster, covet not thy neighbour's Strat!

December 6th, 2005, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	Ain't nuttin Fenner bout it! Yew haff already covered sum clues but jes look at that bridge (shaped lika ashtray cover) and the 12th fret marker dots. Few could cee down in at gawd-awful hole behind the neck butt yew wood gasp!! After haffin said all that about it I haff tew say I had won back in 82 and sold it at my flea market I ran on my property back then. I haff wished I had it back many times cause although darker than that won it had beautiful grain and played well even with the cheeeeeep components. 0le FUZZY