It is weird that “Lynne” said that the guitar is still for sale, but after you asked why it is priced so low she turns around and says it is not her ad.
This looks FAKE to me.
Under the Fender logo and offset to the right it should say Telecaster.
When I zoom in on that image:
https://media.kijiji.ca/api/v1/ca-prod-fsbo-ads/images/45/459a82af-a9ec-4104-a484-8c39dca7ce2b?rule=kijijica-640-webp
It looks to me like it has a serial number there...
agreed, especially post covid.
It seems like prior to 2019, 9/10 MIM were good to great quality.
This past year or two that seems to have flipped (in my experience any way)
Yes, it does. It still drives the front of the amp enough for good natural grit without getting fizzy (main reason i removed the stock). As you would expect, it cleans up really well with a touch of twang.
Now if someone better than me played it they would see how great this guitar is :)
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