Alright, not technically an NGD - I’ve had this for about a month now but I have not been on this board in quite a few years and this is also my first new Telecaster since losing my others in a fire in 2019.
Anyhoo, I’ve always loved the look of 70s telecaster customs, particularly the blondes but the originals in that finish are rare and quite hard to come by so when I saw Fender had finally reproduced one in blonde I had to have it.
Very pleased overall. My playing style calls for more modern features so I appreciate the 9.5” radius and the vintage tall frets. The cunife is fine - It’s best when used with the bridge as it really shines in just beefing up the bridge pickup and sounds great with some slight breakup.
The finish is nice, Fender is always all over the place with their blonde finish and that’s no different here - I’m not really sure what blonde shade they were trying to recreate and make “vintage”but my best guess is it’s more of an aged white blonde. Perhaps someone who knows more than me could shed some light on that but either way, definitely a solid instrument!
Anyhoo, I’ve always loved the look of 70s telecaster customs, particularly the blondes but the originals in that finish are rare and quite hard to come by so when I saw Fender had finally reproduced one in blonde I had to have it.
Very pleased overall. My playing style calls for more modern features so I appreciate the 9.5” radius and the vintage tall frets. The cunife is fine - It’s best when used with the bridge as it really shines in just beefing up the bridge pickup and sounds great with some slight breakup.
The finish is nice, Fender is always all over the place with their blonde finish and that’s no different here - I’m not really sure what blonde shade they were trying to recreate and make “vintage”but my best guess is it’s more of an aged white blonde. Perhaps someone who knows more than me could shed some light on that but either way, definitely a solid instrument!
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