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This is a made in Japan Fender 1972 Reissue Telecaster Thinline. Sunburst finish over an Ash body with Maple neck. Guitar has some small nicks/scratches on the body but overall is still in excellent condition. The frets are still in good shape and the guitar plays cleanly up and down the neck with good action and no buzzes or issues. The original pickups sound great and all controls work properly. This is a Q serial number "Crafted in Japan" instrument that was made between 2002-2004. The weight on this one is 7.14 lbs. Guitar is completely stock and it comes in a Fender padded gig bag. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
The first era of Fender Japan began in 1982, when domestic market Japanese Fenders started rolling out of factories. While Fender Japan is popularly known for some of their more extravagant aesthetics, the bulk of domestic Japanese production was focused on reissues of historic American Fender models. These reissue models were labeled by a two letter/two number model code for the model and reissue year, followed by a suffix that indicated the price in Yen, and any unique specifications the model had. While a given model might come in a variety of price points during a given model year, from entry level to the near Custom Shop quality of Fender Japan's ExTrad series, all the models would broadly follow the aesthetic and technical specifications of the original American models. Reissue models would follow this naming convention until 2015, when Fender Japan revamped their product line to more closely mirror the organizational structure of the Mexican and American made Fender lines. Models on this page represent the 1982 - 2015 era of Fender Japan production, and typically feature the old style Fender Japan serial number at the base of the neck, as opposed to the contemporary "JD-" serial number format found on the back of the headstock. The original model codes (and frequently the value suffix) can usually be found in the neck pocket of the body, and at the base of the neck where the mounting holes are.
This is a made in Japan Fender 1972 Reissue Telecaster Thinline. Sunburst finish over an Ash body with Maple neck. Guitar has some small nicks/scratches on the body but overall is still in excellent condition. The frets are still in good shape and the guitar plays cleanly up and down the neck with good action and no buzzes or issues. The original pickups sound great and all controls work properly. This is a Q serial number "Crafted in Japan" instrument that was made between 2002-2004. The weight on this one is 7.14 lbs. Guitar is completely stock and it comes in a Fender padded gig bag. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
The first era of Fender Japan began in 1982, when domestic market Japanese Fenders started rolling out of factories. While Fender Japan is popularly known for some of their more extravagant aesthetics, the bulk of domestic Japanese production was focused on reissues of historic American Fender models. These reissue models were labeled by a two letter/two number model code for the model and reissue year, followed by a suffix that indicated the price in Yen, and any unique specifications the model had. While a given model might come in a variety of price points during a given model year, from entry level to the near Custom Shop quality of Fender Japan's ExTrad series, all the models would broadly follow the aesthetic and technical specifications of the original American models. Reissue models would follow this naming convention until 2015, when Fender Japan revamped their product line to more closely mirror the organizational structure of the Mexican and American made Fender lines. Models on this page represent the 1982 - 2015 era of Fender Japan production, and typically feature the old style Fender Japan serial number at the base of the neck, as opposed to the contemporary "JD-" serial number format found on the back of the headstock. The original model codes (and frequently the value suffix) can usually be found in the neck pocket of the body, and at the base of the neck where the mounting holes are.