New From Fender - Hot Rodded American Series


U.S. Fat Tele®	U.S. Nashville B-Bender® Tele®	Fender Tele-Sonic(TM)

July 10, 1998 --

U.S. Fat Tele®

The U.S. Fat Tele® comes hot-rodded from the factory with an American Standard Tele® bridge pickup and a Fender DH-1(TM) neck humbucker. Unique 5-way switching delivers all the traditional tones that have kept the Tele® on top for more than 45 years plus all the "trick" humbucker tones previously unavailable from a stock instrument.

The U.S. Fat Tele® has an alder body; one piece maple neck; maple or rosewood fingerboard; 22 medium-jumbo frets; Fender deluxe die-cast machine heads; master volume and tone controls; white shell pickguard; and a classic black Tolex® Fender case. Comes factory-equipped with genuine Fender strings for optimum tone and performance.

U.S. Nashville B-Bender® Tele®

Modeled after the personally customized instruments of some of Nashville's top players, the U.S. Nashville B-Bender® Tele® delivers classic Tele® and Strat® tones combined with striking, pedal steel effects.

The U.S. Nashville B-Bender® Tele® features an alder body; one piece maple neck; 22 medium-jumbo frets; Fender deluxe die-cast machine heads; Fender/Parsons B-Bender® system; two American Standard Tele® pickups (neck and bridge); one Fender Texas Special® Strat® pickup (middle); special 5-way "Strat-o-Tele(TM)" switching; master volume and tone controls; white shell pickguard; and a classic black Tolex® Fender case. Comes factory-equipped with genuine Fender strings for optimum tone and performance.

Fender Tele®-Sonic(TM)

The Fender Tele-Sonic(TM) takes the Telecaster concept to a new level with its chambered mahogany body, twin DeArmond® single-coil pickups and Wilkenson® stop-tailpiece.

The Fender Tele-Sonic also features a 24 3/4" scale; one-piece maple neck; rosewood fretboard, 22 medium-jumbo frets; Fender deluxe die-cast tuners; two independent volume and tone controls; 3-way toggle switch; black/white/black pickguard; and a classic black Tolex® Fender case. Comes factory-equipped with genuine Fender strings for optimum tone and performance.

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