Fender 60th Anniversary Telecasters: NAMM Show 2011

By: Staff

One of the main attractions at the Fender exhibit during this year’s NAMM show was the wall of 60th anniversary Telecasters. In the middle was the commemorative model, which was surrounded by 12 different Tele’s, all built with very distinct personalities and back stories. One of the most interesting to us was the Tele that was built out of an old railroad bridge, which you can see in the picture below. Though nothing can beat an original Tele from back in the day, these guitars were extremely fun to check out, and very hard to put back on the shelf.

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Background

What better choice to mark Fender’s 60th anniversary than the guitar that started it all – the American Telecaster. It was Fender’s first production model and to this day is one of the world’s most popular. This one has all the American Series features and more-alder body with the sharper ’52-style body radius, parchment knobs and pickup covers, engraved 60th Anniversary parchment pickguard and neck plate, beautifully rolled fretboard edges, and a jewel headstock emblem. It is equipped with the Delta Tone System (hot bridge pickup and a no-load tone control) to give it extra bite. The 60th Anniversary Telecaster also comes with an ultra-deluxe commemorative case.