What does Thinline mean for guitars?
Thinline guitars are semi hollow bodied with a solid wood block running through the center where the bridge and pickups are mounted. The block is there to reduce feedback.
Who plays a Thinline Telecaster?
Since the 1990s the Thinline has appeared in the hands of some of rock’s biggest musicians including Paul Westerberg, Thom Yorke, Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney and Jonny Buckland of Coldplay.
How thick is a Tele Thinline?
Body thickness: 44.45mm.
Do Thinline Teles sound different?
Thinline Telecaster Sound The Thinline still recreates the classic chime and twang only now a slightly more hollow and rounder variation of the classic Tele sound. The Thinline also sounds wider with an additional boost of bottom end which is to be expected with a chambered guitar.
Are Thinline telecasters lighter?
Thinline Weight When it comes to weight, as with semi-hollow design means the Thinline is obviously much lighter than the regular solid body version, meaning a more comfortable and playable guitar.
Do Thinline telecasters sound different?
Are Thinline Teles hollow?
The Fender Telecaster Thinline is a semi-hollow guitar made by the Fender company. It is a Telecaster with body cavities.
What kind of guitar is a 72 Tele thinline?
The Vintage Modified ’72 Tele Thinline has two wide field humbuckers with a chambered Ash body, and is more often seen in Natural and Sunburst finishes. This guitar is made in Indonesia.
What kind of humbuckers are on a Squier 72?
Squier has now seen fit to introduce the ’72 to its own range, and it looks the business, with white pearloid scratchplate, finely carved f-hole and Fender- embossed humbuckers.
How much does it cost to rewire a Squier 72vm?
A Squier 72VM rewired with Telenator MOD1 pickups is under $500! That’s precisely what’s driving me to pick up a 72VM. Changing to any other type of pickup requires a custom pickguard since the mounting holes and pickup dimensions are unique.
What is a Vintage Modified Telecaster Thinline?
The Vintage Modified Telecaster Thinline – not to be confused with the Vintage Modified ’72 Tele Thinline – features a chambered Alder body with two Ducan-designed traditional single coil pickups. The Vintage Modified ’72 Tele Thinline has two wide field humbuckers with a chambered Ash body, and is more often seen in Natural and Sunburst finishes.