Gear Hunter

Fender introduces the American Special Series Telecaster. Everything you want in an affordable, U.S.-made guitar is within your reach.

Features include an alder body with gloss urethane finish, 9.5-radius maple neck, jumbo frets, Texas Special pickups and vintage-style, three-brass-saddle, strings-through-body Telecaster bridge. The American Special Series: guitars for the times.

Model Name:American Special Telecaster
Model Number:011-5802-(Color #)
Series:American Special Series
Colors:(300) 3-Color Sunburst,
(305) Olympic White,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Body:Alder
Neck:Maple, Modern C Shape,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard:Maple, 9.5 Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets:22 Jumbo Frets
Pickups:1 Texas Special Tele Pickup (Bridge),
1 Texas Special Tele Pickup (Neck)
Controls:Master Volume,
Master Greasebucket Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Pickup Switching:3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickup
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge:Original Vintage Tele Bridge with 3 Brass Saddles
Machine Heads:Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Hardware:Chrome
Pickguard:3-Ply Black/White/Black
Scale Length:25.5 (648 mm)
Width at Nut:1.6875 (43 mm)
Unique Features:Greasebucket Tone Circuit,
3 Texas Special Pickups,
Large, 70's Style Decal,
Black Pickup Covers and Plastic Parts,
Brass Bridge Saddles,
Black Dot Position Inlays,
Barrel Switch Tip
Strings:Fender USA, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024w, .032, .042)
Accessories:Deluxe Gig Bag, Polishing Cloth
Case:Deluxe Gig Bag