1972 was a magical year for the Telecaster® guitar, which was then available in several new designs and with more options than ever before.
The ’72 Telecaster Thinline features a warmer and rounder semi-hollow ash body, a C-shaped maple neck, bullet truss rod, ’70s vintage hardtail strings-through Strat® bridge, three-bolt neckplate and two Wide Range humbucking pickups.
Model Name ‘72 Telecaster® Thinline Model Number 013-7402-(300) Series Classic Series Colors (300) 3-Color Sunburst,
(Polyester Finish) Body Semi-Hollow Ash Body Neck 1-Piece Maple, “U” Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard Maple, 7.25” Radius (184mm) No. of Frets 21 Vintage Style Frets Pickups 2 Fender® “Wide Range” Humbucking Pickups, (Neck/Bridge) Controls Master Volume, Master Tone Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups Position 3. Neck Pickup Bridge Vintage Style Strat Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge Machine Heads Fender®/Schaller® Vintage “F” Style Tuning Machines Hardware Chrome Pickguard 4-Ply White Pearloid Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm) Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm) Unique Features “F” Hole, 3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™ Adjustment, “Bullet” Truss Rod Nut, Synthetic Bone Nut Strings Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042), p/n 073-0250-003 Accessories Deluxe Gig Bag Case Deluxe Gig Bag
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