Fender Announces New Limited Edition Tele Thinline Super Deluxe

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Fender's latest Parallel Universe model features TV Jones pickups.

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Fender has unveiled the latest addition to its much-buzzed-about Parallel Universe series of guitars, the Tele Thinline Super Deluxe. 

Influenced by classic Tele Thinline and Gretsch designs, the Tele Thinline Super  Deluxe features a double white-bound orange lacquer-finished Thinline alder body, with a silver sparkle pickguard and dual TV Jones Classic  humbuckers.

The guitar also features a deep C-shaped neck  with a 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard and block inlays, an American Professional Tele Deluxe hardtail bridge and a Limited Edition neck plate.

The Tele Thinline Super Deluxe is available now for $1,999.99.

For more on the guitar, head on over to fender.com, and browse our summary of the Parallel Universe series—taken from the September 2018 issue of Guitar World right here.

The Tele Thinline Super Deluxe with Butch Walker | Parallel Universe | Fender - YouTube The Tele Thinline Super Deluxe with Butch Walker | Parallel Universe | Fender - YouTube
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