No, you don't need to get your eyes checked. The guitar you're looking at, Fender's new Parallel Universe guitar, is a Strat-Tele hybrid. Fender took a traditional Tele body and gave it three Custom Shop ’69 Aged Strat pickups, a Strat synchronized tremolo bridge and Strat controls—including a single volume and two tone controls, plus a five-way switch.
Meet the Parallel Universe, Fender's New Strat-Tele Hybrid
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