NGD: Fender American Original 60’s Telecaster

[Wiretap]

I like that the American Originals are slept on currently because they’re awesome and not priced stupid. I’ve got an AO 70s Tele custom and love it.

 

[Chocol8]

I really like the color. Think I had a Subaru Impreza the same color once.

LOL, I think I did too! Bought it in 1996, something like agean blue or some meaningless car color name.

 

[Nick1964]

I acquired this one yesterday. It is a 2018 and currently in the set up phase. So far it is coming along nicely. I’ve always favored double bound teles.

Yours looks fantastic too. I hope you enjoy it as much as I hope to enjoy mine!

 

[Eagle]

They and all the other American Original series were great but I suspect the radius change that made them work also cut in to custom shop sales, hence discontinued .

 

[EOengineer]

I acquired this one yesterday. It is a 2018 and currently in the set up phase. So far it is coming along nicely. I’ve always favored double bound teles.

Yours looks fantastic too. I hope you enjoy it as much as I hope to enjoy mine!

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Nice! Yeah that one looks awesome! Really fantastic guitars.

They and all the other American Original series were great but I suspect the radius change that made them work also cut in to custom shop sales, hence discontinued .

I’ve heard that a few times unofficially. I heard similar rumors about the 2013-2017 AV series that preceded these, though they have the traditional radius.

In either event, mine is a smoking good player and sounds fantastic too. I wish I’d grabbed one of these years ago. It kinda halted my rather rabid tele consumption.

 

[newholland]

They and all the other American Original series were great but I suspect the radius change that made them work also cut in to custom shop sales, hence discontinued .

did they do something sensible like put 12" radiuses on em? cause i did that on all my teles by myself


i LOVE telecasters and have three- but i hate smaller than a 9.5"- its like playing on the grip of a baseball bat and it definitely prefer the opposite end

 

[EOengineer]

did they do something sensible like put 12" radiuses on em? cause i did that on all my teles by myself


i LOVE telecasters and have three- but i hate smaller than a 9.5"- its like playing on the grip of a baseball bat and it definitely prefer the opposite end

The AO series had a 9.5 radius.

 

[Chocol8]

did they do something sensible like put 12" radiuses on em?

9.5" with weirdly named "vintage tall" frets.

 

[Eagle]

did they do something sensible like put 12" radiuses on em? cause i did that on all my teles by myself


i LOVE telecasters and have three- but i hate smaller than a 9.5"- its like playing on the grip of a baseball bat and it definitely prefer the opposite end

9.5” and taller frets . I prefer flatter myself but they play a whole lot better then the previous generation or the replacement. And yes you can change it but most don’t.

My tele is16” and has 57110 stainless steel frets.

 

[newholland]

9.5” and taller frets . I prefer flatter myself but they play a whole lot better then the previous generation or the replacement. And yes you can change it but most don’t.
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My tele is16” and has 57110 stainless steel frets.

oh damn! thats flat! someday im gonna try stainless frets but ive never met them thus far in life- i know youve recommended em, and i definitely wear out nickels... but id haveta have compelling evidence that the expense would be worth it for a hack such as myself

my new wierdo stratele has 9.5" and vintage talls which takes a minute to get used to cause ill mash em sharp if i dont relax!

 

[Wiretap]

Well since this thread is sorta turning into an AO appreciation thread, my AO 70s Custom absolutely rips.