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FENDER^® INTRODUCES THE TELECASTER^® THINLINE SUPER DELUXE

Limited edition Tele^® is an exceptionally stylish take on the guitar that started it all

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 1, 2012) — The Fender Telecaster has sported many looks for over 60 years, but none as elegant as the new limited edition Telecaster Thinline Super Deluxe.

Available in Black and Olympic White, this stunning Tele’s appointments include a resonant semi-hollow basswood body with double binding and a single f hole, matching painted headstock, 7.25”-radius bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlays, and a scorching pair of Fideli’Tron^™ humbucking pickups.

Other premium features include a modern C-shaped maple neck with bone nut, 21 wide vintage-style frets, three-way blade switching with “top hat” switch tip, single-ply pickguard (gold on Olympic White model; silver on Black model), gold (Olympic White model) and chrome (Black model) hardware, vintage-style Stratocaster^® hard-tail bridge, three-bolt “F”-stamped neck plate with Mictro-Tilt^™ adjustment

For additional information, visit www.fender.com.

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About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is a leading, global musical instruments company whose comprehensive portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Guild®, Tacoma®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, Charvel®, EVH®, SWR® and Groove Tubes®, among others. Fender® instruments include the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars. For more information, visit www.fender.com.

In 2007, FMIC acquired KMC Music, one of the largest independent U.S. distributors of musical instruments and accessories. In 2011, KMC Music and Musicorp united their sales and catalog divisions as KMCMusicorp, creating a leading wholesaler of musical instruments, accessories and lighting equipment. KMCMusicorp produces and/or distributes Ovation®, Takamine® and Hamer® guitars; Latin Percussion®, Gretsch® Drums, Gibraltar® Hardware, Toca® Percussion, Sabian®cymbals and Genz Benz® amplifiers and more. For more information, visit www.kmcmusicorp.com.