Fender Rosewood Telecaster 1969
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1969 to 1972
Fender first produced Rosewood Telecasters as custom models in 1968: George Harrison used a custom Rosewood Telecaster on the recording of the Let it Be Album. The production model of the Fender Rosewood Telecaster was introduced in 1969 - and featured a rosewood body and neck. From 1971 to 1972 it was offered with a lighter, hollow chambered body. Large numbers were not produced in this first production run from 1969 to 1972.
The Rosewood Telecaster was later reissued as a Japanese made model in the 1980s and as a Fender Custom Shop model.
Specifications (18)
Body
| Body material | rosewood body |
| Body style | Telecaster style |
| Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
| Pickguard material | black pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | strings-through bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | rosewood neck |
| Number of frets | 21 fret |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups |
