FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985)By the end of the 1970s the quality and reputation of instruments produced by CBS-owned Fender was beginning to suffer. Fender brought in new expertise - including Dan Smith of Yamaha, to turn around their fortunes. Smith began by recreating some of the popular vintage designs in Vintage Reissue series. A second strategy was the Elite series (a Stratocaster, a Telecaster and a Precision bass), introduced in 1983 and designed to be cutting edge modern instruments with the latest features. | |
No image yet | FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.)Production of the Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) began in 1983 and ended in 1985 |
No image yet | FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.)The Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) was made between 1983 and 1985 |
No image yet | FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")"Read more |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Binding | Finish colors | Finish effects | Made in | Number of strings |
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FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985) 1983 to 1985 | body binding | black finish, blue finish, cream finish, natural finish, white finish | sunburst finish | USA | 6 strings | |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")" 1983 to 1985 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - |
Model | Body material | Body style | Pickguard material |
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FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985) 1983 to 1985 | alder body | Telecaster style | white pickguard |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - | - |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - | - |
FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")" 1983 to 1985 | - | - | - |
Model | Bridge | Hardware color |
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FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985) 1983 to 1985 | fixed bridge | chrome hardware |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - |
FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")" 1983 to 1985 | - | - |
Model | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
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FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985) 1983 to 1985 | maple fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - |
FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")" 1983 to 1985 | - | - |
Model | Number of frets |
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FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985) 1983 to 1985 | 21 fret |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - |
FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")" 1983 to 1985 | - |
Model | Pickup selector controls | Tone controls | Volume controls |
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FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985) 1983 to 1985 | 3-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - | - |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - | - | - |
FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")" 1983 to 1985 | - | - | - |
Model | Preamp |
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FENDER ELITE TELECASTER (1983-1985) 1983 to 1985 | active preamp |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Gold (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - |
FENDER Elite Telecaster Walnut (U.S. Mfg.) 1983 to 1985 | - |
FENDER MARBLE FINISH TELECASTER (BOWLING BALL")" 1983 to 1985 | - |