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In June 2004 I bought a pastel blue Telecaster Thinline '69 reissue. Mexican made and none the worse for that - this is a pretty close approximation to the original using modern components. The quality of construction and components is at least equal to the BluesHawk, and the G&L that it replaced. Although the body wood is mahogany, there are large voids inside the guitar (much larger than the BluesHawk voids), that result in a very light guitar.
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pretty in pastel blue and mother of toilet seat - covering a mahogany body
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classic Tele shape, but with an f-hole and a lot of body cavities
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simple but effective controls
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nothing against the stock pickup - but I like Seymour-Duncan Little '59s
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the Tele neck pickup - a 50+ year old design which needs no improvement a lovely warm and sparkly sound
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...the long view
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classic Tele headstock
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...I'll probably change the value of the pots and other components to match the Little '59 better and reduce treble output a bit
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See the 69 Fender Telecaster Thinline reissue page of the Fender website | 
