Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
1997-2000 Fender Japan TN-70 MAHO Telecaster Thinline (USA Van Zandt Pickups) & New Hard Case
£769.00 + shipping
JAPAN IMPORT
This 1997-2000 guitar is a bit of a classic from Fender Japan. It's a chambered, semi hollow body is made from Mahogany and the neck is Maple with a Maple fretboard. At 3.29kg, it's nice and lightweight . It also features the 70's Logo on the headstock.
The guitar is all original apart from the pickups which have been upgraded to a set of USA Van Zandt pickups which sound great and are very highly rated
The condition of the guitar is good for the year with a straight neck & no indents on the frets which have plenty of life left in them. There are some chips around the guitar & some tiny dents and minor scratches. I also noticed some lacquer cracking around the pickguard screws in the region of the input socket. Unfortunately too faint to be picked up on my camera. They aren't structural. They may have been caused by over tightening of pickguard screws or maybe the guitar took a slight knock in the area of the pickguard so a dent wouldn't show but the lacquer was cracked.
This isn't a guitar that comes up for sale very often and an internet search revealed some Custom shop models for around £5,000 & the only Japanese one having recently sold for £1,100.00 making this one a very good price. The guitar is a joy to play.
Specifications:
Features:
Manufacturer: Fender
Series: Fender Japan
Design: Telecaster
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Maple
Neck Construction: Bolt-on
Neck Profile: 'U'
Fretboard: Maple
Scale in mm: 648
Fretboard Radius in Inches: 7.25
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Format: Vintage
Fretboard Inlays: Black Dot
Nut type: Bone
Nut width in mm: 41
Pickup: SS
Weight: 3.29kg
Manufacturer pickups: Fender
Neck Pickup: USA Van Zandt Single Coil
Bridge Pickup: USA Van Zandt Single Coil
Switch: 3-Way
Control: Vol, Tone
Bridge: 3-Saddle String-Thru-Body Tele
Tuners: Vintage-Style
Country of Origin: Japan
Finish: High-Gloss
Colour: Natural Mahogany
Pickguard: White Pearl
Number of Strings: 6
Case included: Thomann Black rectangular hard case
As stated many times, due to courier damage, all my guitars are shipped in hard cases (usually new) this one being a plain black one. If you are collecting, I'm happy to knock off the price of the case (About £50) & I may even have an old gig bag you can have to take it away in.
If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Or, you can buy quickly and safely using the PayPal "buy now" button and I will ship to most UK addresses the next working day. Highlands and Islands can be slightly dearer but I'll keep the cost as low as I can.
I can accept credit card payments by phone and will also offer a small discount to purchasers using bank transfer payments.
Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.
