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Vintage Modified Telecaster Special (2012–2014)
VerifiedSingle documented run
Factory unknown · Standard voicing
- White Blonde
- Butterscotch Blonde
What made this run special
Specs from the 2012-02-05 official capture (listed in the early-2012 pricelist — a NAMM-2012-window launch, unlike the July additions). Absent from the 2015 pricelist: run closed at 2014. Factory not yet established from sources.
What changed
A Jazzmaster neck pickup in a Telecaster — the "special spin" of the VM line.
Specifications
| Scale length | 25.5" (647.7 mm) |
|---|---|
| Number of frets | 21 |
| Neck shape | C |
| Neck material | Maple |
| Fretboard material | Maple |
| Fretboard radius | 9.5" (241.3 mm) |
| Nut width | 1.65" (41.91 mm) |
| Body material | Basswood |
| Construction | Bolt-On |
| Pickup configuration | SS |
| Neck pickup | Duncan Designed JM-101N Jazzmaster single-coil (Alnico 5) |
| Bridge pickup | Duncan Designed TE-101B |
| Bridge / tremolo | Vintage-style three-barrel string-through-body |
| Tuners | Vintage-style chrome |
| Original MSRP | USD 499.99 |
| Strings | NPS .009-.042 |
| Controls | Master volume, master tone |
| Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
| Per Color | {"0301250501":{"color":"White Blonde"},"0301250550":{"color":"Butterscotch Blonde"}} |
| Neck Finish | Gloss Polyurethane, Vintage Tint |
| Position Inlays | Black Dot |
| Pickup Switching | 3-position blade |