Tele List - all the USA Production Models I remember

[John C]

Originally Posted by AjayTele

An interesting list and one that I can compare with my collection!

Is the entry for the Thinline Mk 1 missing? (1969 Thiline)

Also, there were a few notable limited production models in the late 60s:

1. Rosewood Telecaster
2. Pink Paisley Telecaster
3. Blue Floral Telecaster

Others that I know about (and/or own) and didn't see on the list:

1. 1981 Black and Gold Telecaster
2. Telesonic
3. 2006 FSR Chambered Mahogany Tele ???

Ajay,

Thanks for the additions. In all honesty I didn't know if the Pink Paisley and Blue Floral were separate models or if they were just optional finishes back then. I also didn't realize that more than a couple Rosewoods were made (George Harrison's being the best known).

For the more recent ones, I simply made a "ground rule" not to include FSR models. I had never heard of the Black and Gold Tele - but it makes perfect sense since there was the Gold/Gold Strat from that same time frame.

Edited to add:

I actually made that list up over a year or so time frame in 2006-2007 and have only added the 2008 and 2009 new models. At the time I started the list I made the decision to exclude the Telesonic (and the corresponding Strat-O-Sonic models) from the list as they deviated too far from the "norm" - in hindsight I probably should have included these models on both the Tele and Strat lists.