Telecaster Special 1994-1996 Known as The Contemporary in the UK
A standard telecaster with some modifications. Essentially the bridge pickup is replaced by a splittable humbucker and a five way switch fitted.
It has an 8 screw black laminated pickguard six saddle raised sides bridge and through body stringing on a poplar
body with a veneered top. 21 standard frets on a maple neck. It came in Black, Blonde, Crimson Red and Sunburst
Crimson Red 1994 Special
Deluxe Nashville 1997-
This model has certainly stood the test of time and is still being made a standard tele with a strat pickup in the middle.
Specs
Alder Body later Ash for some colours
Maple Neck with Rosewood or Maple board 21 Medium Jumbo Frets 9.5" radius
Vintage Style Machine Heads
8 screw laminated brown shell pickguard
Pickups Tex Mex Teles in neck and bridge Tex Mex strat in middle
1 volume 1 tone 5 way switch
Chrome Hardware 6 saddle raised side vintage bridge
Colours at Launch Black, Candy Apple Red, Sunburst or Arctic White In 2016 this guitar changed considerably
The pickups are now 2 vintage noiseless Tele pickups with a vintage noiseless strat pickup in the middle
Locking Tuners
6 Saddle tele bridge through body string and block saddles
12" Radius and contoured Neck Heel slim C neck
Now 22 Medium Frets on Maple board in 2018 no Rosewood or similar
Colours in 2018 Sunburst, Daphne Blue, Fiesta Red or White Blonde
A 2016 Sunburst Deluxe Nashville
Deluxe Nashville Power1999-
This is a Deluxe Nashville with the addition of a Fishman Power Bridge which contains 6 piezo pickup saddles. It has
a concentric combined control for volume and tone on the normal pickups and a volume control for the piezo pickups and
a 5 way switch.
The Body of the Power showing Fishman Bridge and Controls
Deluxe Big Block 2005-2006
Deluxe Blackout 2008-
Acoustasonic
Blacktop 2010-
Blacktop Baritone 2012-
Blacktop HH 2011-
Cabronita 2014-
Cabronita Thinline 2014
Standard Telecaster HH 2015-
Appears in 2015, it is as it suggests equiped with two humbuckers. They are black/chrome blacktop open coil types with a coil split on the tone control.
Rosewood fretboard, black pickguard available in Black, Olympic White or Ghost Silver.
In 2018 from the above list only the Deluxe Nashville and the Standard Telecaster HH are available
