2007 Fender CIJ Custom Telecaster Black. #TO051522007 makes it 16 years old, but it looks like new and plays as good as any Tele going around. The Black Bound Body is a great look and surprise of all surprises, It sounds just like a Tele should. This is a TL 62 series guitar, meaning it is based on a 1962 "Slab Board" era Telecaster and accordingly, the specs are the same as those on the American Vintage series guitar, but at around two thirds of the price. If I weren't such a vintage guitar snob

I think our pics show you just how well their builders performed

flamed Maple laminate back and sides

Johnny Marr

Chet style Country

agree that they just don’t do what these do

An upmarket Cort model

the setup is good

the Stratocaster was probably at its lowest ebb from a sales point of view and therefore they are quite rare now

These older Guild guitars

Back in the Martin "Golden Era" they produced 91 of these "Style 45 Dreadnoughts"

traditional coverplate and 'tea strainer' sound holes

Looks great