Description
The story behind this Tele
When Jim Adkins, guitarist and frontman for Jimmy Eat World, challenged Fender to design his perfect guitar, a collaboration began that resulted in the JA-90 Telecaster Thinline. Fender sat down with Adkins and went over his old Fender TC-90 spec by spec, making some important changes that subsequently produced this unique model. The significant features include a maple neck set into a semi-hollow ash body, Seymour Duncan soapbar pickups, independent volume and tone controls, an Adjusto-Matic bridge, and an anchored tailpiece.
Built for tone
The semi-hollow ash body merges classic Tele tone with the added body and resonance of a semi-hollowbody guitar. The set maple neck bolsters the sustain, and the Indian Laurel fingerboard adds warmth to the tone. A pair of Seymour Duncan soapbars provide vintage-tinged P-90 tones that cut through the mix.
Fender Jim Adkins JA-90 Telecaster Thinline Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:
- Body: Semi-Hollow Ash
- Neck: Maple, Set Neck, Modern “C” Shape, (Gloss Urethane Finish)
- Fingerboard: Indian Laurel, 9.5″ Radius
- No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
- Pickups: Seymour Duncan SP90-1NRWRP Vintage P-90 (Neck), SP90-3B Custom P-90 (Bridge)
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle
- Bridge: Adjusto-Matic Bridge with Anchored-Tailpiece
- Machine Heads: Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
- Scale Length: 24.75″
- Width at Nut: 1.650″
- Matching Painted Headstock
- Jim Adkins Signature on Back of Headstock
- Black Plastic Parts
- White Pearloid Dot Position Inlays
- Oversized Strap Buttons