Fender AO 60's Tele - Was I wrong about this guitar?

Today we take a look at a recently discontinued guitar from Fender, the American Original 60's Custom Telecaster. For today's demo I did use the 1977 Music Man 212HD Combo and the @BrowneAmplification protein.

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0:00 Intro jam
0:34 Have these become killer value?
1:23 Sound Demonstrations
6:02 Thoughts on the pickups
7:52 A problem that could not be ignored.
8:55 Comparing with Fender Custom Shop Tele's
11:18 Wrapping things up

[elevenAD]

This guitar just sounds lovely, those 64s sound fantastic!

[AudioInstruments]

Nice playing. Sounds great! I was late to the tele party and couldn't be happier with my AO. Although, I was surprised how easily the finish started chipping. I've learned to embrace it. I knew what I was getting.

[IanNorsworthy]

Fantastic video- that’s a really beautiful and great sounding tele! I’d be interested to see/hear how the Lollar neck pickup worked with the existing bridge pickup too- see what tones that blend could cook up! Great video as ever mate and hope all is well 😊

[debhart]

I love it. That amp and that Tele make an awesome pair.

[oceantree]

Keep it!

In fairness, I’d say keep every Tele, but that one is gorgeous.

[benedekgabor.]

That’s a dream guitar. I’d keep it forever. 😍

Ps.: I thoroughly enjoyed the sound demo. Especially with the gain. Are those riffs from a particular artist or originals?

[davidgordon]

How does it compare to the MIJ Hybrid i60s tele?

[changestrangers]

Guitar aside, that tremolo is glorious.

[GoodmanRecordingsTokyo]

I let this one get away many times. Never played one, love the blue and white. But the 9.5 radii of the AO series isn't as strong as the omg is that a new jazzmaster in the background?? Jim!

[jasonswitzer]

This is the “best” Tele for me. I like the look of the Jason Isbell Tele (the Chocolate Burst rules), but I wish it wasn’t reliced. More importantly, I prefer a 9.5 radius neck, which is where this guitar comes in.