PSA: 2016 Fender Ltd Ed American Standard Offset Telecaster At DGS

[crunchee]

No affiliation.  Is it a Offset Telecaster, or a Telemaster?  I have never seen or heard of this version with the 'Maverick' trem, either:

Used Limited Edition American Standard Offset Telecaster '16 – Dave's Guitar Shop

[velorush]

Love everything about that! The Maverick is a Super-Vee creation.

People were building these for years over on the TDPRI and Strat Talk. I suppose Fender decided they'd get in on the action. I would think the offset body would be infinitely more comfortable than a Tele body. 

[crunchee]

6 hours ago, velorush said:

People were building these for years over on the TDPRI and Strat Talk. I suppose Fender decided they'd get in on the action. I would think the offset body would be infinitely more comfortable than a Tele body. 

I remember the MIJ versions that Fender put out about ten years ago, butterscotch blonde with an ash body.  I don't see many of those anymore, except at stupid prices.

Edited November 18, 2025 by crunchee

[Jakeboy]

I built one of these a decade or so ago and I found it to be the perfect Tele style, even if not a Tele. I’d own another in a heartbeat.  I don’t think that Super-Vee Maverick vibrato is original. It’s not found in the ad copy and I remember when these came out they had a typical 3 barrel bridge. But maybe it is, who knows?

A respected luthier friend tried one of these Mavs and was underwhelmed with the performance. But I love the idea of a Tele type with a Strat type vibrato.

 

[django49]

On a separate note.....Did anyone else catch the Michael Kelly Hybrid models? Def not high end, but if someone wants the equivalent of a Hamer Duo-Tone on the cheap (new and $399, vs $989 list) those look like they are worth a shot. Pretty good reviews on line.

https://www.davesguitar.com/collections/michael-kelly-electrics/products/hybrid-special-spalted-maple-burst-4

[crunchee]

20 hours ago, Jakeboy said:

I love the idea of a Tele type with a Strat type vibrato.

 

Here you go, as long as you don't mind having 'Wide-Range' humbucking pickups too:

Vintera® II '70s Telecaster® Deluxe with Tremolo – Fender

 

[velorush]

3 hours ago, crunchee said:

Here you go, as long as you don't mind having 'Wide-Range' humbucking pickups too:

Vintera® II '70s Telecaster® Deluxe with Tremolo – Fender

 

I think Fender has done a terrible job of reintroducing the Wide Range pickup. First, they came out with normal pickups (bar magnets) that had three-to-a-side visible / adjustable polepieces and called them wide range*. Then, they decided to make true CuNiFe Wide Range pickups (polepieces are CuNiFe magnets) and put them in select models. So now when I look at a guitar like the one linked, I'm wondering, real Wide Range or Wide Range look-alike? Should have a better means of identifying (or maybe I should do more research because they have differentiated but I am just ignorant of the nuance).

* ETA: suppose I should have said "second..." First was the real Wide Range Seth Lover pickup. Second was the look-alike that was a regular pickup disguised as the earlier Wide Range... 

Edited November 19, 2025 by velorush