Description
Romania
SN: US20034809
8.6lbs
We immigrated to the US in 1984. I only brought two things with me—an acoustic guitar from my father, Fender of course, and the stamp collection that he and I worked on.
On a whim, I took some of my UK stamps and made a guitar out of it. People liked it so much that I kept picking other countries, and the more countries I picked, the more interest grew in the collection. So I decided, somewhat whimsically, I would do every country in the world.
I wanted to work on this with my daughter, Rose Mooney, so I asked her to design a neckplate that symbolized peace. I thought she’d go with the traditional dove iconography, but she picked a very simple flower graphic, which is the neckplate on all 195 country guitars.
It takes, on average, 100 stamps per guitar, so there are about 20,000 stamps used to develop the collection. They’re all Telecasters, all the same color, same pickups, and they’re all tonally functional, playable guitars.
People have asked me, what do you want to call the collection? The best word I can come up with is the Imagine Collection, based on John Lennon’s dream. I’d love for everybody who owns one of these to get together 25 years from now, shake hands, and not be at war with each other. That would be a dream come true.
Andy Mooney
CEO, Fender Musical Instruments
Specifications:
Body
- Material: Alder
- Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck
- Material: Maple
- Shape: Modern C
- Finish: Satin Urethane
- Fingerboard: Slab Rosewood, 9.5” (241 mm)
- Frets: 22 Jumbo
- Position Inlays: White Dots
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.685” (42.8 mm)
Hardware
- Tuning Machines: Fender ClassicGear
- Scale Length: 25.5” (64.77 cm)
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Tele with Block Steel Saddles
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Electronics
- Pickups: Yosemite Single-Coil Telecaster (Bridge and Neck)
- Switching: 3-Position Blade
- Position 1: Bridge Pickup
- Position 2: Bridge and Middle Pickups
- Position 3: Middle Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Strings & Accessories
- Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel-Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell
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