Fender Japan Adds an HH Version to Its F-Hole Telecaster Thinline

Fender Japan has brought back its logo-shaped soundhole with a new version of the Made in Japan Limited F-Hole Telecaster Thinline. The November 6 release adds a twin-humbucker option alongside fresh finishes, rather than simply reissuing the 2021 model unchanged.

A familiar outline with a different centrepiece

The semi-hollow alder body uses the letter F from Fender’s spaghetti logo as its soundhole. Top binding and a rear contour sit alongside a Modern C maple neck, a 9.5-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard and narrow-tall frets.

The two pickup configurations take different routes:

• The single-coil version uses Hybrid II Custom Voiced Tele pickups and a bridge with brass saddles.
• The new HH version pairs two Fender Wide-Range humbuckers with a six-saddle string-through-body hardtail bridge.

That gives players a choice of pickup layout without abandoning the model’s distinctive semi-hollow design. The release does not identify the humbuckers as CuNiFe units, so that specification should not be assumed.

Japanese launch and finishes

Fender Music Japan’s announcement lists Arctic White and Black, plus an Indigo finish restricted to specified official shops in Japan. The stated expected Japanese retail price is ¥198,000 including tax, with sales beginning November 6.

Check Fender Japan’s model collection for the exact variants. The announcement does not establish international availability or an equivalent price elsewhere.

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