Fender Cabronita Telecaster and "Celebration"). This was the 60th anniversary of the Telecaster design, which was the original design by Leo Fender and the world's first successful, mass-produced, bolt-on neck guitar. As part of this, the American made "Cabronita" was created. Like the Custom Shop versions, these used TV Jones TV Classic pickups, but in a limited color pallet, and always with two pickups. The tone knob was deleted and in its place was a three way switch. This switch was a simple toggle design rather than a blade design, which was unusual for a Telecaster. These models were only manufactured for a
Fender Telecaster Deluxe with two "Wide Range" humbuckers, and in most other respects these guitars are very similar. Electronically, the Tele Deluxe also resembles the Gibson Les Paul – as both models have dual humbucking pickups, an upper-bout mounted 3-way pickup selector switch, and independent volume/tone controls for each pickup. A very small number of Telecaster Deluxes' (supposedly fewer than 50) left the factory fitted with Stratocaster tremolos. These tremolo equipped Telecaster Deluxes' became highly sought after by collectors and Fender briefly reissued them as part of their Classic Player series in 2009. Also in 2009, Fender released the Telecaster Thinline Deluxe, combining