MORE ABOUT JIM ADKINS JA-90 TELECASTER® THINLINE
When Jimmy Eat World guitarist and frontman Jim Adkins collaborated with Fender in designing his perfect guitar, the result was his signature JA-90 Telecaster® Thinline guitar. Fender craftsmen sat down with Adkins and went over his old Fender TC-90 spec by spec, making several important changes that subsequently produced this unique model. Features include a maple neck set into a semi-hollow ash body, Seymour Duncan® soap-bar pickups, independent volume and tone controls, Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and anchored tailpiece. Sweetness …
SPECS
General
Model Name: Jim Adkins JA-90 Telecaster® Thinline, Rosewood Fingerboard, Natural
Model Number: 0262350521
Series: Artist
Color: Natural
Body
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: Semi-Hollow Ash
Body Finish: Urethane
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 24.75″ (628 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Neck Plate: NA
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® SP90-3B Vintage P-90
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® SP90-1NRWRP Vintage Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity P-90
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SS
Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Adjusto-Matic™ with Anchored-Tailpiece
Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
Control Knobs: Skirted Amp Knobs
Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender® USA 250L, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
Unique Features: Matching Painted Headstock, Jim Adkins Signature on Back of Headstock, Black Plastic Parts, Knurled Dome Knobs, White Pearloid Dot Position Inlays, Graphite Nut, Oversized Strap Buttons