More Tele abuse spotted.

They come and they go.

Fender are certainly the best at doing limited runs of average quality, usually Mexican made models. Many of these instruments are actually concept copies. As an example.. think back a few years to the La Cabronita. This was a hybrid Telecaster with either a single or a pair of Gretsch pickups. This was a concept directly from the guitar modding community, the hobbyists that keep us interested in new things. Fender blatantly stole the concept and did a minimum production of identical instruments. Was this an exercise in sales or in (perhaps) creating future collectable guitars?

The correct headstock

So here we go again with a limited run of hybrid Strat/Telecasters. This particular concept has been around for years known as the Nashville Stratocaster. This one popped up from the Fender Custom Shop (collectables) and now it's a standard US release.. 2018 Limited Edition Whiteguard Strat

Only a week or so ago there was an offset Jazzmaster/Telecaster shown in the Fender catalogue, it seems to have been replaced by the Strat.

Both these Tele hybrids have come from the hobbyists and are NOT Fender concepts. I personally don't have anything against the designs other than the fact that Fender aren't being faithful to THEIR original iconic designs. I see these concepts are either a Strat with Tele hardware and electronics or a Jazzmaster with Tele hardware and electronics. So the question is WHY does the Strat/Tele mutant have a Strat body but has a Tele neck (headstock). Likewise for the Jazzy mutant. For the credibility of these design classic's why are Fender creating these mix'n'match versions?