Fender Telecaster Solid Body Electric Guitar (1968)
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Item #7778
Fender Telecaster Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1968), made in Fullerton, California, serial # 241732, blonde finish, ash body, maple neck with maple fingerboard, original black tolex hard shell case.
This is a fine example of a 'transitional' Fender Telecaster from late 1968, with a mix of features particular to that early-CBS era. The neck-dated October 1968- is built with a separate maple 'cap' fingerboard; the original 1950's style one piece maple neck would be re-introduced within months but when this guitar was assembled the maple fingerboard was still a special-order option. The Fender logo is in the newer style which had been introduced earlier in the year, for better visibility on TV according to CBS theory. The tuners are the newer style Fender "F" logo style, and the pickguard is the 3-ply white plastic with the pearloid underside, specific to this period. The neck is still finished in the older style lacquer, with the decal underneath the top clearcoat on the headstock. The body is in the transitional style lacquer finish, blonde with the ash grain visible-this particular guitar has yellowed substantially over time. The pickups are still wired with the old-style cloth leads, and the pots date to 34th and 36th weeks of 1966, when a huge quantity were bought in by the CBS purchasing department. This guitar is lighter than many late-60's examples and still has the classic Tele sound and character in spades, soon to be buried under the dreaded thick-skin CBS polyester� just around the corner when this one was assembled!
Overall length is 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm.), 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 1/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.). This is another great sounding and perfect playing "early CBS" Telecaster with the crackling tone typical of the later 60's guitars. It shows some average light play wear to the fingerboard-mostly in the middle region-this was not a "cowboy chord" player's guitar! The traditional Tele body edgewear is evident, and there is a small chip on the top/back edge that was glued back solidly but not as neatly as we might wish. The back is cleaner than many overall with no real bely buckle wear but there are several spots where the finish is scraped down from what looks like something glued on and then removed. Ah- the tribulations of life in the '60's-we don't know what happened there! Despite these small aberrations this is a very well preserved 'maple cap' guitar. It appears to always have been played with the "ashtray" bridge cover on as the bridge hardware underneath looks practically new. It remains a superbly original guitar which appears to have had a very well done refret some time ago with period style wire, but no other alterations. Includes a nice OHSC. Overall Excellent - Condition.
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This is a fine example of a 'transitional' Fender Telecaster from late 1968, with a mix of features particular to that early-CBS era. The neck-dated October 1968- is built with a separate maple 'cap' fingerboard; the original 1950's style one piece maple neck would be re-introduced within months but when this guitar was assembled the maple fingerboard was still a special-order option. The Fender logo is in the newer style which had been introduced earlier in the year, for better visibility on TV according to CBS theory. The tuners are the newer style Fender "F" logo style, and the pickguard is the 3-ply white plastic with the pearloid underside, specific to this period. The neck is still finished in the older style lacquer, with the decal underneath the top clearcoat on the headstock. The body is in the transitional style lacquer finish, blonde with the ash grain visible-this particular guitar has yellowed substantially over time. The pickups are still wired with the old-style cloth leads, and the pots date to 34th and 36th weeks of 1966, when a huge quantity were bought in by the CBS purchasing department. This guitar is lighter than many late-60's examples and still has the classic Tele sound and character in spades, soon to be buried under the dreaded thick-skin CBS polyester� just around the corner when this one was assembled!
Overall length is 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm.), 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 1/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.). This is another great sounding and perfect playing "early CBS" Telecaster with the crackling tone typical of the later 60's guitars. It shows some average light play wear to the fingerboard-mostly in the middle region-this was not a "cowboy chord" player's guitar! The traditional Tele body edgewear is evident, and there is a small chip on the top/back edge that was glued back solidly but not as neatly as we might wish. The back is cleaner than many overall with no real bely buckle wear but there are several spots where the finish is scraped down from what looks like something glued on and then removed. Ah- the tribulations of life in the '60's-we don't know what happened there! Despite these small aberrations this is a very well preserved 'maple cap' guitar. It appears to always have been played with the "ashtray" bridge cover on as the bridge hardware underneath looks practically new. It remains a superbly original guitar which appears to have had a very well done refret some time ago with period style wire, but no other alterations. Includes a nice OHSC. Overall Excellent - Condition.