Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1968 Telecaster Thinline, Round-Laminated Maple Fingerboard, Aged Natural

Fender introduced its first semi-hollow electric guitar in 1968, once again appealing to a wider range of players - this time with a radical reworking of its original workhorse, the Telecaster®. The Thinline Telecaster body is not only lighter but also more resonant, adding warmth and color to the tone. The 1968 Telecaster Thinline was originally offered in natural ash or mahogany, with a solid center and hollow wings bearing an "F" hole on the upper bout.

The Vintage Custom 1968 Tele® Thinline features a semi-hollow mahogany body finished in aged natural NOS lacquer. The lightly tinted rift-sawn maple neck has an '60s oval "C" profile, topped by a 7.25"-9.5" vintage compound-radius round-lam maple fingerboard with 21 medium vintage frets. The hand-wound 1967 Telecaster pickups have three-way switching and modern Telecaster wiring. Other features include a period-correct white pearloid pickguard, '67 Telecaster bridge assembly, vintage-style "F" tuners, bone nut, and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap, 1950 Esquire® control assembly, and certificate of authenticity.

SPECIFICATIONS

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Lite Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Round-Lam Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Number of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone

Body

• Body: 2-Piece Select Mahogany
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Mahogany
• Sound Hole: Single F Hole

Hardware

• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles
• Pickguard: 4-Ply White Pearloid
• Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
• Switch Tip: Top Hat Style
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Schaller® "F"
• String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Controls:
  • Master Volume
  • Master Tone
• Switching:
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups
  • Position 3: Neck Pickup

Measurements

• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Fret Size: Medium Vintage
• Dimensions: 6.40 x 17.30 x 43.70 IN
• Shipping Weight: 23.40 LB
• Shipping Length: 43.70 IN
• Shipping Height: 6.40 IN
• Shipping Width: 17.30 IN

Accessories

• Included Accessories:
  • Deluxe Hardshell Case
  • Strap
  • Certificate of Authenticity