Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Pink Paisley

1967's Summer of Love and Flower Power movement influenced mainstream fashions worldwide, and Fender was on board with its new Blue Flower and Paisley Telecasters. Oddly enough, the guitars became more popular with rockabilly and country western players (they were adopted most famously by Tele master James Burton) rather than the flower children that helped inspire them. These guitars have earned a special place in Fender history, and the Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1968 Blue Flower and Paisley Tele models are faithful recreations of those original instruments.

The two-piece select alder body wears an NOS lacquer finish with WLS undercoat over the famous Paisley or Blue Flower motif. The rift-sawn maple neck has a '60-style "oval C" profile, topped by a round-lam rift-sawn maple fingerboard with 7.25"-9.5" vintage compound radius and 21 medium vintage frets for a comfortable feel up and down. Hand-wound '67 Tele pickups meet the exact spec for that year, with a three-way switch and modern Tele wiring. Other features include an eight-hole clear polyurethane pickguard, '67 Tele bridge with threaded steel saddles, Schaller^® "F" tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree. Deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity included.

SPECIFICATIONS

Neck

• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
• Neck Thickness:
  • 1st Fret: .850"
  • 12th Fret: .920"
• Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Round-Laminated Rift Sawn Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot - 7 mm
• Side Dots: Black Micarta, 3/32" (2.38 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone

Body

• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder

Hardware

• Bridge: 3-Saddle '67 Telecaster® with Threaded Steel Saddles
• Pickguard: Clear
• Pickup Covers: Neck: Nickel; Bridge: None
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Switch Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Schaller® "F"
• String Trees: Single-Wing
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with "F" Logo

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: 3-Position Blade:
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups
  • Position 3: Neck Pickup

Measurements

• Dimensions: 6.40 x 17.30 x 43.70 IN
• Shipping Weight: 23.40 LB
• Headstock Thickness: 0.575"
• Fret Size: Medium Vintage
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• 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

Miscellaneous

• Disclaimer: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
• Commodity Code: 9207.90.0040