Fender Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS Blue Flower Maple Fingerboard

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Item shown:
Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster® NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Blue Flower
Model #:
9231012930
UPC #:
885978877645
Case/Gig Bag:
Deluxe Hardshell

Serial # R149053
7lbs 9oz

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.

General
Series
Vintage Custom
Orientation
Right-Hand
Color
Blue Flower
Country Of Origin
USA
 
Neck
Neck Material
Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape
'60s Oval "C"
Neck Thickness
.850"
Neck Butt Width
2.200"
Neck Thickness 12th Fret
.920"
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
Fret Size
Medium Vintage
Scale Length
25.5" (648 mm)
 
Body
Body
2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
Body Shape
Telecaster®
Body Material
2-Piece Select Alder
sku-image
 
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
Shipping Dimensions
6.50x17.25x44.25 IN
Shipping Weight
22.55 LB
Shipping Length
44.25 IN
Shipping Height
6.50 IN
Shipping Width
17.25 IN
 
Accessories
Included Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
 
Miscellaneous
Disclaimer
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
Commodity Code
9207.90.0040