Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom Blue Flower '68 Telecaster NOS

Fender Vintage Custom Blue Flower '68 Telecaster NOS 

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.

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Specifications

• Model Name: Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster® NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Blue Flower
• Model Number: 9231012930
• Series: Vintage Custom
• Color: Blue Flower
• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Medium Vintage
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with "F" Logo
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rift Sawn Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Micarta Dot, 0.28" (7 mm)
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Bridge: 3-Saddle '67 Telecaster® with Threaded Steel Saddles
• Tuning Machines: Schaller® "F"
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: Clear
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Switch Tips: Top Hat Style, Black
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity
• Depth at 1st Fret: .850"
• Depth at 12th Fret: .920"
  

Condition: Excellent. Light wear typical of a gently used instrument. Light surface scratches, scuffs, etc.
The instrument pictured is the exact instrument you’ll receive. All fretted instruments receive a free complimentary professional setup.

This item comes with everything pictured.

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