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Vintage Custom 1968 Tele Thinline

Vintage Custom Series (2021)

Colors:

Pink Paisley - Blue Flower

Model#  923-5001-176


BODY

Wood: 2-Piece Select Mahogany

Lacquer: Nitrocellulose  w/ WLS Undercoat

Shape: Semi Hollow Telecaster / F-Hole

Pickguard: 4-Ply White Pearloid / 12-Hole

Serial: R+6 digits (Neckplate)


NECK

Wood: Rift Sawn Maple

Decal: Modern Black w/ Gold Trim + "Telecaster"

Fretboard: Round Lam. Maple

Lacquer:  Lite-Tint Nitrocellulose

Profile: 60's Oval "C"

Inlays: Micarta Black Dots

Headstock: Standard Telecaster

Nut Width:  1.650" (42 mm)

Nut Material: Bone

Scale: 25.5"

Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Compound

#Frets: 21

Fretwire: Jescar 47095 Medium Vintage

Trussrod: Heel Adjust

MicroTilt: No

Contoured Heel: No


HARDWARE 

Bridge Type: Vintage 3-Saddle String-Thru

Bridge Marking: Pat.No DES.164227 / 2.573.254

Saddles: Slotted Steel Barrel Saddles

Tuners: Schaller Classic "F" Style

String Tree: Butterfly

Knobs: Knurled Flat Top

Neckplate: 4-Bolt  "F" Logo


ELECTRONICS

Switch: 3-Way CRL / Barrel Switch Tip

Wiring: Modern Std: N/NB/B

Pots: Master Volume  / Master Tone

Pickup Config: SS

Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil


INFO

CASE: CS Deluxe Black Tolex Case w/ Red Lining

DESCRIPTION

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.

Colors listed are the catalog standard colors. This guitar could  also appear in other custom colors.

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