Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS, Maple Fingerboard in Blue Flower

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.

PRODUCT SPECS

General

SERIES: Vintage Custom
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Blue Flower

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

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

HEADSTOCK THICKNESS: 0.575"
FRET SIZE: Medium Vintage
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Accessories

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.