Case/Gig Bag
Deluxe Hardshell
Included Accessories
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Vintage Custom 1968 Tele® Thinline
Vintage Custom 1968 Tele® Thinline
Vintage Custom 1968 Tele® Thinline
Details
Summary
Overview
Fender introduced its first semi-hollow electric guitar in 1968, once again appealing to a wider range of players - this time with a radical reworking of its original workhorse, the Telecaster®. The Thinline Telecaster body is not only lighter but also more resonant, adding warmth and color to the tone. The 1968 Telecaster Thinline was originally offered in natural ash or mahogany, with a solid center and hollow wings bearing an "F" hole on the upper bout.
The Vintage Custom 1968 Tele® Thinline features a semi-hollow mahogany body finished in aged natural NOS lacquer. The lightly tinted rift-sawn maple neck has an '60s oval "C" profile, topped by a 7.25"-9.5" vintage compound-radius round-lam maple fingerboard with 21 medium vintage frets. The hand-wound 1967 Telecaster pickups have three-way switching and modern Telecaster wiring. Other features include a period-correct white pearloid pickguard, '67 Telecaster bridge assembly, vintage-style "F" tuners, bone nut, and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap, 1950 Esquire® control assembly, and certificate of authenticity.
Accessories
Body
Body
2-Piece Select Mahogany
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
Body Material
2-Piece Select Mahogany
Body Shape
Telecaster®
Sound Hole
Single F Hole
Electronics
Bridge Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
Controls
Master Volume, Master Tone
Neck Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
Pickup Configuration
SS
Switching
3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
General
Color
Aged Natural
Orientation
Right-Hand
Platform
Custom Shop Electrics
Product Name
Vintage Custom 1968 Telecaster® Thinline, Round-Laminated Maple Fingerboard, Aged Natural
Series
Vintage Custom
Hardware
Bridge
3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele® with Slotted Steel Saddles
Control Knobs
Knurled Dome
Hardware Finish
Chrome
Neck Plate
4-Bolt
Pickguard
4-Ply White Pearloid
String Trees
Vintage-Style Disc
Strings
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Switch Tip
Top Hat Style
Tuning Machines
Schaller® "F"
Measurements
Fret Size
Medium Vintage
Scale Length
25.5" (648 mm)
Neck
Fingerboard Material
Round-Laminated Maple
Fingerboard Radius
7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Neck Finish
Lite Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Shape
'60s Oval "C"
Number of Frets
21
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays
Black Dot
String Nut
Bone
Truss Rod
Vintage-Style