Description
Fender Vintage Telecaster in Olympic White finish made in 1970 with aftermarket Hardshell Case. This guitar features a solid ash body in it’s original factory olympic white finish which is verified by the paint stick in the neck pocket, and a one-piece maple neck with the stamped date of 1970 . Equipped with the original Fender black-bobbin single-coil pickup in the neck position as well as the original Fender black-bobbin staggered pole-piece single-coil pickup in bridge position. This guitar at one point had a Humbucker in the neck position which can be seen by a route that is hidden underneath the original 3-ply pick-guard. The original pickups are accompanied by the original volume and tone pots dating to 1966 along with the original 3-way switch. The 25.5″ scale length neck has black dot inlays and was re-fretted at some point in it’s life with 21 medium jumbo frets and has a medium “C” shape neck profile. The hardware is comprised of original chrome Fender”F” style tuning machines, a slightly later mid 70’s 6-saddle Fender Telecaster bridge and original knurled chrome flat top knobs with a 3-ply white/black pickguard and bone nut.
This guitar is in overall good condition for it’s age, lots of finish checking and natural wear, some light dings/dents, a finish chip below the bridge and some chipping around frets and fretboard edges. It was re-fretted at some point in it’s life and the frets are worn in, about 50% life left. The neck pickup cavity was routed for a humbucker, but was converted back to factory setup. The bridge is not original but is from the mid-70’s and features 6-saddles instead of what would have been the original 3-saddle setup. (see pics)
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 10-46 strings and includes hardshell case.
Specs
- Make: Fender
- Model: Telecaster
- Year: 1970
- Finish: Olympic White
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose
- Country: USA
- Serial #: 299440
- Condition: Good
- Weight: 7lbs 9.3oz
- Body Type: Solid
- Body Wood: Solid Ash
- Scale Length: 25.5″
- Neck Joint: Bolt-on
- Neck Wood: One-Piece Maple Neck Date Stamp 1970
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
- Finger Board: Maple
- Neck Radius: 7.25″
- Neck Profile: Medium C
- Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut Width: 1.625″
- Nut: Bone
- Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo
- Pickup Config: SS
- Neck Pickup: Fender Black Bobbin Single-Coil
- Bridge Pickup: Fender Black Bobbin Staggered Pole-Piece Single-Coil
- Pickguard: 3-Ply White/Black
- Pots: 1-Volume, 1-Tone Date 1966
- Pot date Codes: 1376634
- Switch: 3-Way Blade Switch
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Fender “F” style with Cloche Heads
- Bridge: Aftermarket Mid-70’s Fender Telecaster 6-Saddle Bridge
- Knobs: Knurled Chrome Flat Top
- Mods: Re-fret, Neck pickup routed for humbucker
- String Gauge: 10-46
- Case: Hardshell Case
Condition
- Overall Condition: ✯✯✯✯ ·
- Body Back: ✯✯✯✯ ·
- Body Front: ✯✯✯✯ ·
- Fretboard: ✯✯✯✯ ·
- Fret Life: ✯✯✯☆ ·
- Neck: ✯✯✯☆ ·
- Neck Pocket: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Headstock Front: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Headstock Back: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Pickups: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Bridge: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Tailpiece: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Knobs: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Hardware: ✯✯✯✯☆
