Fender Custom Shop Custom Vintage Custom 68 Telecaster NOS Blue Flower

This incredibly hard to find Blue Flower Telecaster has been in build for ages and is now finally available. The twin Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele pickups and 3-Saddle '67 bridge with with Threaded Steel Saddles combine with a meticulose attention to detail and abundance of character. This is a stand out hands down exceptional looking CS Tele that really knows how to stand out in a crowd. This Fender Custom Shop Custom Vintage Custom 68 Telecaster NOS Blue Flower comes with Deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

This is what the Custom Shop guys have to say about the history and background to this 60's inspired Blue Flower Telecaster. 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.

SN: R138799
Weight: 7lbs 7oz
Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS, Maple Fingerboard, Blue Flower
Model 9231012930
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 Micarta Black Dot 7mm
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)
BODY 2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
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
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
SWITCHING 3-Position Blade
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.