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.
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• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
• Body Shape: Telecaster®
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Fingerboard: Round-Lam Rift Sawn Maple
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: Clear
• Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot 7mm
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
• Side Dots: Black Micarta, 3/32" (2.38 mm)
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Configuration: SS
•Refinement Pickups: Custom Shop
• String Nut: Bone
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge, Position 2. Bridge and Neck, Position 3. Neck
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Bridge: 3-Saddle '67 Telecaster® with Threaded Steel Saddles
• Tuning Machines: Schaller® "F"
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
• Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• Refinement Fingerboard Radius: Compound
• Fret Size: Medium Vintage
• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Refinement Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: 60s Oval "C"
• Refinement Neck Shape: C Shape
• Number of Frets: 21
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
• Neck Thikness: .850"
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Headstock Thickness: 0.575"
