~1965 Fender Telecaster Blonde

Offered for sale:

Vintage 1965/1966 Fender Telecaster serial number 116055.

This guitar is in good to very good condition. As a road worn, true fighter that has been ridden hard but wouldn’t go so far as to say, “put away wet”. This guitar is amazing. Forgo current fads that worship relic’d guitars, this one earned its patina and then some.

The neck was dated Dec 1965; the pots are 5th week of 1966.

The frets are non-original medium jumbo.

In the photos the B string is not under the string tree. To quote Hendrix at Monterey while doing Like A Rolling Stone: “Yes, I know, I missed a verse. Don’t worry.”

The bridge pickup has been “Reworked” by Kent Armstrong, the neck pickup and pickguard are not original. the rest is a time capsule, including the date stamp on the neck which reads “3DEC65B”.

True aficionados of this kind of instrument will appreciate that the rest of the story is told by the photographs.

Original hard-shell case included.

“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship.”

“If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”

GUITAR SPECS:

Year: c1966

Serial number: 116055

Finish: Blond

Body: Ash

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 25 ½”

Number of Frets: 21

Pickguard: Telecaster 1978

Bridge: Original 3-way threaded rod

Tuners: Non original Schaller Mini

Pickups: Bridge - rewound original. Neck - non-original

Controls: Volume – CTS, code not visible, original.
Tone – CTS, code 137 6605

Width at Nut: 1 5/8”

Radius: 7.25”

Neck Profile 1st fret: .880"
Neck Profile 12th fret: .900"

Weight: 7.0 lbs.

*Please note: we do our best giving descriptions of used pieces. We have found it impossible to describe every mark on an instrument or amp that is not in the "mint" category. Also, what's important to you may not be important to someone else. For example, you may say, "I don't care what it looks like as long as it plays or sounds well." Another person may say, "Body cosmetics are very important to me so tell me about every scratch, nick and blemish." So, please ask the questions that are most important to you. If you ask, they will be answered. They are free and there's no limit. Additional photos can also be made available.

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