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Continue ShoppingFender Telecaster Blonde 1959
6-String Solid Body Electric Guitar with Maple Fingerboard. Made in the USA.
Fender Telecaster Blonde 1959
Vintage
Vintage
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please call to speak to one of our experts.
Summary
Finish: Original neck finish. The body has been fully refinished.
Body Material: Ash Body
Body Details: Solid ash body. A pencil date of May, 1958 is present in the neck pocket.
Neck Material: Maple Neck
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Neck Profile: Shallow "C"
Neck Thickness (IN): 1st fret .810", 12th fret 1.00"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"
Nut Width: 1-5/8"
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Neck Details: Bolt-on one piece maple neck with unbound maple fingerboard, dot inlays, skunk stripe, and heel-adjust truss rod. The neck is pencil dated March, 1959.
Electronics: The pickups are original 1950s black bobbin Fender single coil pickups. The wiring harness has been completely replaced; controls include 3-way blade switch and master volume/tone controls. These pot codes date to 1991.
Pickup Measurements: 6.0k (neck), 7.0k (bridge)
Hardware: The pickguard has been replaced. All other hardware is original.
Weight: 6lbs 10oz
Modifications / Repairs: The body has been refinished, the wiring harness has been replaced, and the pickguard is not original.
Case Details: Hardshell case
Cosmetic Condition: The neck finish shows considerable aging, with heavy finish checking present on the fingerboard, along with patches of wear on both the fingerboard and back of the neck. The headstock has some additional checking, along with wear around the edges. The body finish is glossy with simulated weather checking.
Serial Number: 50688
Tech Notes: The guitar plays well with low action. The neck is slightly twisted, with more relief on the bass side, but notes ring out clearly. The frets are narrow and low with moderate wear. The pencil date in the neck pocket dates the body to May, 1958, and the neck pencil date dates the neck to March, 1959. The serial number dates to 1959.
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Description & Specs
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician.
For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic
condition, please visit our Lincoln Avenue showroom or call to speak to one of our
Used and Vintage experts.
| Finish Details: | Original neck finish. The body has been fully refinished. |
| Body Material: | Ash |
| Body Details: | Solid ash body. A pencil date of May, 1958 is present in the neck pocket. |
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Fingerboard Material: | Maple |
| Neck Profile: | Shallow "C" |
| Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st fret .810", 12th fret 1.00" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" |
| Nut Width: | 1-5/8" |
| Scale Length: | 25 1/2" |
| Neck Details: | Bolt-on one piece maple neck with unbound maple fingerboard, dot inlays, skunk stripe, and heel-adjust truss rod. The neck is pencil dated March, 1959. |
| Electronics: | The pickups are original 1950s black bobbin Fender single coil pickups. The wiring harness has been completely replaced; controls include 3-way blade switch and master volume/tone controls. These pot codes date to 1991. |
| Pickup Measurements: | 6.0k (neck), 7.0k (bridge) |
| Hardware: | The pickguard has been replaced. All other hardware is original. |
| Weight: | 6lbs 10oz |
| Modifications/Repairs: | The body has been refinished, the wiring harness has been replaced, and the pickguard is not original. |
| Case Details: | Hardshell case |
| Cosmetic Condition: | The neck finish shows considerable aging, with heavy finish checking present on the fingerboard, along with patches of wear on both the fingerboard and back of the neck. The headstock has some additional checking, along with wear around the edges. The body finish is glossy with simulated weather checking. |
| Serial Number: | 50688 |
| Tech Notes: | The guitar plays well with low action. The neck is slightly twisted, with more relief on the bass side, but notes ring out clearly. The frets are narrow and low with moderate wear. The pencil date in the neck pocket dates the body to May, 1958, and the neck pencil date dates the neck to March, 1959. The serial number dates to 1959. |