1972 Fender Telecaster

This is a 1972 Fender Telecaster which started its life as a Blonde Standard Telecaster, but throughout the 1970s received a beautiful top, some binding and it does a fairly good impression of a 58 Custom, but the serial number and neck markings / remnants of blonde confirm this as a 1972. Converted to a Nashville specification, the guitar has a standard Strat configuration - it has had various recent wiring conversions to allow the classic Middle position of Neck and Bridge via a push pull, then an S-1, but I have restored it back to standard 5 way. I can easily reconvert it if the next buyer requires - just speak to us to discuss that. The neck and bridge pick-ups are original to the guitar, and I believe the middle arrived in the 1970s and is a Fender pick-up. I have put an Oak Grigsby 5 way switch and CTS 250 pots recently - it received a refret about 15 years ago and has had little use since then, but purely due to the ever increasing amount of guitars in the collection. This is, and always has been, my favourite, and I have owned it since the mid 1980s.

At 3.57kg (7lbs 14oz), this is a forgiving 70s weight - just enough, not too much.

Of course I will regret selling this, but it deserves to be used more than I do. There are lots of lovely stories with this guitar - none of them can be proven, so shall remain in folklore. But it is a gorgeous old 70's Tele, plays as well as it looks.