• Model: ’68 Telecaster NOS
• Finish: Black Paisley Front and Back
• Body: 2-Piece Alder
• Neck: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Profile: 60 Style Oval “C”
• Fingerboard: Round-Lam Rift Sawn Maple
• Radius: 7.25" - 9.50" Compound Radius
• Frets: 21 Medium Vintage / 47095
• Nut: Bone, 1.650"
• Inlays: Micarta Black 7mm Dots
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Pickups: Custom Shop ’63 Tele Neck RH/LH, Hand-Wound ’67 Tele Bridge NOS
• Controls: Modern Tele
• Switching: 3-Way
• Bridge: Tele ’67 Without Pickup Route
• Saddles: Vintage Tele
• Tuners: Schaller F Key
• Pickguard: Tele .06 Clear Poly 8 Hole
• Hardware: Chrome / Nickel
• Neck Plate: R Serial F Logo
• Case: Fender Custom Shop Black Tolex Strat / Tele Case
• Country: USA
• Year: 2025

This is a seriously cool Custom Shop Tele and a really unusual take on the late-’60s formula. The big draw is obviously the Black Paisley finish, and it works brilliantly here because it has all the period-correct attitude of the original paisley teles, but with a darker, moodier look that makes it feel a bit more special and less expected than the usual pink route. The clear guard is a great touch too, as it lets the finish do all the talking. I also really like the rest of the spec. The rift sawn maple neck, round-lam maple board, compound radius and medium vintage frets should make it feel vintage-inspired but still very easy to get on with. The Custom Shop ’63 neck pickup paired with the hand-wound ’67 bridge is a smart combination as well, giving it a nice spread of warmth, bite and snap. A very eye-catching and very collectible Custom Shop Tele.

Mint / as new condition. Overseas import example. NOS finish is factory correct as part of the original Custom Shop spec. Presents exceptionally well overall, with no noteworthy wear to mention.

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