Sunburst Telecaster Custom electric guitar on a dark background
Sunburst Telecaster Custom electric guitar on a dark background
Sunburst Telecaster Custom electric guitar on a dark background
Close-up of a Telecaster guitar neck and body with a dark background
Close-up of a Fender guitar bridge with strings
Close-up of a white pickguard and binding on a 1968 Fender Telecaster
1968 Fender Telecaster electric guitar with a sunburst finish on a black background
Close-up of a guitar's maple fretboard and neck pickup on a 1968 Telecaster Custom
Close up of white binding on a sunburst Telecaster Custom
Close-up of a 1968 Telecaster Custom control panel with sunburst finish
1968 Telecaster Custom guitar with a sunburst finish, side view
Close up of upper bout on 1968 Telecaster Custom with sunburst finish
Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom, back/side view
Close up of neck plate on a Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom
Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom, back view
Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom, close up back/side view
Close-up of a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock on a dark background
Close-up of the logo on a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock
Close-up of a guitar headstock with tuning pegs on a dark background
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock on a dark background
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock on a dark background, back view
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock, in original case with red lining
Close up of ashtray bride cover on a sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar, in original hardshell case with red lining.
Fender instruction manual for Telecaster and Esquire guitars on a red background
Close up of original paperwork for a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar
Close up of original bill of sale for a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar
Close up of Fender logo on a vintage electric guitar case
Vintage Fender guitar case on a stand against a dark background
Sunburst Telecaster Custom electric guitar on a dark background
Sunburst Telecaster Custom electric guitar on a dark background
Sunburst Telecaster Custom electric guitar on a dark background
Close-up of a Telecaster guitar neck and body with a dark background
Close-up of a Fender guitar bridge with strings
Close-up of a white pickguard and binding on a 1968 Fender Telecaster
1968 Fender Telecaster electric guitar with a sunburst finish on a black background
Close-up of a guitar's maple fretboard and neck pickup on a 1968 Telecaster Custom
Close up of white binding on a sunburst Telecaster Custom
Close-up of a 1968 Telecaster Custom control panel with sunburst finish
1968 Telecaster Custom guitar with a sunburst finish, side view
Close up of upper bout on 1968 Telecaster Custom with sunburst finish
Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom, back/side view
Close up of neck plate on a Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom
Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom, back view
Sunburst 1968 Telecaster Custom, close up back/side view
Close-up of a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock on a dark background
Close-up of the logo on a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock
Close-up of a guitar headstock with tuning pegs on a dark background
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock on a dark background
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock on a dark background, back view
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar headstock, in original case with red lining
Close up of ashtray bride cover on a sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar
Close-up of a Sunburst 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar, in original hardshell case with red lining.
Fender instruction manual for Telecaster and Esquire guitars on a red background
Close up of original paperwork for a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar
Close up of original bill of sale for a 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar
Close up of Fender logo on a vintage electric guitar case
Vintage Fender guitar case on a stand against a dark background

Fender Custom Telecaster, Sunburst (1968)

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We're nicknaming this incredible 1968 Fender Custom Telecaster "Mr. Clean" for obvious reasons. We dare you to find a cleaner one from this period... period!

If you asked the latest, greatest AI software to create a photo of a mint condition Custom Telecaster from the late 60s, we don't even think it would get it quite as accurate as this real life example before you.

This early '68 Custom Telecaster features the classic double bound stylings that debuted in 1959, but with a CBS-Era twist- a beautiful Maple Cap neck! While most Customs featured Rosewood fingerboards of the slab and veneer variety, this '68 rocks one of the most highly regarded necks Fender produced.

This guitar was purchased by its longtime second owner on July 11, 1969 from Bob's Music Store in North Canton, Ohio. From the looks of it, they liked the idea of owning the guitar more than they did actually playing it.

So why was it left to just hang out in a close for half a century? "Oh it must not be a good guitar then". Some people are probably thinking that, but none of us here would agree with you. Not even a little.

Some '68s (like this one) seem to combine the best of a Tele in one guitar. For starters, it's a light build, weighing in just over 7lbs on our scale. Second, it has a fantastic playing Maple Cap neck with a Medium C carve a lean/moderate taper. Third, the pickups are just fabulous sounding in every way, even with the untouched factory dark circuit!

We gotta circle back to the condition on this one more time. It's pretty mindblowing to encounter guitars from this era that make it this far in this kind of shape. There's maybe one other Fender we've sold here that approaches the condition of this '68, and we've had our hands on some of the most impressive vintage inventory out there!

The guitar includes its original black hardshell case, original owner's manual (complete with matching serial number), original ashtray bridge cover, and the previously mentioned receipt from its last sale in the Summer of '69. A total package for the collector, and a total tone machine for the player.

Body
Style
Solidbody
Body
Alder
Finish
Nitrocellulose
Color
3-Tone Sunburst

Hardware
Pickups
Original | 6.73k Neck / 6.08k Bridge
Electronics
Original 'Dark Circuit' Harness | 137 6642 pot codes
Controls
Volume / Tone / 3-Way Switch
Bridge
Original Pat #
Tuners
Original F Stamp
Pickguard
Original 3-Ply

Neck
Neck
Maple | 3FEB68B Stamp
Binding
None
Carve
Medium C | .86-.92"
Fingerboard
Maple Cap
Radius
7.25"
Inlays
Dot
Frets
Original
Nut
Original
Scale Length
25.5"

Other
Serial #
217321
Weight
7lb 2oz
Case
OHSC

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