Fender / Telecaster / 1964 / Blonde / Guitar
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This is a very rare Telecaster - pre-CBS maple neck Telecasters are just not around and very rare to come across. This is a very nice original late 1964 early 1965 L-series, Fender Telecaster, maple cap neck, complete with original hard case in superb condition and a great player too.
All finish is totally original and guitar has immaculate, undisturbed solder joints. Neck is beautiful, maple cap with original pre-CBS spagetti logo, superb original frets with just a minor amout of wear in the first few positions, nothing serious at all. Original single line Kluson tuners and all original electrics with both pickups dated early ’65. Neck date is December 1964 and both pots date to 50th week of 1964. This was probaly one of the last pre-CBS Tele’s ever made!
It has the desirable maple cap neck and that feels superb. It plays brilliantly, there is no choking when strings are bent, action is nice and low, neck perfectly straight with no shims and the 2 pickups are very strong, balanced and classic pre-CBS Tele sound. Also included is the very nice, original and correct black case with no logo which is in very good condition (like the rest of the guitar) but the handle has lost it’s leather.
The weight is an easy, 3.5Kg and the serial number is L613960. This was acquired from a collector who paid a lot more than the asking price here in 2008 at the height of the market. These are so rare to find now (much rarer than 50’s Teles) and if you do a search you find just 2 similair ones for sale. None of them are as good as this is and they are priced at $20k and the other at $27k.
ATB Guitars, UK 
Hello we’re ATB Guitars.
We are one of Europes leading sellers of vintage and rare guitars. We only sell vintage Gibson and Fender electric guitars from 1950 until 1975 and have an extensive inventory to browse in our bricks and mortar store in Cheltenham, UK or in our online web store.
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All prices are in UK GBP £ Sterling. Payment can be made by Paypal, bank transfer, cash, or money order cashiers cheque etc.
Should you not be absolutely delighted with your purchase you may return it to Cheltenham, at your own expense, within 7 days from the date of delivery for a full refund. The item must not have been altered or tampered with in any way, and it must arrive in the same condition as it left us.
Postage and shipping:
We ship within the UK by Royal Mail Recorded (small items under 2Kg), TNT or UPS and Worldwide by Royal Mail Airmail Signed For (small under 2Kg) Parcelforce, UPS or FedEx. All shipping prices include expert packing, cartons and packing materials but not insurance which is typically around 2% of items value. Currently approx shipping rates for a single guitar are as follows:
UK excluding Northern Ireland and Highlands £29
Most of mainland Europe £49
U.S.A. £129
Asia £149 - £190
Rest of World including S. America £149 - £275
