New Old Stock - Thirty-Six Years Old but Never Sold - Still Brand New…

It cannot get any better than this thirty-six year old "new old stock" Telecaster, which weighs just 7.10 lbs. and has a comfortable nut width of just under 1 5/8 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Solid alder body and one-piece fretted maple neck with the fattest profile you could ever wish for. Maple fretboard with 21 medium frets and inlaid black dot position markers. Individual Fender "F" tuners with octagonal metal buttons. Headstock decal with "Fender" logo in black with gold trim, "Telecaster" in black beside it, and two patent numbers ("2,573,254" and "3,143,028") beneath "Fender." Single "butterfly" string tree. Four-bolt neck plate with large Fender "F" logo and serial number ("316606") between the top two screws. One plain metal-cover pickup (at neck) with an absolutely amazing output of 7.03k and one black six-polepiece pickup (angled in bridgeplate) with a really hot output of 6.15k. Three-layer (white/black/white) plastic pickguard with eight screws. Two controls (one volume, one tone) plus three-way selector switch (with black plastic "Top-Hat" tip) all on metal plate adjoining pickguard. Chrome knobs with flat tops and knurled sides. Fender combined bridge/tailpiece with three smooth saddles and original chrome "ashtray" bridge cover. The neck is stamped in green "3 DEC 71B" and the pots are stamped "137 6634" (CTS August 1966). This is a brand new, never sold, never played, thirty-six year old Telecaster… it has one of the fattest necks we have ever seen and the hottest neck pickup ever!!! Housed in its original Fender black hardshell case with the "tail" on the Fender logo and with reddish orange plush lining… which by the way is also mint.

This guitar was from the "reserve stock" of a guitar store in Virginia that closed down many many moons ago… It was discovered in a basement (with several other guitars - SORRY FOLKS ALL SOLD).
There is an original hand written price-tag which reads "Fender Telecaster W/Case $325.00" and also a scrap of paper with the word "Fender Telecaster New." There are three very slight cracks in the polyurethane finish on the top which is a normal ageing process and nothing to do with being used, but other than that, this guitar is utterly mint, brand new, unused, a true time capsule. And now for the best part - early seventies Tele's are notorious for being rather heavy - NOT THIS ONE! A real lightweight at just a fraction over 7 lbs. And the neck… early seventies Teles usually have necks with medium profiles - NOT THIS ONE! This is similar to a '52… and finally the neck pickup on a late sixties / early seventies Tele usually reads around 6.50k - 6.70k - NOT THIS ONE! This bridge pickup reads a thumping 7.03k and therefore gives a much fuller sound in the neck and middle positions. To sum up - this is a fantastic feeling, playing, sounding guitar in brand new condition… a once in a lifetime opportunity…