Need help identifying this body if possible

Willie&Waylon · April 12th, 2008, 03:05 PM

Just purchased this body on eBay, loved the color.

Seller was not sure if it was a Fender body and here's what he had to say as far as markings go:

"The only mark that I can make out is a stamp that APPEARS to read C 18354. There is one orange dot sticker in the bridge pickup rout and a white one over a red one in the neck pickup cavity. Both have been clear-coated over."

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

aznrambo481 · April 12th, 2008, 03:08 PM

the color looks like a squier affinity... check the thickness.

Willie&Waylon · April 12th, 2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by aznrambo481

the color looks like a squier affinity... check the thickness.

You mean the thickness of the finish or the guitar?

jwells393 · April 12th, 2008, 03:22 PM

It's not a Squier Affinity. Body it normal thickness and it has vintage routing. Larger pictures or pictures of the neck pocket and pickup routs might help. I don't recall Fender doing a clear orange but I wasn't paying attention to guitars in the '70s, '80s or '90s.

Normal Telecaster body thickness is 1 3/4 inches. Affinity Squiers arel less ....... 1/1/2 or 1 5/8 .......somewhere in there.

Mark Davis · April 12th, 2008, 03:32 PM

I can tell you what it isnt maybe that will help.

Its not MIM or USA or HWY1. The MIM's and HWY1's have a little extra notch cut out inside the bridge pickup cavity.

So its an MIJ of some sort.

It sorta looks like one of those MIJ's in Capri Orange.

Willie&Waylon · April 12th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Good deal. I really dig the orange color (hook 'em horns). Gonna put a white esquire pickguard on it and do a stealth pickup or two underneath it. Also think I'll put a bigsby on it. should be a lot of fun & very unique when I get done with it!

jwells393 · April 12th, 2008, 04:22 PM

Mark ............ I don't think it's Capri Orange since it's a transparant finish.

It definitely looks like a '50s Reissue .......... I just noticed it had a 5-hole pickguard.

Mark Davis · April 12th, 2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jwells393

Mark ............ I don't think it's Capri Orange since it's a transparant finish.

It definitely looks like a '50s Reissue .......... I just noticed it had a 5-hole pickguard.

I agree its not as orange as the one I posted.

Need to see a clear pic of the neck pocket that would help more than anything.

PJ · April 12th, 2008, 06:56 PM

Fender's about the only company I've seen with the notch at the base of the neck to adjust the vintage truss rod through. My guess is its a Fender, Capri Orange - MIJ. Nice body, though. Lovely color!

jwells393 · April 12th, 2008, 07:30 PM

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Fender's about the only company I've seen with the notch at the base of the neck to adjust the vintage truss rod through.

I have a Fernandes Tele copy with heel adjust neck and the adjusting notch in the body.

Willie&Waylon · April 12th, 2008, 08:52 PM

So everyone's pretty sure it's at the least a Fender body rather than just a copy? That's good to know. As soon as I get it I will take some more close up pics of the cutouts.

Mark Davis · April 12th, 2008, 10:15 PM

How about posting the Ebay link there might be clues in there also.

Most of the time the Japanese Teles will have TL and a number printed in the neck pocket. TL52 is very common.

jwells393 · April 13th, 2008, 12:21 AM

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So everyone's pretty sure it's at the least a Fender body rather than just a copy?

Well I'm not with the infomation given so far.

Willie&Waylon · April 16th, 2008, 09:27 AM

Received the body yesterday, really cool color, about like a Gretsch. Here are some more closeup pics if they help anyone identify it...C18354 is stamped in the neck pocket...thanks...

jwells393 · April 16th, 2008, 10:06 AM

Whatever it is I think the orange is a refinish. I think it was originally the color in the cavities. However, I wonder why they would mask the cavities.

Willie&Waylon · April 16th, 2008, 10:46 AM

Yeah, I think it was definitely a refinish but they did a nice job on it.

April 12th, 2008, 03:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,833 6 Photos	the color looks like a squier affinity... check the thickness. __________________ "Never age. Never die. Live forever in that one last white-hot moment, when the crowd screamed. When every note was a heartbeat. Burn across the sky."-Terry Pratchett, Soul Music.

April 12th, 2008, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,693 101 Photos	It's not a Squier Affinity. Body it normal thickness and it has vintage routing. Larger pictures or pictures of the neck pocket and pickup routs might help. I don't recall Fender doing a clear orange but I wasn't paying attention to guitars in the '70s, '80s or '90s. Normal Telecaster body thickness is 1 3/4 inches. Affinity Squiers arel less ....... 1/1/2 or 1 5/8 .......somewhere in there. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

April 12th, 2008, 03:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 12,260	I can tell you what it isnt maybe that will help. Its not MIM or USA or HWY1. The MIM's and HWY1's have a little extra notch cut out inside the bridge pickup cavity. So its an MIJ of some sort. It sorta looks like one of those MIJ's in Capri Orange. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

April 12th, 2008, 04:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Willie&Waylon TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 35 Posts: 55	Good deal. I really dig the orange color (hook 'em horns). Gonna put a white esquire pickguard on it and do a stealth pickup or two underneath it. Also think I'll put a bigsby on it. should be a lot of fun & very unique when I get done with it! __________________ Sometimes nothin's a pretty cool hand...

April 12th, 2008, 04:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,693 101 Photos	Mark ............ I don't think it's Capri Orange since it's a transparant finish. It definitely looks like a '50s Reissue .......... I just noticed it had a 5-hole pickguard. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

April 12th, 2008, 06:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
PJ Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,797 4 Photos	Fender's about the only company I've seen with the notch at the base of the neck to adjust the vintage truss rod through. My guess is its a Fender, Capri Orange - MIJ. Nice body, though. Lovely color! __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."

April 12th, 2008, 08:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Willie&Waylon TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 35 Posts: 55	So everyone's pretty sure it's at the least a Fender body rather than just a copy? That's good to know. As soon as I get it I will take some more close up pics of the cutouts. __________________ Sometimes nothin's a pretty cool hand...

April 12th, 2008, 10:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 12,260	How about posting the Ebay link there might be clues in there also. Most of the time the Japanese Teles will have TL and a number printed in the neck pocket. TL52 is very common. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

April 16th, 2008, 10:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,693 101 Photos	Whatever it is I think the orange is a refinish. I think it was originally the color in the cavities. However, I wonder why they would mask the cavities. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

April 16th, 2008, 10:46 AM	#16 (permalink)
Willie&Waylon TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 35 Posts: 55	Yeah, I think it was definitely a refinish but they did a nice job on it. __________________ Sometimes nothin's a pretty cool hand...