Hi to everybody,
I am buying the following guitar: Telecaster Olympic White 1968, I need your help in order to be sure that is a real '68 and not a '69.
Right now I have the following list of check todo (something done) and the following pictures, all the advices are welcome, thank you in advance:
1) Neck plate 230023 - ok compatible with '68 (but also '69)
2) Neck date - 3DEC68B - ok '68 B shape 3 for tele
3) Body date under lead pick up - to check
4) cable route - should be present in the '68 body but there are some '68 body without, isn't it?
5) Pot dates - to check
6) wirings - starting from end '68 can be in plastic, pre '68 should be of clothes, isn't it?
7) Bridge - checked compatible with '68
8) pick up dates to check - should be stamped on the bottom
9) CRL 1452 3way switch should have the center wheel in plastic - to check
10) gig case - gold inside ok checked - fender logo without tail under it to check
The guitar is a custom Dupont olympic white color now a little yellowish (you can not see the wood grain under), you can see the original color under the bridge cover, the frets are original seems unused, still the original strings, seems unused. The neck is a maple cap without the back route for trussrod. Check pictures.
Thank you for any kind of help, tomorrow I should buy it. Very good condition, any suggestion on the value? We have defined a value but I would like to have your advices.
Best regards
Davide =)
I am buying the following guitar: Telecaster Olympic White 1968, I need your help in order to be sure that is a real '68 and not a '69.
Right now I have the following list of check todo (something done) and the following pictures, all the advices are welcome, thank you in advance:
1) Neck plate 230023 - ok compatible with '68 (but also '69)
2) Neck date - 3DEC68B - ok '68 B shape 3 for tele
3) Body date under lead pick up - to check
4) cable route - should be present in the '68 body but there are some '68 body without, isn't it?
5) Pot dates - to check
6) wirings - starting from end '68 can be in plastic, pre '68 should be of clothes, isn't it?
7) Bridge - checked compatible with '68
8) pick up dates to check - should be stamped on the bottom
9) CRL 1452 3way switch should have the center wheel in plastic - to check
10) gig case - gold inside ok checked - fender logo without tail under it to check
The guitar is a custom Dupont olympic white color now a little yellowish (you can not see the wood grain under), you can see the original color under the bridge cover, the frets are original seems unused, still the original strings, seems unused. The neck is a maple cap without the back route for trussrod. Check pictures.
Thank you for any kind of help, tomorrow I should buy it. Very good condition, any suggestion on the value? We have defined a value but I would like to have your advices.
Best regards
Davide =)


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