Fender Custom Shop 1968 Telecaster Closet Classic Electric Guitar - Aged Tomatillo Green

The Fender Custom Shop 1968 Telecaster® Closet Classic in Aged Tomatillo Green captures the essence of a pristine vintage instrument that's been safely tucked away for decades. This Tele® features a select 2-piece alder body finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, delivering the resonant tone and natural aging characteristics that players covet.

Hand-wound Custom Shop '67 Single-Coil Telecaster® pickups provide authentic vintage-correct tone, offering everything from twangy bite to warm, musical cleans. The traditional 3-position switch and classic control layout of master volume and tone put a world of iconic Telecaster sounds at your fingertips.

The maple neck is finished in nitrocellulose lacquer and topped with a premium 3A rosewood fingerboard, adorned with mother of pearl dot inlays. The 3-saddle vintage-style bridge with threaded steel barrel saddles provides classic Telecaster® tone and feel, while Vintage "F" Style tuners ensure a period correct aesthetic.

Other premium features include a 60 Style Oval “C” Back-Shape, 7.25” Radius, 21 Jescar Vintage-Style Frets, Bone Nut, Knurled Chrome Knobs, 3-Ply White Pickguard, Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender® Logo, American Vintage 56-58 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity.

• Serial Number: CZ591703
• Weight: 7.8 lbs

Specs

General

• Series: Time Machine

• Orientation: Right-Hand

• Color: Tomatillo Green

• Country Of Origin: USA

Neck

• Headstock: Telecaster®

• Neck Material: Maple

• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"

• Neck Thickness: .830"

• Neck Butt Width: 2.200"

• Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .900"

• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)

• Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood

• Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot - 7 mm

• Number of Frets: 21

• Truss Rod: Late '60s

• String Nut: Bone

• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

• Nut Material: Bone

• Fret Size: Jescar Vintage (45085)

• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

Body

• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder

• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Body Shape: Telecaster®

• Body Style: Solid Body

• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder

Hardware

• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles

• Pickguard: 3-Ply White

• Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome

• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

• Tuning Machines: Fender®/Schaller® Vintage “F” Style

• String Trees: American Vintage '56-'58

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®

• Middle Pickup: N/A

• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele®

• Pickup Configuration: Single Coil

• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone

• Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup