1968/71 Fender Thinline Tele- Old Sonic Blue Refin

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Amazing player and looker. Photos don’t do it justice (Has more of a greenish tint, and the natural wear is incredible). Tons of vibes with tone to boot! Fender Telecaster Thinline Model Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1968/71), made in Fullerton, California, serial # 246033, Sonic Blue finish, ash body, maple neck, black tolex hard shell case.  This is a really cool looking veteran Telecaster Thinline, a great sounding and very handy playing guitar, but not an all original one. It appears to be a combination of an early 1968 maple cap Telecaster neck with a Thinline body and hardware from 1971, although there is minimal physical difference in the actual parts. The neck is dated Jan 68B on the heel; it has been refretted with larger wire and the fingerboard refinished long ago, with the back of the neck well worn down and the headstock finish and tuners intact and original. The screw holes in the heel for mounting to the body have been plugged and redrilled in a just slightly different spot indicating it was likely once mounted on a different body. The early Thinlines had a plain "Telecaster" logo on the headstock decal, with no "Thinline" logo until the '70s.  The body of this guitar carries a very old refinish to Sonic Blue, looking very much like it was done decades ago. The pots are dated to 1971; the pickups and wiring all appear to be a complete unit from the same time. The body could be from either '68 or '71; there is no practical difference and with the refinish no way to tell for sure. A couple of original inspector's marks are visible in the neck pocket, but no original finish remains. The neckplate carries a serial number dating to around 1968. The pickguard is the pearloid material that Fender favored on several models in the late '60's.  the Thinline was one of the best new Fender concepts of the late '60's, according to legend born from dealer complaints about overly heavy Telecasters. After experimenting with hidden routing under the pickguard