FENDER USA Original Vintage Telecaster with Bigsby "Olympic White + Maple" (1969)

From the listing

Seller's description

Specs: • Model: Telecaster with Factory Bigsby • Finish: Olympic White, Original Nitro over Poly Undercoat • Body: Alder • Neck: Maple • Fingerboard: Maple • Neck Profile: Medium C • Scale Length: 25.5" • Nut Width: 1 5/8" (B-Width) • Frets: Refretted - Narrow Tall Stainless steel • Nut: New Vintage Bone Nut • Original Nut: Included • Original Frets: Included • Inlays: Black Dots • Pickups: Original Fender Single-Coil Set, Late-’60s Spec • Electronics: CTS Pots (137-6644), CRL 3-Way Switch, Astron .05µF / 50V Capacitor • Bridge: Factory-Installed Bigsby B5 with Fender “F” Bridge Plate • Tuners: Original Fender F-Key • Pickguard: Original 8-Hole Single-Ply White • Case: Original 1969 Fender Black Tolex Hard Case with Orange Interior • Paperwork: Original Fender Leaflet and Hang Tag Included • Country: USA • Year: 1969 Authenticity & Component Analysis: • Original Olympic White nitrocellulose finish over poly undercoat, showing natural ageing and checking consistent with late-’60s CBS-era production • Neck pocket features the correct red “722” and green inspection stamps associated with Fender production from this period • Neck heel stamp reads “3 247 9 9B”, decoding as Telecaster model, 247th day of the year, 1969, B-width nut • “F” stamped neck plate with 6-digit serial in the 25xxxx range, consistent with late ’68 to early ’69 Fender production • CTS pots dated 137-6644, correct for this period and in line with Fender’s use of earlier surplus components • Original CRL switch and Astron capacitor remain in place • Original late-’60s black-bobbin single-coils retained • Factory-installed Fender Bigsby B5 with correct body routing and Fender “F” bridge plate • Original 8-hole single-ply white pickguard retained • Recently refretted and fitted with a new vintage bone nut by a top luthier in Manchester • Original nut and original frets are included with the guitar Personal Thoughts: This is a seriously desirable late-’60s Tele and a very cool example of a genuine factor