Gonzalez, Juan Miguel Having purchased instruments from Vegas, to Nashville to Del Rio, and all places in between, you guys made me feel like family and treated me even better! Find Brands The pickup dates, neck stamp, and serial number all date to 1973. Wilborn Guitars Bown, Ralph Burlot, Bastien Hernandez Guitarras Maldonado, Pedro Want to sell something? The new Telecaster Custom that was available until 1981 boasted a Seth Lover-designed humbucker in the neck position to pair with the traditional and beloved Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup. Huss & Dalton Franks, MJ With a neck stamped TEL-DELX 73, original CTS pots dated the 3rd week of 1973, plus two stamps in the neck pocket that may indicate the 15th and 16th weeks of 1973, its safe to say this is a very early Tele Deluxe. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Contreras II, Manuel Sahlin, Eric GST Included, Copyright 2022 Just Guitars Australia , All rights reserved. The latest dealers Walter, Steven Waverly Machines Tuners Santa Cruz Newer, period-correct looking F-tuners. American Archtop, Dale Unger Website by Integritive Web Design :: Asheville, NC. I'm always a vintage Fender guitar buyer but I especially love the Telecaster Custom model. Non original Hardshell case. Boswell Guitars Pogreba Leach, Harvey Loriente, Antonio Even though the venerable Telecaster has remained largely true to the form it took when officially introduced in the early 1950s, it underwent what many consider its most dramatic change in 1972 when Fender released a production model with a humbucking pickup in the neck position. Larrive Guitars Ribbecke Guitars Dupont Guitars All shipping handled by GLS or Poste Italiane (Europe) or EMS (World) for fast and reliable delivery with tracking. The pickups in the 70's Fender Telecaster Customs are legendary for their great tone. Listen to our soundfile and hear how its still a Tele, just more. Litchfield Featuring a limited edition 2019 Gibson Firebird I in Silver Mist and an all original '64 Firebird I New, vintage, rarewe've got what you're looking for. Made in the USA. Jang, Isaac Michaud Made Bogdanovich, J.S. The great many who still loved the Telecaster in the late 1960s and early 1970s typically did so because of the famously bright, snappy sound of the guitars single-coil bridge pickup. Woolson Featured dealers Borges Fleta Pedregosa, Jose Ruiz AER Amplifiers Moonstone Papazian, Manouk Alembic Hopf, Dieter Pringle, Douglas This clean 1973 Fender Telecaster Custom has just landed from the sister of the original owner (edit: now sold thank you!). A super cool, true vintage Tele Custom in classic '70s Walnut finish, sometimes referred to as Mocha. EVD (Edward Victor Dick) Fenders value brand, Squier, also boasts two models, theVintage Modified Telecaster Custom(2003) and theClassic Vibe Telecaster Custom(2010), although the former has two humbucking pickups and the latter has two single-coil pickups. Rossner, Heinz Morrissey, Patrick Contreras I, Manuel Thank you and God Bless! All right reserved. Big Hollow Guitars $158 for 24 months. Enjoy the vibe. Do you want to sell your used or vintage guitar, Turner Gibson Palen Guitars Listen to our soundfile and hear how its still a Tele, just more. Visit Our Showroom Today! Cornerstone Guitars Olson, James Grace Design Strahm Jackson Cunningham TIP TOP Musik -Guitar Players Heaven-since 1987! Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/embed/IEPdJKOwkC0?rel=0. Boaz/Majkowski With its Strat-style headstock and belly cut contoured body, some called the Deluxe a Stratocasterized Tele with humbuckers. Conley Ensor Guitars JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Dyer The classic single-coil stylings of a traditional Fender Telecaster certainly boasts legions of fans around the world, but a growing number of guitarists in the mid-1960s were trending towards the thicker sound of humbucker-equipped instruments and over-driven amplifiers. Giussani, Gioachino Controls include 3-way toggle selector switch, volume controls for each pickup wired independently of each other, and tone controls for each pickup. The guitar required nothing but a light cleaning and setup. Shoppoints are provided on every order, just because we are happy with you. White, Peggy Custom options. Wingert, Kathy Bailey Guitars Beauregard, Mario Monteleone Lakewood Ome All four pots are unoriginal & all electronics are in perfect working condition. Pardo, Antonio Raya Ovation Fylde Guitars Visit our how-to page here for applying decals. Fredell, Gustav Collings As the man who invented the humbucking pickup, Seth Lover sure knew what he was doing when he drew up his new pickups for Fender. Eko Anderson, R.M. Astrand Guitars Karura Cases Hippner, Darren The neck is straight and the frets show very little playing wear. Mnch, Edgar New arrivals every week, come by and check it out! Custom items or items customized for you cannot be returned. Lichty, Jay Minimum purchase required. One of Fenders traditional timbers, a solid Poplar body keeps the weight down to 7lb 14oz / 3.6kg, and paired with the Maple neck, imparts around 16 - 18 seconds of natural sustain. Boaz Guitars To Be Determined View cart for details. The wiring harness has been fully replaced, and the nut has been shimmed. Big name players Solid Ground Stands We're confident you'll love playing this one as much as we do. After several years of development, Lover had perfected a humbucker that was all Fender, and the Telecaster Custom was born. Marchione Oribe, Jose Carvalho, Samuel To establish its own foothold in this guitar sound, Fender hired Seth Lover in 1967. Powered by Shopify. We're only a click away. Rodriguez e Hyos, Manuel Other features included a slab body in a variety of gloss urethane finishes, maple or rosewood fingerboard, bullet truss rod and a three-screw neck plate with tilt adjustment. The latest builders With a lower order amount the shipping costs are 5,50 in The Netherlands. New Era Particular care and attention to create an anti-breakage packaging. Martin Guitars S&A Kirschner If you reconsider, no worries! Dream Guitars Shelton-Farretta Devoe, Lester Sanders, Ashley Sign up for mypageGet your own account. Doerr, Tom Guidry, Sam Lehmann Stringed Instruments Brown, EddieLee Carrington Brandt, Greg Northwood Hickler Banjos Veillette, Joe Cordova, Miguel 1973 Fender Telecaster Custom, Serial No. Check out a few other vintage Fender Telecaster guitars that have come through the shop: Vintage 1968 Fender Telecaster Bigsby Candy Apple Red Metallic. Yague 52 Instrument Co. (Jeremy Clark). It doesnt matter, because what it is, is a great playing, fantastic sounding axe, quite capable of eating lesser-credentialed guitars for breakfast. Like the humbucking-equipped version of the Thinline, it had an elongated pickguard that encompassed both pickups, although the Customs pickguard covered even more of the upper bout. Professionally set up with fresh strings & low action, so it plays & sounds fantastic! Baker Our expertly trained sales team is ready to help! Rivero Micheletti Guitars Conde Hermanos Haight Doc's Banjos Montero, Antonio Marin Chubbuck 1 5/8" nut width; 25 1/2" scale length. Pre-War Guitars Co. Shubb Capos Neck Profile : Nut Width - 1.65 1st fret - .83 12th fret - .93 Weight : 7lbs. Bishline Banjos Professionally refretted with bigger frets & the pickups were professionally rewound by PRS. Pimentel Gain access to our Dealers Collective and interact with other members of V&R. Hamer Andersen, Steven Bresnan Guitars Thomas Malapanis Sobell, Stefan Schoenberg Guitars D'Aquisto, James L. Sweet! Fender's Telecaster Custom model took a wild turn in 1972 when they deleted the body binding, replaced the neck pickup with the new Wide Range humbucker and extra potentiometers, and replaced the four bolt neck with the new Microtilt joint. Seth Lover Kinnaird, John Walker, Scott 3 Day Trial on All In-Stock Instruments Anywhere in the US. Check out their website americanmusicfurniture.com. Dumble Rockbridge Dammann Custom Instruments DeTemple Guitars Keller, Michael Our pics show how little playwear there is, our soundfile shows how truly great this guitar sounds. Retrograde Guitars Dudenbostel, Lynn Barba, Francisco Wechter, Abe Neck dates to '73. Striebel Guitars MacCubbin Guitars Toone, Rick This store made me wish I was a better guitar player. Hooper, Ken Why sell through VintageAndRare? Eastman Deering Banjos Lambe, Wes Bear, G.R. Fender Japan was first to reissue the model, introducing its Telecaster Custom 72 in 1986; it remained in production through 1998. Bellido, Jos Lpez Walker, Kim Tezanos, M. True North (Dennis Scannell) This beauty has a significantly thinner neck than its ancestors from the 1950's. This too did not go unnoticed by Fender, which institutionalized this modification in mid-1972 by introducing a new solid-body Telecaster model with a humbucking pickup in the neck position and the beloved single-coil lead pickup still in the bridge position. Lewis, Michael We are very excited about our Paul Reed Smith wall! Kinnaird, Stephen Our pics show how little playwear there is, our soundfile shows how truly great this guitar sounds. Cumpiano Guitars Reyes, Manuel Kostal, Jason Asher Anderson Guitars Triggs Options: UPS (more expansive) The payment is through money bank transfer (or MoneyGram or Wester Union or Transferwise very easy directly from your credit card or your bank account see the web) Sorry no credit card or Paypal direct. Webber Guitars Mayes Professionally refretted with bigger frets, all in great shape with no wear. Hahl, Stefan If you're looking for help with Fender guitar dating, check out How to date a vintage Fender guitar. Maestro Beitel, C.T. Yong Forster, NK Recover Baron Guitars DT Guitars Froggy Bottom Shopify Theme The item you've selected was not added to your cart. LHT Guitars Peavey Imai, Yuichi Kingston, BC Mendel, Joe Altman Preston Thompson Guitars Flammang It was a very fine playing Fender Telecaster but it was also my favorite color! The Guitar Company Of America Vines, Tony Upgrade, downgrade, cancel at any time. K&K Sound Original Fender single coil bridge pickup - 6.76K ohms. Chapman, Alan Rozas, Ignacio M. Taylor Guitars Ivanov Guitars We offer as a standard a couple of custom options such as decals in full color, black, white, silver & gold, but also custom inlays in your design, engravings of metal or plastic options, or how about a laser drawing on wood! Somogyi, Ervin Time has brought a raft of big name players to the pleasures of the Tele Deluxe, from Steve Morse to the Cures Robert Smith and Coldplays Chris Martin to Buddy Guy. Avalon Guitars Ameijenda, Ariel Lavoie, Benot D'Ambrosio Oxwood Handmade if there is something else that you are looking for, please do contact us. Hauser, Hermann III Lipton Moore Bettah Ukulele With around 6800 turns of wire, his Wide Range humbuckers have noticeably more grunt than those he designed during his tenure at Gibson. Join our mailing list for prime access to new gear, great giveaways, and the best deals! Merrill, Jim Dunwell Guitar Coupled with 1 meg pots, the sound is not murky, the way some Les Pauls can be slightly livelier, if you will and a lot more in-your-face. With around 6800 turns of wire, his Wide Range humbuckers have noticeably more grunt than those he designed during his tenure at Gibson. If you love Teles but think they're too bright, this may be the guitar for you, it is not dark sounding, but it lacks the harsh ice-picky tones some Teles produce. Milburn It had not gone unnoticed at Fender headquarters that the bright single-coil sound of the 1950s and 1960sa sound that Fender practically ownedwas giving way in popularity by the late 60s to the warmer, thicker sound of the humbucking pickups characteristic of instruments by other guitar makers. Rugiere While were on the subject of the neck, the profile is amazing it fits so comfortably in your hand it could be the very one that all modern C-profile necks are based on its that good! Their guitar habitats are solid wood, humidity controlled and the perfect way to protect and display your instruments! Pick a subscription plan and sign up in 60 seconds. Sanchis, Ricardo Cervantes, Alejandro Mauel Guitars DeVine Bozo Original hard shell case The guitar has aged nicely; the body finish has patches of hazing and light checking lines on the front, along with a few small dings. Weissenborn