1963 Fender Telecaster

by JohnnyBlaze
(Alabama)

63 tele with case

My guitar is a 63 fender tele that was refinished to a beautiful natural wood color in the late seventies. This was my fathers guitar and it is a player and will continue to be as long as I am alive. I recently took ownership of it. Ahh I have been waiting for years. Things had been changed throughout the years but lucky my father kept all the original parts. The bridge pickup was blown and the neck pickup pickup unfortunately was the only thing i couldn't put my hands on. I had Jason Lollar rewind the bridge pickup for me and I bought one of his hand made neck pickups. I found the correct wire on e-bay and capacitors as well. It is a dream to play the action is so easy. It feels like butter in my hands. Anyone who has never had the chance to play one of these has no idea what they are missing. I will not be selling mine but I would love to know its worth.

ANSWER

Hi,JohnnyBlaze--

It is indeed a beautiful guitar. Here is the Blue Book general info:

TELECASTER (FENDER MFG. 1951-1964)
- single cutaway ash body with routing channel between the pickups, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlay, "Telecaster" logo on headstock with six-on-one-side tuners, STB anchored bridge with three paired-string adj. saddles, black pickguard, two single coil pickups, two knobs (v, tone) and a three-way switch mounted on a metal plate, chrome hardware, available in Blonde finish, mfg. 1951-1964.

The pricing info:

1963
Mint $17,000
Exc.+ $12,500
Exc. $10,000
Avg.+ $8,000
Avg. $6,500
General $5,000

Best Wishes,
Lynne