Fender Telecaster 1968 model

by Antonello Lombardi
(Italy)

Hi! I was wondering how much is the value of my 1968 telecaster guitar. She is prorefin and prorefretted but otherwise all original + original hard case.

One piece alder body and one piece maple neck, serial nr 240776 on the neck plate, 3 sep 68 B on the neck heel, 9 - 6 - 68 on the bridge pickup bottom (written by pencil); both pots are stackpole from 1966.


Hi, Antonello--

Like I told on the "EXPERTS" site--the exact value can not be determined from the Blue Book because of the refinish and the re fret.

Here is the Blue Book general info:


TELECASTER (CBS MFG. 1965-1983)
- single cutaway ash body with routing channel between the pickups, bolt-on maple neck, "F" stamp on neckplate, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays (1967-1982) or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays (1965-69), "Telecaster" logo on headstock with six-on-one-side tuners, STB anchored bridge with three paired-string adj. saddles, white 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. 1965-1982.

Pricing Info:

1968
Mint $7,500
Exc.+ $6,000
Exc. $4,900
Avg.+ $3,750
Avg. $3,000
General $2,450

Lynne