fender telecaster 1975

by Geertjan Tillmans
(Ghent, Belgium)

I own a 1975 telecaster (black). I bought it second hand in 1991 and changed nothing to the guitar. As far as I know everything is original.
I do think it may have been repainted prior to me buying it. On the spots where the black paint wore of there seems to be a layer of brown (mocha?) paint.
Furthermore the tone knob is missing as well as the plastic knob on the pickup switch.

ANSWER

Hi, Geertjan--

Here is the 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.

The pricing info:

1975-1976
Mint $2,750
Exc.+ $2,300
Exc. $1,900
Avg.+ $1,600
Avg. $1,350
General $1,100

**Add 20-40% for Black finish.

The brown undercoat is probably not a former color, but just an undercoat.

Lynne