1974 Fender Telecaster Natural Clear
1974 Fender Telecaster Natural Clear
Here’s a nice vintage 1974 Fender Telecaster featuring a beautiful ash body with excellent grain definition-and a maple neck.
This guitar was produced at the original Fender factory in Fullerton California USA and exhibits all of the characteristics you’d want in a vintage tele: twang, spank and easy playing.
This guitar appears to be all-original other than the clear finish overspray, newer Wilkinson saddles and the bridge pickup has been rewound to original specs.
The grain is high contrast and tight like first growth wood usually appears. This amazing hunk of wood enhances the resonance and sustain from the strings-through design. It sounds bright and full with excellent body and attack. The body is in excellent shape with nice edges. The neck is a good solid fit in the neck slot. The ink stamp on the end of the neck reads 1974 and this guitar was built on a Thursday. The neck is smooth and straight. It has a nice vintage, see profile and the depth measures .840“ at the first fret and .881” at the 12th fret. The original tuners all function as designed in the guitar stay in tune. The headstock and decal both display great with a vintage vibe. The nut measures the standard 1 5/8” width. The string height is set at medium low for an easy playing experience. It is adjustable so you can raise or lower it if you choose to. Currently, the string height measures .010” at the first fret and .065” at the 12th fret. The frets have been leveled crowned and polished and they appear nice and fresh with good height-see photos. No dead spots or dinks. The pickups both sound great with a good signal. The electronics all function smoothly as they should. The potentiometers and switch are all original and date to the fifth week of 1974. The soldering has been reheated probably for grounding verification. The previous owner installed Wilkinson saddles for an improved intonation (easily switched back to stainless if you have a set and prefer that)
The Telecaster weighs 8.14 LBS. so it is a great weight and feels comfortable in your lap or on a strap.
An SKB hard case is included.