1968 Fender Thinline Telecaster
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Our jaws hit the floor when we opened the case to this original 1968 Fender Thinline Telecaster fully finished in Olympic White! We haven’t seen another original example like this one with both the body, neck, and headstock fully painted, and we can deduce this was most likely made for a Trade Show...
1968 Fender Telecaster
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The wear and patina of this original 1968 Fender Telecaster’s Blond finish reminds us of that 50s Blackguard feel but for only a fraction of the price! This instrument was someone’s pride in joy and most likely spent some time in smokey bars to give the Blond finish an incredible patina. The neck...
1968 Fender Telecaster Factory Bigsby
$6,499
TR Crandall Guitars
1968 Fender Telecaster in blonde finish with factory Bigsby tremolo in very good condition. The guitar was previously routed for a humbucker under the replacement pickguard. It has the original tone pot and switch but a replaced volume pot. The neck pickup has been replaced but it retains the...
1968 Fender Telecaster with Bigsby
$5,999
TR Crandall Guitars
1968 Fender Telecaster With Bigsby in very good condition with a moderate amount of wear throughout the instrument. This guitar has had a few modifications including a body rout and wood filler, replacement Lindy Fralin Pure PAF Humbucker, fingerboard refret and refinish, new nut, new...
1968 Fender Telecaster
$24,000
Dying Breed Music
The cleanest 1968 Fender Telecaster Paisley that you’ll ever see. A truly rare guitar in mint condition. All original and in the original black hard shell case. Ash guard is present and looks brand new! The maple neck looks as if you bought it yesterday. Wear is nearly nonexistent. An investable...
1968 Fender Telecaster
$12,500
Southside Guitars
This Fender Telecaster was made in the USA in 1968. The vast majority of these from 1968 have maple fretboards so its cool to find a rosewood example. This is a great playing and sounding guitar. The finish is original. All parts are original although the bridge pickup is re-wound. There is a...
1968 Fender Telecaster
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We’re happy to have this completely original 1968 Fender Telecaster in Sunburst with a maple cap! You don’t see these too often in Sunburst, as the standard color at this time was Blond. The finish is poly by this time, and it’s in pretty decent shape with some light buckle rash. In the buckle rash...
1968 Fender Telecaster Bass "Paisley
$22,528
TCGAKKI
Fender / Telecaster Bass "Paisley Red""TELECASTER BASS" reproduced in 1968 of the Original Precision Bass that appeared in 1951Maple 1P neck, back -backed 2 -way saddle (nickel after 54), single coil pickup, the pegs are equipped with paddle pegs at this time, and the pickuped bobbins are not...
1968 Fender Telecaster
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Here’s a hauntingly rare custom finish just in time for Halloween; check out this completely original 1968 Fender Telecaster in its “Ghost” or “Dayglo” finish! Still, in the afterglow of the ’67 Summer of Love, Fender shifted their gears from the Surf scene towards the hippie movement, which was...
1968 Fender Telecaster Custom
$19,750
Southside Guitars
This Fender Telecaster Custom was made in the USA in 1968. The guitar has an original Olympic White finish with black binding. The pickups are original but at some point it was routed for a humbucker. The pots, pickguard, and switch are non original parts. The tuners, bridge, pickups, and...
1968 Fender Telecaster w/ Factory Bigsby
$14,200
Galerie Casanova
Fender Telecaster Factory Bigsby from 1968, in very good original condition.
A fine example of a late ’60s Telecaster with a factory fitted Bigsby tremolo, perhaps one of the more interesting ideas CBS was able to implement after its acquisition of Fender three years prior. Paul Bigsby had...
1968 Fender Telecaster Thinline
$10,995
1968 Fender Telecaster
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We are proud to show off this 1968 Fender Telecaster in its original Blond finish! What makes this Blond Tele so unique is its rare C-neck. Telecasters came standard with a B-width neck (1 ⅝” at the nut), and any other width was a custom order. The C neck has a thicker nut width of 1 ¾” and is very...
1968 Fender Telecaster
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1968 Fender Telecaster
$11,500
Jimmy Wallace Guitars
1968 Fender Telecaster Serial No. 242697. This guitar is in Very Good condition with only minor finish wear and character, as shown. Classic Blonde finish. Nice original guitar with factory Bigsby. Includes original case.
Nut Width - 1 11/16"
1st fret - .833
12th fret - .892
Weight -8lbs 14oz.
1968 Fender Telecaster Custom
$29,500
Southside Guitars
This is an extremely rare Telecaster Custom that was made in the USA in 1968. It is an original blond body with black binding. The guitar is 100% original except that the bridge pickup has been rewound. It weighs 8 pounds and 4 ounces. This is a beautiful and rare instrument. We have seen a...
1968 Fender Telecaster
$21,000
OK Guitars
CBS Fender board room 1968: Young Exec: "Hey, why don't we cover a Telecaster with paisley or flowered wallpaper and sell it to those long hair hippie types? They're the ones who buy electric guitars anyway". Old Exec: "Are you nuts?". Could have happened. Anyway, Fender under stodgy CBS went ahead...
1968 Fender Telecaster Custom
$22,500
Nationwide Guitars
A beautiful Telecaster Custom. Rare Factory Bigsby model, Double Bound Body, Sunburst Finish, Nitro Finish, Cloth Wiring, May 1968 Neck Date, and Rosewood Fingerboard. Included is the original hardshell case, Owners Manual with Matching Serial Number, and bridge cover. A very comfortable 8 pound...
1971 Fender 1971 Custom Color
$5,499.99
Kansas City Vintage Guitars
1971 Fender Telecaster Bass Black Custom Color!
Here's a vintage 1968/71 Fender Telecaster Bass in factory custom color black. The bass appears to be totally original except for one pot. The body and all components date to early 1971, while the neck dates to late 1968. Maple neck. We would...
1968 Fender Telecaster
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1968 Fender Telecaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: blonde finish, typical age yellowing, minor lacquer checking, burn marks to edge on lower back, dings and blemishes as to be expected for a used guitar of this age; Neck: light checking, a few light dings and patches of wear; Fretboard:...
1968 Fender Telecaster
$10,000
Mahar's Vintage Guitars
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Fender stopped using nitrocellulose lacquer in 1968. This lightweight Tele got through the shop before this change, making it far more desirable amongst players and collectors than later, poly finished guitars.
The guitar weighs in at just a...
1967 Fender Telecaster Bass
$5,750
Southside Guitars
This Fender Telecaster Bass was made in the USA in 1967. As the Telecaster Bass was not officially introduced until 1968, this is one of the earliest examples in existence. We have seen one other '67 Tele Bass in 20 years. It has some early specs including a maple cap neck with a skunk stripe,...
1969 Fender Telecaster
$19,500
Southside Guitars
This is a very cool Fender Paisley Telecaster, made in the USA in 1969. Most of these are from 1968, but some were made in 1969. This is a rare example with a factory bigsby. The original paisley finish shows typical finish cracking and checking, and has turned more gold than pink. The guitar...
1971 Fender Telecaster
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This is certainly unique, and we’ve never seen anything like it! Check out this 1971 Fender Telecaster in its original Wildwood Orange finish. In 1968, Fender introduced a new “Wildwood” finish. The vibrant colors of these natural finishes were achieved by injecting dye into growing...
1969 Fender Telecaster Thinline
$7,499
Capital Guitars
Offered for your consideration is this exceptionally clean and almost entirely original first generation Telecaster Thinline built in 1969. This example is serial number 259997.
The Thinline was first introduced in 1968 in response to the increasing weight of Telecaster guitars of that period....
1968 Fender Thinline Telecaster
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Here we have a lovely 1968 Fender Thinline Telecaster in a custom Sunburst finish. Fender introduced the Thinline Telecaster to their lineup in the summer of 1968. The Thinline came in two Standard finishes, Natural Mahogany and Natural Ash. This Sunburst Thinline is from the first year of...
1969 Fender Thinline Telecaster
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Here we have an early 1969 Fender Thinline Telecaster in Natural Mahogany! Fender released the Thinline Telecaster in July of 1968 and it was available in either Natural Ash or Mahogany. As you can see, this is the latter finish. This Thinline is as minty as they come and is essentially a time...
Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS
$4,200
Thunder Road Guitars
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Up for sale is a new Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS with a Maple Fingerboard, in Pink Paisley finish. Comes with original hardshell case and a pro setup by our in house tech.
1967's Summer of Love and Flower Power movement influenced mainstream fashions worldwide, and Fender was...
Fender American II Telecaster Thinline, Maple Fingerboard,
$2,599.99
Rock n Roll Vintage Guitars
The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the...