CBS TELECASTERS
Fender Standard Died Cast Tuners 09908020100
Fender ClassicGear Vintage Tuners 0990802100
Fender ClassicGear Vintage Staggered 0990802105
Fender Locking Tuners 3 Long / 3 Short post 0990818000
Fender Locking Tuners All Short Posts 0990818105
Fender Locking Tuners 3-3 Round Buttons 0990818500
Kaish 6-In Line Locking Tuners (Economy)
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
Fender Original tuners can be found cheaper elsewhere. Google the SKU numbers.
Fender 70’s CBS F-Style Tuners 0990822100
Schaller 70’s CBS F-Style Tuners 1058 N, CHR, GLD, BLK
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
Good Quality ▼
Fender PING Vintage Tuners 0047912049
Fender PING Road Worn Vintage 0997201000
Premium Quality ▼
Fender Pure Vintage Gotoh SD91 0992074000
Fender Gotoh SD91 American Vintage 0992040000
Fender Gotoh SD91 American Vintage Staggered 0992074105
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
These are not all in existence. Go to my page about these to get more selections.
USA Strats are equipped with Gotoh SD91, Mexico Strats are equipped with PING Vintage tuners.
BODY
Wood: Ash / Alder
Binding: Top Binding
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose
Shape: Telecaster Standard
Pickguard: 8 Hole / 3-Ply White/Black/White Vinyl or ABS
Serial: Stamped On Neckplate / 6-Digit
NECK
Wood: Maple
Decal: Silver Spaghetti + "Telecaster+" Pat.# under it
Since Late '65: Gold Transition w/ Black Trim + "Telecaster" + Pat#
Fretboard Wood: Rosewood Veneer
Neck Lacquer: Nitrocellulose
Neck Profile: Medium/Slim "C"
Headstock: Standard Tele
Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm) +/-
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 7.25"
#Frets: 21
Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Frets
Trussrod: Vintage Heel-Adjust
Bolt-On Type: 4-Bolt
HARDWARE
Bridge Type: 3-Saddle Vintage String-trough Bridge / Ashtray Cover
Bridge Marking: "FENDER Pat.No DES.164227 / 2.573.254"
Saddle: Threaded Steel Saddles
Tuners: Kluson Tuners Double-Line
String Tree: Butterfly
Neckplate: Blank Plate + Serial
Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
ELECTRONICS
Switch: 3-Way CRL / Top Hat Switch-Tip
Wiring: Pos1: Bridge to Tone / Pos2: Neck to Tone / Pos 3: Neck trough 1Mfd Cap.
Capacitor: 50V-.05uf Dime Capacitor
Pickup Config: S
Neck Pickup: Vintage Single Coil w/ Cover
Bridge Pickup: Grey-Bottom Single Coil Staggered (Cloth wire wrapped) Pot waxed
INFO
CASE: Fender Black Hardshell Case w/ Orange Plush Lining (Additional Cost)
- Maple neck was order-by-request only. Maple necks from these years are rare and often hard to find.
STANDARD: Sunburst
CUSTOM: Lake Placid Blue Metallic - Ocean Tuquoise Metallic - Blue Ice Metallic - Teal Green Metallic - Sonic Blue - Firemist Gold Metallic - Charcoal Frost Metallic - Seafoam Green - Firemist Silver - Candy Apple Red Metallic - Olympic White - Dakota Red - Black - Fiesta Red
