1967 Fender Telecaster Custom

Custom Series CBS (1967)

STANDARD: Sunburst

CUSTOM: Lake Placid Blue Metallic - Ocean Tuquoise Metallic - Blue Ice Metallic - Teal Green Metallic - Sonic Blue - Firemist Gol Metallic - Charcoal Frost Metallic - Seafoam Green - Firemist Silver - Candy Apple Red Metallic - Olympic White - Dakota Red - Black - Fiesta Red

BODY

Wood: Ash or Alder

Binding: Top Bound

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: Black CBS Logo w /Gold Trim+ "Telecaster" + Pat# (since Fall-'67)

Fretboard Material: 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: "F" Tuners

String Tree: Butterfly

Neckplate: Blank Plate

Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top

ELECTRONICS

Switch: 3-Way CRL / Top Hat Switch-Tip

Wiring: Standard B/BM/N

Capacitor: 50V / .05uf Dime Capacitor

Pickup Config: SS

Neck Pickup: Vintage Single Coil (With Cover)

Bridge Pickup: Vintage Single-Coil Staggered w/ Cloth Wrap

INFO

CASE: Fender Black Hardshell Case w/ Orange Plush Lining (Additional Cost)

CHANGES:

- Maple neck now made commercially available

- Fender ends contract with Kluson Manufacture and starts using F-Style Tuners

- "Deep Rhythm" wiring discarded for regular Standard wiring (But many '67 still has the old wiring)