Other pages have the 52 Telecasters, Esquires and Nocasters this page is for the 60s Telecaster vintage reissues, this will not include models covered elsewhere such as Thinlines etc. I suspect it will be impossible to detail all models but I will do as many as I can find and add if I find others.
This is the first non 52 reissue I can find a custom shop offering with the option for Nickel Chrome hardware 010-6300 or
Gold hardware 010-6310. It was offered in 3 colour sunburst or black as standard, but there was the option for custom colours.
Body Alder Double bound with NCL finish
Neck Birdseye Maple C shape NCL
Board Rosewood with 21 6130 Medium Jumbo frets 7.25" radius
Texas Special Telecaster Pickups
Nut 42mm
Bridge Standard Raised side Tele with 3 Steel saddles through body stringing
Tuners Vintage Kluson Deluxe
Available 1996 to 1998
Three Ply white black white pickguard 8 hole
Not a custom Shop model released in 1999 at various points during the period to 2012 it had various standard colours available as follows:
1999 - 2012 Three-Colour Sunburst 1999 - 2012 Black 1999 - 2000 Candy Apple Red 2001 Inca Silver 2001 Dakota Red
2001 - 2006 Ice Blue Metallic 2002 - 2006 Ocean Turquoise 2002 - 2012 Surf Green
Standard part of the American Vintage series
Body Double Bound Alder NCL*
Neck Maple NCL
Rosewood Board 21 vintage Frets 7.25" radius
Pickups 2 Alnico 3 62 custom Tele Single coils
Tuners Fender Kluson Vintage style
Plain Neckplate with serial number V + 6 numbers
42mm synthetic bone nut
Bridge Vintage 3 threaded steel saddles
Volume Tone and 3 way Vintage wiring with conversion to modern kit
originally Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Neck Pickup with Tone Control (Bright Vintage Circuit)
Position 3. Neck Pickup with No Tone Control (Dark Vintage Circuit)
3 ply mint green scratchplate
*Urethane base coat Nitro topcoat
No COA
As usual with this series there were three variations
015-1000 NOS in Lake Placid Blue, White Blonde or CAR
015-1100 Closet Classic
015-1200 Relic both in Lake Placid Blue, Vintage Blonde or CAR Introduced in 1999
Body Alder (Ash on the Blondes) NCL
Neck Maple Thin C shape NCL
Pickups 2 Vintage 60s single coils
Fretboard Rosewood 21 vintage frets radius
White Black White pickguard
Bridge Vintage 3 threaded steel saddles string through body
COA supplied
The last reference I can find to this model is in 2009 but there are later 63 models details follow.
Short lived custom shop model 2003 and 2004 Time machine series so NOS 3300, Closet classic 3400 or Relic 3500
Body Select Alder (Ash on the Blonde) NCL finish
Neck Maple 60s C shape Satin Polyurethane finish
Board Rosewood 21 Vintage frets 7.25" radius
Fender Gotoh Vintage style Tuners
Pickups 2 custom 60s single coils
3 Ply white, black, white or Parchment pickguard
Master Volume Master Tone 3 way switch modern switching
Vintage style bridge 3 steel saddles
Hardware Nickel Chrome
3 colour sunburst, candy apple red, sonic blue, blonde*
*Nowhere in the Fender specs is blonde shown but the Frontline description says "Ash for the Blonde"
Supposed launched in 2005 but appears first in the 2006 Frontline this model is a time machine series with
the usual variations and several model numbers as follows:
155-6700 NOS Rosewood Board 806 Black, 880 Arctic White or 844 Shoreline Gold
155-6702 NOS Maple Board Colours as 155-6700
156-6700 Closet Classic Rosewood Board colours as 155-6700
156-6702 Closet Classic Maple Board colours as 155-6700
157-6700 Relic Rosewood Board colours as 155-6700
157-6702 Relic Maple Board colours as 155-6700
White Blonde also available on the early models probably Ash bodies
Body Select Alder NCL Finish
Neck Maple C shape
Board Maple or Rosewood 21 Vintage style Frets Narrow dot spacing 7.25" radius
Nut 42mm
Tuners Schaller F Key
Neckplate F stamped and with Serial No.
Tele Bridge 3 threaded steel saddles
Discontinued 2008
This appears in the 2005 Frontline a limited edition in Firemist silver said to be limited
to 200 worldwide. If that is the case I have seen a surprising number of them for sale Fender doesn't give a
huge amount of detail but here's what I know
Ash Body with Closet Classic aging NCL Finish
Maple Neck 60s style oval C NCL finish
Laminated Rosewood Board 21 American Standard Frets 9.5" radius
3 ply parchment pickguard
Limited Edition Case and COA
Pickups are described as 63 Tele pickups
Tuners Schaller F Stamped
Nut 42mm
More limited edition confusion, the catalogue says 50 of each colour and lists 3 colours, Black, Aged Vintage White
and Chocolate 3 Colour Sunburst. However the Vault lists 2 additional colours Lake Placid Blue and Candy Tangerine
so presumably 250 guitars made, but who can be sure.
Specs
2 piece lightweight Ash body with thin NCL finish relic
Neck Maple 65 C profile
Board Dark Indian Rosewood 9.5" radius 21 6105 Frets
Bone Nut 42mm
3 ply mint green guard
Master Built Vintage Tele pickups Nocaster in Bridge Twisted Tele in Neck
Modern Controls and Wiring
Vintage Tele Bridge with 3 threaded Steel Saddles
Kluson Style Vintage Tuners
This one Fender is fairly specific 1 colour 3 colour sunburst and 30 guitars made globally
Body Hand Selected Alder Double bound NCL Finish Heavy Relic
Tinted Maple Neck Large C shape
Board Dark Indian Rosewood 21 6105 Frets 9.5" radius
Hardware Vintage Nickel
Vintage 63 Bridge 3 threaded steel saddles
Pickups Twisted Tele Bridge Hot Abby Nocaster Bridge
1 Volume 1 Tone 3 way modern wiring
Vintage Kluson Style Tuners
A 2012 Custom shop model produced in 2 colours faded 3 Tone Sunburst or Black. Just produced for a year. I can't
find the relevant Fender literature for this model but have got quite a bit of information from a Custom Shop
video they made about this guitar. There's no suggestion of this being a limited run but it didn't appear the following year.
Body Lightweight Ash with NCL finish
Neck Maple Medium C
Board Dark Indian Rosewood 9.5" radius 21 6105 frets
Pickups Neck is a twisted Tele Bridge is a specially built by Paul Waller which they are calling a twisted Tel Bridge pickup
Neckplate Plain except for serial number
Modern Tel wiring and controls
Bridge Vintage 3 Brass saddles
Not a custom shop model but an AVRI in 800 3 colour sunburst 801 Aged white blonde or 802 Lake Placid Blue 2012 release
In 2014 LPB was replaced by CAR. In 2015 only Aged white blonde was available until the guitar was discontinued in 2017
The Fender Blurb
1964 was a monumental year for popular music and a pivotal year for the Telecaster, too, as seen in
the American Vintage ‘64 Telecaster. The thicker maple necks of the ‘50s and early ‘60s now gave way to a more
rounded C-shaped profile, this time topped with a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard with larger pearl dot inlays.
Other vintage-accurate touches include a lightweight alder body (ash on White Blonde model), staggered bridge
pickup pole magnets, threaded steel “barrel” bridge saddles, three-ply white pickguard with eight holes, top-hat switch tip,
flat-top knurled chrome control knobs and more.
Body: Alder (all coloured versions), Ash (Aged White Blonde) NCL
Neck: Maple, Mid 60s C Shape (Flash Coat Lacquer)
Fingerboard: Round Laminated Rosewood, 7.25" Radius (184 mm) 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: Two American Vintage 64 Gray-Bottom Tele Single-Coil Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone Switching: 3-Position Blade
Modern Wiring
Bridge: Original Vintage Style Tele Bridge with 3 Threaded Steel Saddles
Machine Heads: Single Line “Fender Deluxe” Vintage Style
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White with Vintage Bevel
Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)Bone
Serial No on otherwise plain neckplate
Yet another relic custom telecaster quite similar to the 1961 but this time 3 colour chocolate sunburst with dark plum sides
A limited edition no note of numbers
Body Double Bound Alder* with NCL Finish
Neck quartersawn Maple 60s oval C
Rosewood Board 21 Narrow Jumbo Frets 9.5" radius
Same twisted tele pickups as the 1961 above
3 ply mint green pickguard
Vintage TC bridge with 3 threaded steel saddles
Modern Wiring and Controls
Vintage tuners
Only available in 2015
Both the catalogue and the vaults show this as Alder but I have seen a COA which says Ash with this model number on see pictures
800 3 Colour Sunburst 805 Olympic White 883 Blue Ice Metallic Time Machine series.
Body Alder* with NCL Finish
Neck quartersawn Maple 60s oval C
Rosewood Board 21 Narrow Jumbo Frets 9.5" radius
Pickups American Vintage 64 Grey Bottom Tele
3 ply mint green pickguard
Vintage TC bridge with 3 threaded steel saddles
Master Volume and Tone with Greasebucket circuit Modern Wiring
Vintage tuners
Only available in 2015
See my CBS Tele pages for details of the original. A reissue in 2016 in Vintage Blonde no note of how many made
Body 2 piece select Ash with smugglers route NCL finish
1 piece Maple neck 60s C shape
Board laminated Maple 9.5" radius 21 6105 frets
Nickel Chrome Closet Classic Hardware
3 saddle vintage bridge with slotted steel saddles
Pickups 2 custom shop hand wound 67 single coil Tele
Master Volume and Tone 3 way with modern wiring
Clear pickguard 3 ply white pickguard in the case
42mm bone nut
Tuners F stamped
This is a slightly odd one the relic is either Faded LPB over Blue Flower 802 or Faded Candy Apple Red over Pink Paisley 809
It also has a HS configuration with some unusual electronics 2016 model
Body 2 piece select Alder Heavy Relic NCL
Neck AA Flame Quartersawn Maple 1963 C shape
Rosewood Board 21 Jumbo Frets 9.5" radius 6100
Nickel Chrome Relic Hardware
Bridge 3 saddle vintage Tele with threaded steel saddles
Pickups Twisted Tele in Bridge EVH Wolfgang HB in Bridge
Caballo Tono with 250/500k stacked volume control
Master Volume Tone and 3 way
Another one of the endless Custom Shop Reissues in Faded 3 colour sunburst, red sparkle, gold sparkle or blue sparkle
Body Double Bound Lightweight Alder relic NCL finish
Quartersawn Maple Mid 60s oval C Medium Tint Lacquer
Rosewood board 9.25" radius 21 Narrow Jumbo Frets
Custom Shop Hand Wound 63 single coil pickups
Nickel Chrome Hardware
Vintage Bridge 3 compensated Brass saddles
Master Volume and Tone 3 way with modern wiring
Said that the pickups are wound by Josefina Campos I have no proof except a picture of a signed pickup so she
certainly did at least one
Another 2016 model
