This is a 1967 Telecaster with a rosewood fingerboard. This marks the last era in which an all-nitrocellulose lacquer finish was used over the undercoat. The topcoat shows only minimal yellowing, and overall, the guitar...

This is a Telecaster with a blonde finish and a maple cap fingerboard. This is a deep white see-through blonde finish, introduced in the latter half of 1965. It features the Transition Fender logo and marks the final...

This is a 1959 Telecaster with a white guard and white blonde finish. This 1959 model features the “top-loader” stringing method—a change introduced in mid-1958—where the strings are routed from the end of the bridge...

This is an early 1963 Esquire with a round fingerboard. Because it features a lightweight ash body used in the early 1960s, it has a light weight that is characteristic of that era. Due to the thin paint layer typical...

This is an early 1960s model with a slab rosewood fingerboard. Because it features a lightweight ash body used in the early 1960s, it has a light weight that is characteristic of that era. Due to the thin paint layer...