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Post subject: Franken Tele?!?!? Need help identifying what I got.
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:44 pm
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Hello everyone. My father recently purchased what looks and feels like a custom shop telecaster on a ‘52 reissue style body. Only thing is that there’s no serial number that I can find on it. I’m wondering if the neck is legit but the body isn’t. I’ll take some photos and see what you all think before I open it up and check for numbers under the bridge and neckplates.


The fender logo on the neck seems legit, made in USA and the back near the tuners is a fender Custom Shop V logo. The plate where the neck is bolted has the fender F only and the bridge says Fender pat pend. The pickups don’t have anytjing scribed or engraved to indicate manufacturers. The color of the neck is slightly darker than the body.

I’m wondering if the neck was swapped. How would I be able to tell if the body isn’t fender without dismantling it?


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Post subject: Re: Franken Tele?!?!? Need help identifying what I got.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:51 am
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Let's start with the pics.
Sometimes just a few overall, good resolution pics (bridge and headstock both sides included) are enough. But if it's a problem guitar, autopsy shots (both of the neck joint and the electronics & pickups) are needed.


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Post subject: Re: Franken Tele?!?!? Need help identifying what I got.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:04 am
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jmattis wrote:
Let's start with the pics.
Sometimes just a few overall, good resolution pics (bridge and headstock both sides included) are enough. But if it's a problem guitar, autopsy shots (both of the neck joint and the electronics & pickups) are needed.



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