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Post subject: Help From All The Telecaster Experts....
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:54 pm
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I've only had a few telecasters in the past that I bought to resale, so I'm no expert on Teles.
I picked up a Telecaster today and had a few questions. The guy couldn't find any markings on it so thought it was just a tele copy so I was able to get it for $75. The neck I knew was not Fender, but the body I wasn't sure about. I got it home and took it apart and this is what I found out.

The body is a MIM standard tele based on the routing and bridge saddles. I can't tell the year because the markings are hard to read in the neck pocket and the neck is not original. Although the tuners are readl Fender standard tuners. My first question is what color is the body. From what I saw on the internet it looks like Electron Blue, but saw some others that looked like it that were listed as Colbalt. So tell me what you think, and also if you know the years the color were available that would help me narrow down the possible year. The body has some chips, but still thought it was a good deal for the price. The neck is decent enough, just not Fender.

The pickups are real Fender, but not sure if they're American or Mexican. The neck is marked 048609 and the bridge is marked 048610. I've read a few different things that said that's right for a MIM, but other things said those are the right part numbers for American Telecasters, so not sure what I have. I've seen pics of Mexican pickups that have a magnet on each side of the poles. And I know that's how it is on my MIM Strat.
So if anyone knows for sure what kind of pickups they are, let me know.

That's about it. Thanks.

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Post subject: Re: Help From All The Telecaster Experts....
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:56 pm
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Well I dated the pots to the 36th week of 1999, so I just need to confirm the color was available that year. Everything else looks correct if it was a 1999.


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