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Fender Custom Shop 1968 Telecaster Closet Classic

Name: Fender Custom Shop 1968 Telecaster Closet Classic
Brand: Fender Custom Shop
Price: 5800.0 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderFender Custom Shop part 9235700222

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$5,800 CAD

Finish: Super Aged Daphne Blue

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Ordered in for you
Set up free
Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Our take

Who this one is for

The 1968 Telecaster Closet Classic is a late sixties Tele with a rosewood board and light Closet Classic aging: a 2-piece select alder body, a maple neck with a '60s Oval "C" back, and a 3-ply white pickguard.

The 3A rosewood board has a 7.25" radius and Jescar Vintage frets, so it feels round under the hand and suits chord work, though bends past a whole step can fret out. Two Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele pickups run through a 3-position blade with master volume and tone, and the 3-saddle strings-through-body bridge has threaded steel barrel saddles. Vintage-style F tuners.

For a maple board on a 9.5" radius with the same pickups, look at the 1966 Telecaster DLX Closet Classic. The Vintage Custom 68 Telecaster NOS and the 1969 Telecaster NOS are the unaged options from the same years.

Finishes are Super Aged Daphne Blue, Aged Tomatillo Green and Aged Shoreline Gold.

The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply White
Aging: Closet Classic

NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot - 7 mm
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jescar Vintage (45085)
Truss Rod: Late '60s
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

HARDWARE
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender/Schaller Vintage “F” Style
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.