1971 Fender Telecaster very Rare Black Finish. Maple neck Great guitar Original.7.60 LBS
The guitar pictured is a 1971 Fender Telecaster in a custom Factory Black finish. The provided Serial Number 3070245 cleanly dates to the 1971 production window. The specified weight of 7.60 lbs represents an excellent, highly desirable light-to-medium weight profile for a CBS-era Telecaster from this era. This specimen highlights crucial design indicators unique to the 1971 transition year—specifically retaining a single string tree on the headstock and displaying the classic 4-bolt neck plate layout before Fender shifted completely to the 3-bolt Micro-Tilt system later that year. The official factory specifications for a USA-made 1971 Fender Telecaster are outlined below:Body & Finish

• Body Material: Solid Alder (Standard for solid opaque colors like Black)
• Body Shape: Flat-slab traditional Telecaster profile
• Finish: Gloss Polyurethane (Fender shifted away from nitrocellulose during the late '60s)
• Color: Factory Black (A highly sought-after, rare custom color for 1971) 

Neck & Fretboard

• Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple neck with a walnut "skunk stripe" running down the back
• Neck Construction: Standard 4-Bolt neck plate with an etched Fender "F" logo and serial number
• Neck Profile: Slim-to-medium "C" shape profile
• Nut Width: 1-5/8 inches (approx. 41.3 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25 inches (184 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21 Vintage-style small frets
• Position Inlays: Black Dots
• Headstock: Traditional Telecaster shape with a single round string tree and a bold CBS-era black-and-gold "Fender Telecaster" logo decal 

Electronics & Hardware

• Pickups: 2 Original Single-Coil Pickups (Twine-wrapped bridge pickup with a copper-plated baseplate, and a chrome-covered neck pickup)
• Potentiometers: 1-Megohm Volume and Tone pots (Commonly stamped with 1966 assembly codes, as Fender utilized a massive overstocked surplus of CTS pots during the early '70s)
• Pickup Switching: 3-Way Blade pickup selector switch
• Bridge Assembly: Chrome-plated "Ashtray" bridge plate with 3 dual-string threaded steel saddles and string-through-body routing
• Tuning Machines: Fender "F-Style" chrome-plated tuners with octagonal buttons
• Pickguard: 3-Ply White/Black/White pickguard held by 8 mounting screws
• Control Knobs: Flat-top knurled chrome dome knobs