Very interesting old telecaster here. The story from the previous and original owner is that he purchased the body unfinished from Phil Kubicki at his shop in Santa Barbara in the late 1970s. The body is solid East Indian Rosewood. The neck pocket is signed in pencil by Phil Kubicki and has a date stamp of DEC 72. It also has a stamp in the wood of 015. Please see last photo for signature.

The original owner finished building out the guitar body as a retirement project and later began acquiring parts to build the guitar out in the 2000s. The neck is a solid rosewood Allparts neck with a nice beefy contour, not too thick but definitely not thin. The pickups and electronics are modern Fender parts. The bridge is an American Vintage Reissue with serial. The total weight of the guitar is a very hefty 10 pounds 6 ounces. Playabikity needs some setup work. There is a buzz on the high E string that sounds like is at the nut, so that may need filing. The action is alright, Id like to add a little relief to the neck but I cant get the truss rod to turn easily and I dont want to force it. Its the second guitar I have like this, maybe its my older hands. I am going to list it FOR REPAIR AS-IS. Its a project that I know the next person can get to the next phase. The raw body alone is easily worth what Im asking for the guitar. Leopard case not included. The guitar will come with a leather soft case that appears to be of the same era as the guitar and is the case the owner included to me when I purchased the guitar.