Up for sale, a 1978 Fender Telecaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This quintessential ‘70s Telecaster features an ash body, maple neck with dark rosewood fingerboard and U-shaped profile carve, and the original pickup pair.

Weighing 9lbs, this Tele offers plenty of sweet, punchy midrange and sustain, with a crisp note attack tempered by the warmth of the rosewood fretboard. The gray bobbin bridge pickup is equal parts chewy twang, midrange push, and taut low end, while the black bobbin neck pickup has a smooth, percussive quality. This Telecaster has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Deep U, measuring .915” 1st fret, .990” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” radius
• Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 4-8
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1 5/8”, bone (upgraded)
• Tuners: Fender F-style (modern)
• Serialization: S8-prefix
• Factory Markings: Date stamp on neck heel, model stamps on heel/pocket

Body Specs:

• Wood: Ash
• Pickups: Single coil x2 (1978 date stamp on bridge pickup bobbin)
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
• Harness: CTS 250k pots, three-way switch (modern)
• Hardware: “Pat. No.” bridge with steel barrel saddles (original), flat-top knurled knobs (modern)
• Plastics: Three-ply pickguard

The gloss Natural finish highlights the grain in the ash body, with a bit of light buckle scuffing on the back and some small dings on the top and lower bout perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is clean and smooth.

The original black tolex hardshell case is included.