This is one cool looking machine with a load of character! It has just the right amount of wear and discolouration that puts most modern day relics to shame. 

Starting from the top we have the original F-Stamp tuners, single string tree, Walnut truss rod plug, correct decal and nitro headstock face finish. It benefits from a refret and subsequent relacquered fingerboard - as a result it's a nice playing example with a very comfortable medium C profile neck that would suit most players. 

The neck/body join is nice and tight unlike some can be from this period. The neck displays a rather smudged 3FEB72B neck stamp along with an Xavier Armenta stamp - the final neck sander in the production line for Fender at the time. The body has nicely aged, yellowed and darkened in appearance displaying lacquer checking, dings and scratches befitting of an instrument that's been used for a large part of its life. The mix of the Nickel Fender branded Bigsby and the Chrome bridge, bridge plate and control plate all contributes to what is a very cool looking vintage Tele. The Jazzmaster style bridge with threaded saddles works well with the Bigsby trem, and the setup is good, with plenty of break angle over the bridge to ensure stability. The neck has a shim that's improved the geometry of the instrument and overall it's a really good playing Tele.

Sound wise it'll be no surprise that it delivers the Tele bite, twang and cut on the bridge pickup and the bell like, warmer neck pickup tones. The Bigsby gives you another angle, great for for chord vibrato, shimmers and swells. 

Pots are both CTS dating to the end of '65 with matching source codes. Wiring is period correct black, white, yellow PVC type and besides some slightly messy solder on the volume pot everything looks correct for the period. 

A cool model that doesn't come up too often in the UK market. This one probably won't hang around!