Colors:
Blue Paisley
Model# 923-9000-019
BODY
Wood: Alder with Paulownia Wings and Spruce Top and Back
Binding: None
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose Lacquer with WLS Undercoat
Shape: Standard Telecaster
Pickguard: 1-Ply Acrylic Clear
Serial: None (on C.O.A)
NECK
Wood: Maple
Decal: Modern Gold w/Black Trim + "Telecaste+pat.nor"
Fretboard: Maple
Lacquer: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Profile: Custom 60's Oval "C"
Inlays: 7mm Black Micarta Dots
Headstock: Standard Telecaster
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 7.25"
#Frets: 21
Fretwire: 6105 Narrow Tall
Trussrod: Heel Adjust Single-Action
MicroTilt: No
Contoured Heel: No
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage 3-Barrel String Trough ('67 CBS-Era)
Bridge Stamp: "FENDER Pat.No DES.164227 / 2.573.254"
Other: Glaser “G” Bender System
Saddles: Steel Barrel Saddles
Tuners: Gotoh Single Line Vintage Kluson
String Tree: Butterfly
Knobs: Knurled Flat Tops
Control Plate: Chrome Standard
Neckplate: 4-Bolt Blank B-Bender plate
ELECTRONICS
Switch: 3-Way CRL / Top-Hat Knob
Wiring: Standard: N/NB/B
Pots: Master Volume/ Master Tone CTS.
Pickup Config: SS
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Hand-Wound “Lost Paisley” Pickup
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Hand-Wound “Lost Paisley” Pickup
INFO
CASE: Deluxe Hardshell Case
Case Candy: Usual knickknacks, COA and period correct strap.
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) Factory
PRICE: ca. $7000
DESCRIPTION:
In 1968, Fender introduced the short-lived Paisley Red and Blue Flower finish options on the Telecaster and Telecaster Bass—drawing influences from the “Summer of Love.” These instruments were adorned with decorative Cling-Foil and finished with a matching metallic burst, highlighting the vibrant colors in the intricately patterned paper. Many of these guitars fell victim to the unstable mix of thick paper, weak adhesives, polyester clear coats and time, eventually showing major chipping and flaking, driving players to refinish their guitars. Others we simply repainted to cover up the polarizing original finish. Once discontinued in late 1969, these guitars and basses seemed to vanish into the ether.
Over the following six decades, these unsung heroes of free spirit movement would pop up in vintage guitar shops and for sale online, eventually beginning to accrue a cult-like following. Call it nominative determinism or sheer luck, country music singer-songwriter and Telecaster evangelist Brad Paisley became enamored by these misfit late-‘60s guitars, ultimately becoming the modern-day face of any and all paisley-themed finishes.
Flash forward to present day, and through a fortuitus twist of fate, while Brad was studying guitar building, he was gifted what looked to be lightly used sheets of Blue Paisley patterned Cling-Foil – straight from the ‘60s. Driven by his newfound obsession over this Blue Paisley Cling-Foil, Brad teamed up with close friends Zac Childs and Joe Glaser to not only refinish one of his road-tested 1967 Telecasters, but to meticulously recreate vintage-accurate Paisley Cling-Foil paper.
In partnership with Brad Paisley, the Fender Custom Shop is proud to introduce the Limited Edition 1967 “Lost Paisley” Telecaster. The swirling, pulsing and blinding carousel of blues, greens and silvers of the Blue Paisley Relic® finish brings a perfect balance of vintage charm to the unique alder, paulownia and spruce Telecaster body. Featuring a custom ‘60s Oval “C” shaped maple neck and round-laminated maple fingerboard, Seymour Duncan "Lost Paisley" Telecaster Pickups and a Glaser “G” Bender System, this guitar looks, sounds and feels like Brad’s #1 Tele.