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Vintage tele finishes

S. Cane

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I’m trying to find out if Back in the late 50s and throughout the 60s Fender made natural finish ash body telecasters...

Or was this Color only available from the 70s on?

Sources?

thanks in advance!

 

lpnv59

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It was a result of the trend in the late 60’s when people started stripping the finishes off their guitars. Then guitar companies followed suit. Everything got more organic in the 70’s man. Even if it only looked that way on Fender with that beautiful natural wood smothered in heavy coats of poly.
 

Tom Wittrock

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Weren't the late 60's Tele Thinlines the first to come in natural? :hmm
 
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