In continuing the tribute to Fender, In 1961, Fender released the first 'official' custom color chart:
The next one was released in 63:
And another in 65/66:
Before that, Sunburst was the standard color and some blonde guitars were produced (including the Mary Kayes with gold hardware). Outside of that, any custom color could be ordered to match your car! (typically colors came from the DuPont/Decco color charts of the day).
lets see those custom color'd fenders! :dude:
this site has a lot of great information: http://www.guitarhq.com/fenderc.html

The next one was released in 63:

And another in 65/66:

Before that, Sunburst was the standard color and some blonde guitars were produced (including the Mary Kayes with gold hardware). Outside of that, any custom color could be ordered to match your car! (typically colors came from the DuPont/Decco color charts of the day).
lets see those custom color'd fenders! :dude:
this site has a lot of great information: http://www.guitarhq.com/fenderc.html