fender telecaster 1973 blonde rosewood fretboard    US $4,500.00

Vintage 1950s FENDER Guitar Amplifiers Hang Tag ORIGINAL 1957 Strat Telecaster    US $68.00

1970 ORIG FENDER TELECASTER BRIDGE VINTAGE PICKUP 100    US $699.00

Fender Classic 50s Guitars | Telecaster | Stratocaster|    US $12.99

Fender Guitar Amp Drawings | Telecaster | Deluxe Amp|    US $12.99

Patent Fender Telecaster Guitar 1950s Art Print    US $12.99

Vintage 1960 Fender Custom Esquire Telecaster    US $19,000.00

Fender Stratocaster 1970s Big F Tuners Telecaster    US $75.00

Fender Telecaster brand new reissue pickguard tele parts 3 ply 4 part project    US $14.00

Fender 1965 CTS pot Orig Vintage part 4 project Telecaster P Bass etc 1960s    US $45.00

Fender 1965 CTS pot Orig Vintage part 4 project Telecaster P Bass etc 1960s 2    US $45.00

RARE Vintage 1970 Silvertone TELECASTER 1407 All Original Beautiful Near Mint    US $695.00

1954 Fender Telecaster Vintage Guitar    US $10,750.00

1954 Fender Esquire Vintage Guitar Telecaster    US $16,500.00

1957 Original Vintage Fender Twin Telecaster Amp Magazine Ad Listen    US $55.00

1977 Fender Telecaster Neck vintage    US $350.00

1963 Vintage Pre CBS Fender Telecaster Guitar Tele Esquire Orig Blond W case 63    US $5,500.00

ORIGINAL 1969 OLYMPIC WHITE FENDER TELECASTER NICELY YELLOWED GREAT CONDITION    US $5,750.00

1975 Fender Telecaster    US $2,400.00

RARE REAL 1951 1952 1953 1954 FENDER TELECASTER ESQUIRE ASHTRAY BRIDGE COVER    US $495.00

1977 Fender Telecaster Custom REAL RELIC    US $2,265.00

Fender Telecaster 1978 Vintage    US $1,950.00

2000 FENDER TELECASTER USA Black w Rosewood Fingerboard NO RESERVE    US $305.01

Fender 1974 Telecaster Custom Vintage Humbucker Dave Davies Kinks Signed NR Case    US $2,475.00

Original Vintage 1978 Fender Telecaster Tele Custom Guitar RARE Antigua Finish    US $3,950.00

1969 FENDER TELECASTER USA PICKGUARD    US $235.00

1964 Vintage Fender Telecaster Neck Bolts 1963 1960s US    US $55.00

1973 ORIG FENDER TELECASTER BRIDGE VINTAGE PICKUP 100    US $545.00

★☆★☆ 1976 FENDER TELECASTER DELUXE WALNUT SETH LOVER WIDE RANGE PICKUPS ★☆★☆    US $3,199.99

★☆★☆ 1955 FENDER TELECASTER VINTAGE REFINISHED ORIG TWEED HARD SHELL ★☆★☆    US $11,999.99

Blackguard Telecaster slot head screws all needed for pre cbs fender    US $400.00

ORIGINAL 1953 FENDER TELECASTER ASSEMBLY PLATE W ISSUE    US $150.00

VINTAGE 1980s FENDER STRATOCASTER TELECASTER GUITAR BASS CATALOG RARE    US $9.50

1965 FENDER TELECASTER USA POT    US $159.00

Fender 70s F neck plate vintage orig 1970s Part project Telecaster neckplate    US $45.00

1967 FENDER TELECASTER PICKGUARD    US $145.00

1966 Telecaster 66 Neck with Relic Nash Style Body Hardware    US $3,188.00

1950s Pat Pend Fender tip Telecaster Broadcaster Bakelite Used    US $39.50

1950s Pat Pend Fender bakelite switch tip Telecaster Broadcaster Used    US $40.50

1950s Pat Pend Fender tip Telecaster Broadcaster Daka Ware Bakelite Used    US $44.50

original 1950s bakelite Fender switch tip Telecaster Broadcaster Used    US $32.99

1950s Pat Pend bakelite Fender switch tip Telecaster Broadcaster Used    US $38.99

Fender Telecaster White 3 ply Pickguard    US $10.00

White Pearl Fender Telecaster 3 ply Pickguard    US $10.00

VINTAGE 70s FENDER TELECASTER THINLINE GUITAR PAPERWORK FROM SERVICE CATALOG    US $9.95

VINTAGE 70s FENDER TELECASTER DELUXE GUITAR PAPERWORK FROM SERVICE CATALOG    US $9.95

VINTAGE 70s FENDER TELECASTER CUSTOM GUITAR PAPERWORK FROM SERVICE CATALOG    US $9.95

VINTAGE 1978 FENDER TELECASTER BLACK GUARD ELECTRIC GUITAR FRALIN PUPS OHSC    US $530.00

VINTAGE 70s FENDER TELECASTER GUITAR PAPERWORK FROM SERVICE MANUAL CATALOG    US $9.95

1969 Fender Telecaster    US $3,550.00

Fender Telecaster Vintage Electric Guitar

The Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar was commercially available in 1951. It was actually officially invented in 1949 as the Esquire, which was then upgraded from a one-pickup to a two-pickup design and renamed the Broadcaster. After suffering a trademark dispute with another company selling Broadkaster drums, it was renamed again and called the Fender Telecaster.

It was a fairly boring ‘slab-like’ design with a wide single-piece neck made from maple. The Telecaster had a very simple design purely because Leo Fender designed it to be mass-produced and as such, wanted to keep production costs down and make the prospect of repair as quick and easy as possible. Traditional guitar design at this time involved the neck being glued in place but the Telecaster neck was bolted on to allow easy access if a repair was necessary and there was also a removable control plate to allow easy access to the electronics. The body was made of ash or alder and sported two single coil pickups. At a later date the Esquire was reintroduced as a cheaper version of the Telecaster featuring a single-coil pickup.

Nowadays there are several versions of the Telecaster including: Telecaster Thinline, Deluxe, Custom, Plus and Jr.

The Telecaster Thinline was actually a semi-hollow design. It appeared in 1968 and is now available in two editions; one with a mahogany body and two standard pickups and another with a solid ash body and two wide range pickups.

The Telecaster Deluxe was most notable for its two humbucking pickups which help reduced electrical interference. It was originally distributed over nine years between 1972 and 1981 but this model was reintroduced again at a later date.

The Telecaster Custom came on the scene in the early seventies and had a wide range humbucker and bridge pickup. It was a favourite of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards who really brought it to the forefront of popularity.

The Fender Telecaster Plus was a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar using lace sensor pickups. During the seventies Fender suffered a decline in the quality of their production so the Telecaster Plus was brought in to try and improve the reputation again.

The Fender Telecaster Jr. was a very limited edition electric guitar made in the early nineties. There were only 150 of these produced. Its body and scale design closely resemble the Telecaster but its electronics more closely resembled Gibson guitars than Fender. This really appealed to an audience who were fans of both Fender and Gibson but wanted something of a combination of the two.

Along with the Fender Stratocaster, The Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar is one of the most well-known guitars in the world and earlier versions are worth a fortune.