Fender Telecaster 1957 Blonde Refinish

Now available, on consignment, a 1957 Fender Telecaster with a professional body refinish in blonde.

This example we brought into Australia earlier this year, at the time we commissioned Piers Crocker to perform a re-fret with vintage tall frets, and Carson Hess to perform a lightly aged blonde refinish on the body (no additional routes or sanding to the body). It features an ash body, a soft 'V' 1-piece maple neck, and both original body (5-57) and neck dates (6-57).

Other work to the guitar includes:

• At one point Schaller tuners were installed, the original single line Kluson tuners are back on.
• The bridge pickup was been professionally rewound by Lindy Fralin, the leads have been replaced on both pickups.
• The volume pot is possibly replaced, its an exact period 250k pot from 1957.
• 2x screws have been added to the original pickguard.

Otherwise the guitar retains its original neck finish and decal with no overspray, and most of the original parts. The original hardware all remains, as does the original 1-ply pickguard, knobs and switch tip. The original pickups are in place, and the wiring remains mostly original with exception of the fore-mentioned volume pot being a possible period replacement.

A fantastic player grade 50s white guard Fender Telecaster that's ready to play thanks to a fresh re-fret.

Includes a late 1950s tweed case and original bridge cover.