40th Anniversary Telecaster Limited Edition Natural #900029

1990 40th Anniversary Telecaster Limited Edition in Natural. Rare model from the very first run by the newly formed Custom Shop. 

Part of a collection for many years, it's hardly been played and is in very good condition with no fret wear or dings but does have some tarnishing to the gold hardware mainly on the knobs and neck plate. Original Tweed Case with a few marks.

This is the very first run of guitars ever produced by the Fender Custom Shop and is highly collectable. All the original members have gone on to become “Master Builders” including Michael Stevens and John Page. These are the height of quality and nearly impossible to find. One of the Telecaster collectors holy grail. 

Clapton liked this one so much he had the Custom Shop build him one in 1992. Fender made this guitar with a unique 0 serial number as Clapton had seen and liked this anniversary model after all the 300 editions had already been made and were sold out. Recently was seen on Christie’s website for over $70K.

The 40th Anniversary Telecasters were planned as a limited run of 300 with 100 of each color… red, sunburst, and natural. However (as confirmed by John Page) there were a number produced after the initial run not bearing the 'of 300' number. The best woods were chosen for the natural as it really highlights the grain. With a beautiful, highly flamed maple neck and gold hardware, this is one of the prettiest guitars you will ever come across.

• Model Name: 40th Anniversary Telecaster
• Model Number: 012-0850-000
• Series: Limited Edition Anniversary Series
• Body: Lightweight Louisiana Ash with Highly Figured Book Matched Maple Top
• Neck: One Piece Highly Figured Maple
• Fingerboard: Maple (9.5″ Radius)
• No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
• Width @ Nut: 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Hardware: Gold
• Machine Heads: Gold Fender Schaller
• Bridge: Gold American Standard Tele
• Pickguard: Grained Ivoriod Pickguard
• Pickups: 2 Vintage Tele Pickups
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Selector Switch
• Controls: Master Volume, Master TBX Tone Control
• Colors: Honey Violin Transparent, Tinted Natural, Translucent Red
• Unique Features: Top Bound with Grained Ivoriod Binding, Straplocks
• Source: U.S. Fender Custom Shop
• Introduced: June 1988
• 300 Made to celebrate Fender’s 40th Year in Business

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Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop has been a “dream factory,” producing guitars that are to playing what Ferraris are to driving. The skilled craftsmen in Fender’s Corona, Calif., Custom Shop are known worldwide for their artistry in making guitars that range from the fine to the fantastic. Whether it’s building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, their best is the best.

Fender Custom Shop instruments have been crafted for and with the input of the world’s finest players-names like Clapton, Beck, Burton, Cray, Gilmour, Townshend and Vaughan, to name just a few.