As a result, some sellers have refinished standard color guitars and attempted to pass them off as original.
The Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, and Fender Precision Bass were among the more traditional models that did not receive matching headstocks in the 1960s even if they were finished in a custom color like Candy Apple Red.ĭemand for custom color Fender guitars with original finishes is very high among Fender guitar collectors which has driven their values up far higher than comparable guitars with standard finishes. The Fender Jaguar, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender VI, Fender Jazz Bass, and Fender Coronado guitars were all including among the guitars to receive matching headstocks if finished in a custom color from 1962-1971.
In 1962, Fender update the custom color finish style to include matching headstocks on some guitars but not others. Here's a different Fender red custom color: I'm happy to help authenticate and verify your guitar's finish based on more than a decade of vintage guitar experience. If you're looking for more information on your vintage Fender guitar's finish, you can contact me here to get an expert's opinion on it: Fender Guitar Appraisal .
You can contact me here to sell a Fender guitar. I'm always a vintage Fender guitar buyer but I'm especially looking for those with their original finishes and especially the color option guitars.
It replaced the wildly unpopular at the time color, Shell Pink, that many collectors now consider nearly unobtainable. One of the most popular colors in the 1960s wasn't introduced until 1963: Candy Apple Red Metallic. Fender introduced a color chart in 1960 that listed color options for guitars at a 5% up charge. Some of my favorite vintage Fender guitars are the ones finished in a custom color instead of the more common standard colors.