![]() Body and headstock shows 1978, pots and neck stamp shows mid-1979. Pickup Codes: OOWWYY, Example: 202378 = Operator #20, WTaken from Dating Late 1970’s Fender StratocastersĪ Fullerton built Fender Telecaster from 1978-79. Neck / Body Stamps: WWYD, Example: 0304 = Week 3, 1980, Day 4 In this case the headstock and body sticker says 1978, #S840573, the pots say mid-May 1979, #1377920 and the neck stamp shows 17th of August 1979, #3395. It’s always a bit disappointing to take a late 1970’s Fender apart since you realise that the headstock shows one year and all the other parts another. It has a really nice full neck profile and I guess this is the Nancy I’ve always dreamt of. I’m planning to keep this 1978-79 Fender Telecaster since it’s lighter, 3.8 kg instead of 4.3-4.5 kg, the grain is amazing and most importantly it sounds awesome. I should of course have stopped there but stumbled upon a third 1979 Fender Telecaster from a record store in Southport, UK which I bought but now have sold. The first 1978 Fender Telecaster was bought from a music store in Italy and served me really well during the summer but then I found this 1978-79 Fender Telecaster from Andy’s Really Great Guitars in Worcestershire, UK that I just couldn’t resist. ![]() ![]() Fender Telecaster, Made in USA at the Fullerton plant in 1978-79Įarlier this year I decided to buy a late 1970’s Fender Telecaster but ended up with three identical 1978-79 Fender Telecasters.
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