Fender Vintage Telecaster
Price by model year
This page covers the vintage Telecaster market from the earliest 1950s blackguard years through pre-2000 examples, which means it spans several very different versions of the same basic design. Early blackguards sit at the top of the hierarchy, 1960s custom-color and bound-body guitars attract their own audience, and 1970s through 1990s instruments trade more on utility and spec than on mythology alone. On the used market, year, originality and finish history drive the spread, with untouched bridges, original pickups and strong neck dates carrying real weight while refinishes, route work and mixed parts push a guitar into player territory. The useful way to read this page is by era, because a 1952 Telecaster and a 1998 Telecaster should not be treated as comparable inventory.
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For Sale (21 listings)
Unknown seller • 1999
'72 Reissue Telecaster Custom 1999 Very Clean! MIM (222)
$1,000
Good
Fat Bottom Guitars • 1997
1997 Fender American Standard Telecaster In Olympic White
$1,045
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1972
American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar - Lake Placid Blue
$1,699
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1986
Custom Reissue Telecaster Electric Guitar - 1986 Made in Japan
$1,295
Mint
EPIC AXES USA • 1993
1993-1994 Fender Telecaster Custom TC-72, Made in Japan - Black
$1,249
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1963
NAMM Limited 1963 Telecaster Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar - Candy Tangerine
$3,500
Mint
Ayers Street Music • 1994
Fender Squier Series Telecaster Top Loader, 6 Barrel Saddles & Maple Neck ; Leveled & Crowned & Dressed Frets 1994 - Black Body , White Pick Guard
$500
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1970
72 Telecaster Thinline - built in 73 - Aged Natural
$3,900
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1969
Classic Series '69 Telecaster Thinline Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar - Natural
$750
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1956
Telecaster Electric Guitar - RW NOS Charcoal Gray (1956)
$3,200
Mint
Mockshop Music Exchange • 1994
Fender Jerry Donahue Signature Telecaster MIJ 1994 - 1999 - Crimson Transparent
$1,450
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1963
American Vintage II 1963 Telecaster Electric Guitar - Surf Green
$1,890
Excellent
The Guitar Dept. • 1999
♚SUPERB♚RARE♚Vintage 1999 Fender AMERICAN STANDARD TELECASTER USA♚MIDNIGHT WINE♚
$1,708
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1951
American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster Electric Guitar - Butterscotch Blonde
$2,000
Excellent