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)
Franklin Guitar Works • 1972
Fender Stories Collection Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster, Maple Fingerboard, Red Dog Red (RC3) (50518)
$2,949
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1990
TL52-900 Telecaster Reissue 1990 Vintage Natural Light Ash Body Fujigen Japan MIJ USA Pickups w/ Gig Bag
$1,479
Good
Unknown seller • 1963
'63 Telecaster Relic Electric Guitar - Aged Lake Placid Blue
$2,895
Mint
Yeahman's Vintage & Used Guitars • 1986
1986 Fender Esquire '54 Reissue butterscotch blonde
$1,935
Very Good
Chicago Music Exchange • 1987
Fender Custom Shop 60s Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Cadillac Green/Gold Sparkle Master Built by Paul Waller (Serial #R146725)
$10,200
Brand New
Unknown seller • 1999
1999 Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster Reissue Butterscotch w/ Case, CoA
$2,400
Excellent
Black Dot Music • 1968
Fender Telecaster with Maple Fretboard 1968 - Blonde
$19,522
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1988
1988 Fender American Standard Telecaster Vintage White 100% Original, First-Year w/ Case
$2,000
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1988
1988 Fender Telecaster '52 Vintage Reissue TL52-75 Butterscotch, Japan MIJ Fujigen
$1,850
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1999
1999 Fender '72 Reissue Telecaster TL72 Japan CIJ Japan
$1,299
Good
Effect On Line • 1974
Fender Telecaster Custom with Maple Fretboard 1974
$4,455
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1961
'61 Telecaster Relic Electric Guitar - Candy Apple Red
$2,750
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1996
1996 Fender Telecaster ‘52 Vintage Reissue TL52-80TX Butterscotch w/ USA Pickups, Japan MIJ
$1,550
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1990
1990 Fender Telecaster TLG80-550 Vintage Guitar Black w/ Gold Hardware, Japan MIJ Fujigen
$1,680
Excellent