1986 Fender Order Made TeleGib Telecaster Jeff Beck HH Butterscotch, Japan MIJ Fujigen

Up for sale, a 1986 Fender “Order Made” Telecaster ‘72 vintage reissue model TL72-70 Jeff Beck “TeleGib” in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Fender Japan's Order Made program functioned as a sort of Fender Japan custom shop, offering a bevy of non-catalog features and finishes; this particular instrument (a notably early Order Made example) is a faithful recreation of the so-called “TeleGib” assembled for Jeff Beck by Seymour Duncan in the ‘70s, most famously used on Blow by Blow.

Weighing 10lbs 7oz and dishing out tons of natural punch and kick, this Telecaster features an ash body and a one-piece maple neck. The original pair of Fender’s Dragster humbuckers offer plenty of growl, cut and detail (with a zebra neck pickup bobbin and double cream bridge pickup, just like Beck’s). The low end is round and focused, with a certain sweetness, and each position on the three-way pickup selector switch is distinct. This Order Made TL72-70 “TeleGib” has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, full shoulders, measuring .815” 1st fret, .885” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 ¼” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Gotoh
-Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix
-Factory Markings: Model stamps on neck heel/pocket, handwritten Order Made information

Body Specs:

-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Dragster humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: Untouched solder, Fender Japan pots date to June, 1986
-Hardware: Cut-down Pat. Pend bridge base with steel barrel saddles, dome-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Five-screw “Blackguard”-style pickguard, “top hat” switch tip

The gloss Butterscotch Blonde finish highlights the grain in the ash with just a few minor dings and finish scratches, largely limited to the back. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with only a few shallow marks.

A Fender gigbag is included.