Serial Number 168060

By 1966, the Telecaster had changed considerably from its early 50s incarnation, while still retaining the same basic layout and function. In 1959, the original one-piece maple neck saw the addition of a more traditional rosewood fretboard, and pearloid dot position markers replaced the clay dots in early 1965. Also during the Teles evolution, the black single-ply pickguard morphed into a 3-ply white pickguard.

Although a 1966 Telecasters specifications still called for an ash body with a blond (the e was dropped in 1960) finish, the 60s blond had become considerably creamier and more opaque than the original 50s butterscotch blonde. The final detail setting a 1966 Tele apart from its predecessors is the transition logo decal that replaced the original spaghetti logo early that year.