'62 Tele custom reissue question

[entropydave]

Hi folks - long time lurker - very rare poster! I got a question re my new reissue (and rather lovely) ice-blue Tele custom that I recently acquired.
Love the guitar - even the the wiring is very odd and they have to pre-supply you with a capacitor and a wiring diagram so you can get a more logical (but apparently less authentic) switch setup.

ANYWAY.... what I wanted to know was... what are the fret markers made of? It's got a nice thick rosewood fingerboard BTW/
Sorry for being a bit of a

[entropydave]

Blimey, an unanswered thread!
OK - well, onto my next one...I bought it for £350 and it's still in mint condition - I get it at a good price and thinking, only thinking of selling it - what's a reasonable price?
Serial no. is V153xxx.
Also - can it be confirmed that this is an American-made guitar and not an MIJ? Just want to be sure I don't misinform a new buyer!


Ta!

[BarnesTO]

I sold my Ice Blue Custom a few months ago....I regret it, but I needed the money at the time more than I needed the guitar (sniff)... No idea what the fret markers are made of, but there are a few tell tale ways to be reasonably sure it's a USA RI, not a CIJ.

The most obvious is the headstock decal.....Does it say Fender Custom Telecaster, and is it above the finish? It should if it's a US guitar....the CIJs say Fender "TELECASTER", which doesn't look bad, but is historically incorrect.

[entropydave]

Hi!
Thanks for that info.... definitely says Fender Telecaster Custom on the peghead and the decal is, of course, above the varnish!
So - US for sure! thanks for that!

[BarnesTO]

No problem....May I ask why you're selling? I regret selling mine, but at the time I needed the money more than I needed the guitar. I hope another will come along someday (and that I have the required funds!).