Neck date

[pilot]

Picked up a partscaster and the date stamps look familiar . The headstock has nothing but a Fender decal. Any ideas?

 

[sunburst_xxii]

It looks a bit like a Made in Mexico Classic '60s Series Telecaster, in Olympic White... do you have a photo of the headstock perhaps?

 

[pilot]

Picked up a partscaster and the date stamps look familiar . The headstock has nothing but a Fender decal.

 

[pilot]

Nothing on the back, my blacklight shows no sanding or overspray.

 

[sunburst_xxii]

Hmmmm... if I was to guess, I'd say it *may* be a Standard Made in Mexico neck, that has had the truss-rod plug removed, and the original decal removed - and replaced with a '60s style decal... the stamps on the neck and the body DO look like Fender stamps, unless I'm mistaken... but... I just can't say with 100% certainty.

Hopefully someone else may offer another take

 

[pilot]

Thanks for taking the time to look, 9.5 radius with the narrower heel. Have you ever heard of fake ink stamps in the Fender font?

 

[Stratoskater]

That headstock definitely does not look like fender. Could be the photo doing it but the contours look wrong, string tree placement is off, logo placement looks off and the truss rod hole looks like wrong shape and should have plastic plug for MIM.

 

[FrieAsABird]

Based on the truss rod access and decal, that’s not a legit Fender neck…

 

[Stratoskater]

@sunburst_xxii Fender classic series Tele body should have the route too for the wires from neck pickup, like this, OP’s does not have that.

 

[Stratoskater]

I do not think that’s a fender body or neck @pilot