Great Lakes Custom Colour

These are also available in strat, jazzmaster and jaguar variations. Ask for details.

Limited amount of orders for 2025. If you're out of North america please email me for a invoice/quote with a shipping estimate. You can not checkout on the website without an invoice from me.

The Blue Flower Finish will officially be available for purchase in April 2025. If you'd like to be on the pre order list please reach out to hold your spot. I'm only doing limited builds next year. Im very much looking forward to providing accurate builds of this ultra rare finish from history.

A very special finish from 1967 Blue Paisley (prototype) will also be available this year. A very cool part of history and now owned by Brad Paisley. Look the guitar up. Email me with any questions.

Payment plans are an option. Please reach out to me for details. 

This post CBS take over finish was debuted in the summer of 1968. It was an attempt to create bright, colourful finishes that caught the eye of the generation. Like many Fender creations, it was a total failure ntil later years.

Originally called "Paisley Red" due to its more Reddish Pink, it was available for 279.50. They were only made for two years because of their lack of popularity and problems they had over the finishing process.

They used foil cling paper from the Borden Chemical Company, burst the edges with a Pinkish Red, and cleared the entire guitar.

There were apparently around 200ish of these made between 68-69. This leaves finding them intact difficult.

Fender's finishes today, although great, are more of a pinkish/purple compared to the originals.

We will use pictures of vintage paisley finishes sent to us to replicate original guitars. These are aged, our guitars will be aged as if they were made in 1968. They're meant to look old.


Each Body is select Alder

Standard T-68 4 screw 2-3/16 Neck Pocket

Fender 60s telecaster pickups,

Seymour Duncan " La Brea" telecaster pickups,

or pickups of your choice through discussion. 

Standard T-68 controls (3 way switch, Tone Volume)

Standard 7/8" output jack

Vintage cloth wiring

4 screw vintage ashtray bridge (bigsby is not standard)

Standard surface mount ferrules

Clear Sprayed Respective Pickguard

Maple Cap era neck

Vintage Tint Nitrocellulose Finish

T-68 Headstock

Vintage Bone Nut 1 5/8 B

Vintage 68 F Shaller or Kluson Tuners

21 Vintage or Vintage Tall Frets

7 1/4 Radius

Truss Rod access at heel

1968 U Profile

Black Tolex Case or Lacquered Tweed Case

Timeline is subject to current backlog in orders and not a fixed date. You will be notified before shipping.

No refunds on custom Paisley orders.

We do not apply decals on the headstocks. Any decals were applied by customers themselves after shipment.