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You should buy it without hesitation.
I bought a year of birth guitar over ten years ago. It's a fantastic excuse for buying a vintage instrument.
I detest big headstock Strats so that is not an option.
I don't know what 69 Teles go for but given that it would be highly unlikely to be as good as the CS Tele I've already got then I can probably rule that out. I don't want to spend that kind of money on a guitar that is just going to sit in its case.
I'm thinking SG or 335 but they would be probably be very big money.
Is there anything that would be cheaper that might be worth a look?
One on the main reasons is that necks after '65 became narrower, which may not be a feel that works for you - depending to some extent on what you are used to.
Higher spec 345s & 355s are often cheaper than 335s. SG Juniors are very realistically priced and great guitars.
A Tele from '69 can be a hit and miss affair.
I played a '68 Esquire a couple of years ago that was really heavy and had an odd neck profile. A really poor guitar, irrespective of its age. That said, as friend used to own a refinished one from this period that was light as a feather, played superbly and sounded fantastic.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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Do it.
No really - do it.
They are cool guitars.
The only thing it does have is a filled and touched up strap button hole on the horn, the neck date is Sep 64 B and the pot codes are 304 6408
http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/product/1975-gibson-flying-v-signed-michael-schenker/