1973 Tele here , I honestly thought it was a 1974 I’ve owned it many year , and never questioned it, until today when I popped the neck off and rechecked serial number for the first time in over 20 years. ♂️, nice see through blonde , hard to see in the pictures. Plays and sounds very nice. Humbucker rout in neck position, new pick guard and non original replacement pickups by previous owner .