“Definitely one of the most unique pieces to come through our showroom”: It was left in a nightclub in '74, then “hidden in a closet for decades”, now Mike Bloomfield’s custom-painted 1966 Telecaster is up for sale

Mike Bloomfield's 1966 Custom Painted Fender Telecaster: the blues pioneer's legendary Tele has had a story to tell, having been hidden in a closet for decades, but it is now on sale at Carter Vintage Guitars for a cool $235,000.

As is often the case with a vintage electric guitar, Mike Bloomfield’s 1966 Fender Telecaster has done a bit of living in its time. It has quite the story to tell. And now, restored to its original glory, it is up for sale via Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville.

There is no mistaking this one. As was the trend in the ‘60s, it got a psychedelic makeover with a blue-and-green custom graphic paint job from one either Bloomfield’s sister or his girlfriends’ younger sisters (it is a shame we don’t have a name for the artist, more details on this).