1958 Fender Electric Mandolin - 3-Tone Sunburst - Super RARE and SO COOL!

Here is a nice history of the Fender Electric Mandolins from guitarhq.com

1956 Electric Mandolin specs:

• Contoured ash body, two-color sunburst or blond finish.

• Anodized aluminum pickguard.

• Serial number on neck plate (numbers do not follow standard Fender conventions).

• One piece maple neck.

1958 Electric Mandolin specs:

• Contoured alder body replaces ash.

• Three color sunburst finish (red added).

Mid 1959 Electric Mandolin specs:

• Slab Rosewood fingerboard.

• Celluloid tortoise three layer pickguard.

• "Original Contour Body" decal added to peghead.

1965 Electric Mandolin specs:

• Gold Fender decal thicker than previous "spaghetti" logo.

• Plastic tortoise three layer pickguard replaces celluloid.

1970 Electric Mandolin specs:

• No "Original Contour Body" decal on peghead.

1972 Electric Mandolin specs:

• Sunburst finish only.

1974 Electric Mandolin specs:

• Black 3 ply pickguard replaces white.

1976 Electric Mandolin (Fender Mandocaster) discontinued.