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| 1983-91 Interceptor (All Body Styles) |
| The following images of first-style X-body Interceptors are in the '84-'85 Memorabilia and Interceptor sections of the Pictures Gallery: The following images of second-style X-body Interceptors are in the '86-'87 Memorabilia and Interceptor sections of the Pictures Gallery: The following images of Strat-style body Interceptors are in the '88-'89 Memorabilia and Interceptor sections of the Pictures Gallery: |
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The first-style X-body Interceptor was made from 1983 to 1986 and has
pretty much everything going for it in terms of collectibility - it's
a very limited-production guitar that looks way cool and sounds and
plays great. The guitar's cosmetics are clearly aimed at the heavy
metal / "hair rock" set; Leo Fender hated the design and only
approximately 70 guitars sneaked their way out of the factory
before the model was cancelled.
The first-style guitars feature the G&L dual-fulcrum tremelo, front-loaded controls, and choice of pickup configurations - Sing/Sing/Sing or Hum/Hum (the latter employing the use of the slanted Cavalier humbuckers). In addition, there are a (presumably very small) handful of "transitional" guitars that feature the first-style body, but which have many features of the second-style guitars (rear-loaded controls, Kahler tremelo, Schaller humbuckers). A second-style X-body design was also attempted a bit later - the second-style X-body Interceptor is exceedingly rare and quite sought-after by collectors. The guitar's body had a more "rounded" appearance than the first-style guitars, and featured a Kahler tremelo and rear-loaded controls. Choice of pickup configuration was again available, though Schaller humbuckers were used in place of the Cavalier humbuckers that appeared in the first-style guitars. Though the second-style X-body Interceptors were clearly aimed at the "hair rock" market, the design is actually quite beautiful. Regardless, Leo Fender simply despised this guitar (as he did the first-style as well), and despite the fact that advertising materials for the guitar had already been put together, he put his foot down on the project before it ever reached official production. Hence the second-style X-bodies are all considered prototypes, and according to Vintage Guitar columnist Paul Bechtoldt there may only be as few as 8 to 12 in existence. The "experimental" nature of these prototypes can be observed by a visit to the Gallery on the site (see phpoto links above). Compare the finish and control placement on my 1986 example with the finish and control placement on the guitars in the ad slick. As a side "tidbit", Joe Perry (lead guitarist for Aerosmith) reportedly owns a hot pink second-style X-body Interceptor - hopefully he'll register it! The final Interceptor had a Strat-style body and hence was a bit more "conservative" in appearance than its dramatic X-bodied predecessors. It was again available with a variety of pickup offerings, though the Hum/Single/Single combination is by far the most common on this model. Production figures on the Strat-style guitars are not known though is thought that they are quite a bit more plentiful than the other Interceptor styles. Also note that there is rumored to be a third "X"-body style between the second-style X-bodies and this last Strat-style; however, the details on this are very sketchy, and the only "candidates" we know of so far are slight cosmetic one-offs of the second-style guitars. Also check out this page on this page on Greg Gagliano's site for more information and specifications for first-style X-body and Strat-style body Interceptors. And finally, if you submit an Interceptor to the Registry, please be sure to include clarification in the Comments field as to which style of Interceptor it is! |
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Model | Neck Date | Body Date | Color | Fretboard | Body | Bridge | Other Features | Owner | ||||
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| 1. | (None) | Interceptor | JUN 28, 1991 | ??? ??, 1987 | Rosewood | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Body similar to 2nd-style Interceptor but has sharpened horns. No serial number. One-off deep black metallic finish. Sperzel locking tuners, 2 humbuckers, sickle headstock. The name GENE is written in neck pocket. Prototype? Employee guitar? | |||||
| 2. | (None) | Interceptor | Vintage White | Maple | Kahler | According to your photos I have a rounded off interceptor x body with a neck from the third style interceptor. | skizziks | ||||||
| 3. | G000002 | Interceptor | Clear Red | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Leo Fender's X-body. Producton log verified with full documentation. Flamed maple front & back, gold hardware. 2 humbucker pickups. | JoseyWales | |||||
| 4. | G000015 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1-X Design, SSS, Gold H/W, Match H/Stk, papers/case. Photo in VG Mag., Photo & Featured in Willie G. Mosley's book "Everyman Guitars" , " The Further Adv. of Leo Fender"., Ex Cond. Personal. Heard rumor 1 of 3. Any Help? | West Mobile Music | ||||||
| 5. | G000003 | Interceptor | Red/Black | Maple | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | This #3 Interceptor was produced on Aug. 24, 1983, the personal guitar of Dale Hyatt, one of only 6 with gold hardware, only 3 with the triple S pickups and gold; unique headstock logo; ad slick guitar for factory | Registry Admin | |||||
| 6. | G015920 | Interceptor | ??? ??, 1984 | ??? ??, 1984 | Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | First Style Interceptor with Cavalier type Humbuckers, two tone Red/Black. Very PRETTY! Purchased from Bullfalo Bros on 03/26/05 and George Fullerton personally Signed this Instrument behind headstock in my presence. Much Thanks to George and Tim!! | jefF-100 | |||
| 7. | G015710 | Interceptor | Cherry Sunburst | Ebony | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st body style, color match headstock | |||||||
| 8. | G015657 | Interceptor | Natural | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Early Intercepter. It has Cavaler Pickups, and sports the rare & beautiful Flamed Maple Finish. I got this Axe from Tom who purchased it direct from Dale Hyatt. | jefF-100 | |||||
| 9. | G015527 | Interceptor | Red/Black | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Original style Interceptor, Dual angled-offset Humbuckers | Stonetree@adelphia.... | |||||||
| 10. | G015979 | Interceptor | Cherry Sunburst | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Rare Beast! Twin Cavalier pickup version with special Cherry Pearl-burst finish. | GPD | |||||
| 11. | G019583 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Kahler | Second body style X-body, #4 neck with 25 inch radius, SSS pickup config w/ 3 mini-toggles, chrome hardware, interestingly made in 1987 after production of this style had ceased. Most likely a special order, second style, Interceptor | Nuggster | |||||
| 12. | G017111 | Interceptor | Black | Rosewood | Alder | Kahler | Color match headstock, 2nd body style | ||||||
| 13. | G015514 | Interceptor | ??? ??, 1984 | AUG 3, 1984 | White | Ebony | Kahler | 1st style X-body, rear loaded controls, 2 Schaller humbuckers | Yamato | ||||
| 14. | G015709 | Interceptor | MAY 2, 1984 | Cherry Sunburst | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Humbucking pickups | (Hidden) | ||||
| 15. | G014962 | Interceptor | Clear Red | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | N-O-S, X-body, flame maple top, black back & sides. Sickle headstock, nickel hardware, humbucker pickups. All paperwork & hang tag. | (Hidden) | |||||
| 16. | G012689 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st style Flame Maple X-body with matching clear red headstock & angled-offset humbuckers | PhatGuitars | |||||
| 17. | G015921 | Interceptor | Black | Ebony | Standard Dual Fulcrum | First X-Body, Matching Black Headstock with Gold Decals, Black Crinkle Neck, Control & Trem Plates, 'Pat. Pend.' on Chrome Bridge, Single Coils | PhatGuitars | ||||||
| 18. | G016014 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st body style Interceptor. S/S/S pickups. | Zombywoof | ||||||
| 19. | G016193 | Interceptor | SEP 9, 1983 | AUG 11, 1983 | Red/Black | Maple | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | This is a Dale Hyatt log-documented, 1983 NAMM show guitar, with NAMM under the neck pickup routing | Registry Admin | |||
| 20. | G015969 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Maple | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | sickle-tit headstock, #2 neck; 2 HG type pick-ups | Registry Admin | |||||
| 21. | G016032 | Interceptor | Black | Ebony | Standard Dual Fulcrum | X-body w/3 single coils. "Well loved"! | |||||||
| 22. | G015702 | Interceptor | APR 18, 1984 | MAR 13, 1984 | Cherry Sunburst | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Tag states assembled 40 5-1-84. Also has this initials RC 4-25. 1st style X-body, Two offset Humbuckers | Kahzmoe | |||
| 23. | G015644 | Interceptor | APR 18, 1984 | DEC 9, 1983 | Natural | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | One of the 8, including the two NAMM natural finished X-Bodies ever built. NOS, mint! | GPD | |||
| 24. | G015975 | Interceptor | MAR 18, 1984 | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st style X-body, 2 Cavalier pickups, flame maple body | |||||
| 25. | G018249 | Interceptor | JUL 24, 1986 | MAY 12, 1986 | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Kahler | 2nd Style X-Body, Pickups HH | Yamato | |||
| 26. | G017537 | Interceptor | APR 18, 1984 | Cherry Sunburst | Maple | Maple | 1st style X-body, maple body, sickle headstock | JByrd | |||||
| 27. | G015819 | Interceptor | JAN 9, 1984 | MAR 3, 1984 | Clear Red/Black | Maple | Maple cap/Swamp Ash body | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st style X-body, ash body, Skyhawk pu\\\'s, # 3 neck | Blackmore | |||
| 28. | G015791 | Interceptor | OCT 23, 1999 | NOV 25, 2003 | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st Style X-Body, Pickups SSS | Yamato | |||
| 29. | G015690 | Interceptor | APR 18, 1984 | APR ??, 1984 | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st Style Body, SSS Pickups | Yamato | |||
| 30. | G015681 | Interceptor | MAY 14, 1984 | Pearl Blueburst | Ebony | 1st style X-body, Cavalier pu's | |||||||
| 31. | G015455 | Interceptor | APR 15, 1984 | MAR ??, 1984 | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 1st style X-body, Pickups SSS, The Former Owner Wrote "4/13/84 Completion Date" | Yamato | |||
| 32. | G015358 | Interceptor | MAY 21, 1984 | Pearl Blueburst | Ebony | 1st style X-body, single coil pu's | |||||||
| 33. | G016664 | Interceptor | Pink | Ebony | Kahler | ||||||||
| 34. | G016664 | Interceptor | Pink | Ebony | Kahler | ||||||||
| 35. | G015248 | Interceptor | Natural | Cocobolo | 1st style X-body (flame maple), single coil pu's, NAMM Show guitar | ||||||||
| 36. | G016688 | Interceptor | JAN 14, 1986 | OCT 2, 1984 | Black | Ebony | Kahler | 2nd style X-body, all-black hardware and tuners. This guitar appears in the ad slick for the second-style X-body Interceptors. | BWT | ||||
| 37. | G018848 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Kahler | 2nd-style X-body, chrome hardware, hum-hum | BWT | |||||
| 38. | G024354 | Interceptor | Purple/White | Rosewood | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 3rd body style, matching purple, sickle head stock, locking tuners, S/S/H | |||||||
| 39. | G022555 | Interceptor | FEB 16, 1988 | Black | Rosewood | Fine Tuner, Pat # | 3rd body style, matching black sickle headstock, Guitar Tech Locking nut, sing-sing-hum | PhatGuitars | |||||
| 40. | G024854 | Interceptor | Rosewood | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Last body style Interceptor, purple / white with matching sickle headstock. Locking tuners, S/S/H . | ||||||||
| 41. | G024915 | Interceptor | ??? ??, 1988 | ??? ??, 1988 | Black | Rosewood | Poplar | Fine Tuner, Pat # | rare monochromatic black body, last style; rare fine tuner vibrato bridge, ambidextrous | Registry Admin | |||
| 42. | G020641 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Rosewood | Maple | Kahler | stewodonnell@optusn... | ||||||
| 43. | G024748 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Rosewood | 3rd style, matching sickle headstock; Signature next to tuning keys and not on the body | pigeon | |||||||
| 44. | G022964 | Interceptor | JAN 16, 1988 | JAN ??, 1988 | Black | repair between neck pocket and pickup pocket | |||||||
| 45. | G023300 | Interceptor | FEB 5, 1988 | JAN 3, 1988 | Rosewood | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Last style Interceptor with 2 tone blue/black finish and matching blue headstock. #4 neck with S/S/H electronics. | |||||
| 46. | G024650 | Interceptor | Purple/White | Maple | Swamp Ash | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 3rd body style; # 4 neck; 4/11/89 completion date | gnlgod | |||||
| 47. | G020406 | Interceptor | Red/Black | Ebony | Maple | Strat style X body | goingfishing2@earth... | ||||||
| 48. | G028366 | Interceptor | Clear Red/Black | Maple | Half of the fretboard is inlayed with what appears to be ebony. This inlay is set at an angle starting with the largest portion under the nut tapering to nothing at the last fret. | zookeeper | |||||||
| 49. | G020492 | Interceptor | AUG 12, 1984 | Black | Ebony | Maple | Kahler | 2nd Style X-Body, SSS pickups w/ 3 mini-toggles, chrome hardware, 2nd Green Neck Data 08-14-87 | Yamato | ||||
| 50. | G022537 | Interceptor | Rosewood | guitar is not original color, original color is purple, but has been repainted grey. would like to know approxamate value. | otttands@aol.com | ||||||||
| 51. | G022500 | Interceptor | JUL 18, 1988 | FEB 18, 1988 | Blue | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Third Body Style Color blue/black with three single coil pickups | GNLDAVE | |||
| 52. | G022251 | Interceptor | Viking Blue | Rosewood | Fine Tuner, Pat # | Strat-style, Viking Blue w/ black trim | |||||||
| 53. | G024550 | Interceptor | MAR ??, 1988 | ??? ??, 1988 | Purple/White | Maple | Standard Dual Fulcrum | 3rd Style Body, Sickle Head | Yamato | ||||
| 54. | G023198 | Interceptor | ??? ??, 1987 | ??? ??, 1987 | Rosewood | Fine Tuner, Pat # | 1987-88 NOS with hang tags,Mint, two tone, Blue Pearl Flip-Flop/Cream white | West Side Duck | |||||
| 55. | G022514 | Interceptor | NOV 16, 1987 | JUN 8, 1988 | Clear Red | Rosewood | Kahler | The only LEFT HANDED Interceptor ever made? Gorgeous 3rd style clear red front and back with matching headstock. | (Hidden) | ||||
| 56. | G022844 | Interceptor | Natural | Rosewood | |||||||||
| 57. | G025032 | Interceptor | White | Rosewood | Fine Tuner, Pat # | 3rd style, hum-hum, Leo Fine Tuner vibrato (Pat. #), matching headstock | SteveK | ||||||
| 58. | G021772 | Interceptor | Blonde | Rosewood | Standard Dual Fulcrum | dpennington30@yahoo... | |||||||
| 59. | G034168 | Interceptor | JUL 20, 1992 | APR 5, 1988 | Sparkle Purple | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Fine Tuner, Pat Pend | 3rd style, ash body, # 1 neck, sc-sc-hum, Fine Tuner Vibrato (Pat Pend), sickle headstock, MIJ pots, employee guitar | ||||
| 60. | G038067 | Interceptor | Bahama Blue | Maple | Fine Tuner, Pat Pend | Third body style, sickle headstock, 2 humbuckers, sold by a Japanese guitar store | |||||||
| 61. | G046256 | Interceptor | ??? ??, 1984 | ??? ??, 1984 | Red/Black | Maple | Swamp Ash | Standard Dual Fulcrum | Cavalier style HG-2 pick-ups, Black painted headstock. An employee built guitar from Brads personal collection | JByrd |
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