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Bear in mind that all the great-sounding vintage Fenders are two or three piece, or sometimes four by the 1960s. I could be wrong but I don't think Fender ever used a one-piece body on any production guitar. In the 50s they deliberately matched the grain, usually quite well - one of the reasons for the sunburst finish was that it hid the more obvious endgrain joins on the sides. They charged more for the blonde finish because the wood had to be picked more carefully, and even then they were usually slightly more opaque on the sides.
By the 1970s they'd stopped bothering! Coupled with the clear natural finishes, that's when you start to see the totally mismatching ones.
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