Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster Relic, with a 3A rosewood fingerboard in Olympic White finish.
New for 2024, Fender Custom Shop presents the 1963 Telecaster Relic. A beautifully handcrafted reproduction of the Telecaster from Fender's golden age, this guitar perfectly captures the characteristics of that era.
The two-piece select alder body is artfully aged in Relic Aged Olympic White, Fiesta Red, and Lake Placid Blue finishes and is paired with a rift-sawn maple neck featuring an oval '60s-style "C" shape and a rosewood fingerboard. With the iconic midrange and bite of the hand-wound Custom Shop Original Blackguard bridge pickup, and the crystal-clear sound of the hand-wound Custom Shop Twisted Tele neck pickup, this guitar delivers classic Telecaster tone with amazing versatility.
It featureS a 9.5" radius, 21 narrow frets (6105), Modern Tele wiring with Greasebucket tone circuit, 3-way pickup selector, 3-ply mint green pickguard, '58-'63 Tele bridge with steel saddles, vintage-style tuners, bone nut, and also includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap, and certificate of authenticity.
Features
- Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
- Neck Thickness: .820"
- Bottom Neck Width: 2.200"
- Neck Thickness at Fret: 12.890"
- Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Fretboard Material: 3A Rosewood
- Inlay Position: Vintage Clay Dot
- Number of Frets: 21
- Truss Rod: Early '60s
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut Material: Bone
- Body: 2-Piece Select Maple
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style String-Through-Body Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
- Tuning Knobs: Knurled Chrome
- Pickup Selector Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Keys: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
- String Guides: American Vintage '56-'58
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046)
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo and Serial Number
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Single-Coil Tele
- Pickup Setting: SS
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- 3-Way Switching: 1. Bridge Pickup, 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, 3. Neck Pickup
- Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, and Certificate of Authenticity.
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