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This is the exact guitar you'll receive. This guitar is brand new, but has been on display on our sales floor. May have a few light examples of shop wear such as light marks, scratches, etc. May not ship in original shipping box. This instrument still carries the full manufacturers warranty, and will be thoroughly inspected before shipping.
Weight (SN CZ588039) - 7lbs 5.6oz
New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1963 Telecaster® Relic®. A wonderfully crafted reproduction of the Telecaster® from the golden era of Fender’s past, this guitar is a perfect combination of this period’s appointments.
The two-piece select alder body is artfully aged in Relic® lacquer Aged Olympic White, Fiesta Red and Lake Placid Blue finishes and is paired with a rift sawn maple neck with ‘60s-style Oval “C” back-shape and a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard. With the throaty midrange and bite of a Custom Shop hand-wound Original Blackguard bridge pickup and the crystalline clarity of a Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele neck pickup, this guitar delivers classic Telecaster® tone with astonishing versatility.
Other premium features include 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, Modern Tele® wiring with Greasebucket™ tone circuit, 3-way switch, 3-ply mint green pickguard, '58-'63 tele bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
General
Series: Time Machine™
Orientation: Right-Hand
Color: Aged Olympic White
Country Of Origin: US
Neck
Headstock: Telecaster®
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
Neck Thickness: .820"
Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .890"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Early '60s
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Body
Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Hardware
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Switch Tip: Top Hat Style, Black
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
String Trees: American Vintage '56-'58
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Single-Coil Tele®
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Accessories
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
