Fender Custom Shop 1960 Telecaster Relic Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard, Natural Blonde
The 1960 Telecaster Relic is a faithful recreation of the revered turn-of-the-decade original in all its worn-in glory, built for players who prize a rare glimpse into Telecaster evolution with a few seamless streamlined improvements for a paramount playing experience. The two-piece ash body is hand selected for weight and grain and wears a Relic lacquer finish. A rift-sawn maple neck features a ’60-style “oval C” profile, topped by a 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard with 21 narrow tall frets for comfort and optimum play.
Hand-wound ’58 Tele pickups are wound to spec and connected to a three-way switch and modern Tele wiring. Other features include a single-ply 8-hole parchment pickguard, 1960 Tele bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
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General
- Model Name: 1960 Telecaster® Relic, Rosewood Fingerboard, Natural Blonde
- Model Number: 9235001433
- Series: Time Machine
- Color: Natural Blonde
Body
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
- Neck Shape: 60s Oval "C"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard: Flat-Laminated AAA Rosewood
- Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot
Hardware
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Threaded Steel Saddles
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
- Switch Tips: Top Hat Style, Black
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele®
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele®
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge, Position 2. Bridge and Neck, Position 3. Neck
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Included Accessories: Deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity
- Instrument Weight: 7.4 lbs
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| SKU | FEN-9235001433 |
| UPC | 885978877522 |