Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster Relic, 3A Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White

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.

SPECIFICATIONS

Neck

• Headstock: Telecaster®
• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
• Neck Thickness:
  • 1st Fret: .820"
  • 12th Fret: .890"
• Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
• 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

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

Measurements

• Dimensions: 6.00 x 17.00 x 44.75 IN
• Shipping Weight: 25.00 LB
• Headstock Thickness: 0.575"
• Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Shipping Length: 44.75 IN
• Shipping Height: 6.00 IN
• Shipping Width: 17.00 IN

Accessories

• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity

Miscellaneous

• Disclaimer: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
• Commodity Code: 9207.90.0040