Exceptional Guitars
Fender Custom Shop '59 Telecaster Custom Relic, Maple Neck - Aged Black - 923-5001-565
Description
The 1959 double-bound Telecaster Custom imparted a refined look to the once-rugged working man's guitar. The Custom Shop '59 Telecaster Custom Relic represents what would have been a rare early 1959 model, with a one-piece maple neck and several seamless modern customizations. The bound two-piece select alder body (ash on Sunburst finish model) features a worn-in Relic lacquer finish, while the one-piece quartersawn maple neck has a 1959 "D" profile, 9.5" fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall frets for comfortable well-loved look and feel.
Hand-wound Custom Shop Texas Special pickups are hooked up to a three-way switch and modern Tele® wiring with the Greasebucket tone circuit, which retains mid-range when rolling off highs. Other features include a single-ply parchment pickguard, '59/'60 Tele bridge with compensated brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Specifications
Series: Time Machine
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Lacquer
Neck: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Maple
Number Of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings Through Body Tele with Compensated Brass Barrel Saddles
Pickups:
Bridge: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil
Neck: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-Coil
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade
Controls: Volume, Tone
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Case/gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell
Weight: 7.2lbs
Neck Pickup Rating: 8.7k
Bridge Pickup Rating: 9.7k
Mixed Pickup Rating: 4.7k
