A Fender Custom Shop Telecaster finished in one of the most striking colour combinations to ever leave the Corona workshop: a Sherwood Metallic top contrasted with deep Plum-coloured sides, bound top and bottom in parchment binding, all under a pristine New Old Stock lacquer finish. This '59 Tele Custom was built to period-correct specifications, pairing a 59 Large "C" maple neck with an AAA-grade slab rosewood fingerboard, vintage clay dot inlays, medium jumbo frets, and a bone nut. Certain specifications on both the body and neck were developed in consultation with George Blanda, ensuring authentic vintage detailing throughout. Under the parchment 8-hole pickguard sit a matched set of hand-wound '58 Telecaster pickups: an Alnico 3 neck unit and an Alnico 5 bridge unit, both voiced for that unmistakably bright, twangy late-1950s Telecaster sound with a slightly fuller low end and smooth highs. This is a 2025 build with sequence number 46327, completed on 27 March 2025.

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WEIGHT

3.49 kg

COLOR & FINISH

Sherwood Metallic top, Plum colored sides
Body bound top and bottom in parchment (.060)
New Old Stock lacquer finish 

BODY

2-piece off-center Alder
60 Tele Custom style routing
4-bolt neck mounting
Body specifications developed in consultation with George Blanda 

NECK

Maple neck, flat clear lacquer medium tint finish
59 Large "C" profile
25.5" scale length (648 mm)
AAA-grade slab rosewood fingerboard 9 mm
9.5" radius
21 medium jumbo (6150) frets
Vintage clay dot position inlays, wide spacing
Vintage clay side dots
Bone nut, nut width 1.650" / 41.9 mm
Butt width 2.200" / 55.9 mm
Neck thickness 1st fret .890" / 22.6 mm, 12th fret .990" / 25.1 mm
Early 60s truss rod
4-bolt vintage R-series neck plate
Vintage tuning keys with Fender logo
Tele headstock with 60 scoop, head thickness 0.575" / 14.6 mm
59 to 63 Tele Custom decal
No neck binding, no headstock binding
2017 Vintage upgrade with American Vintage headstock perimeter and tuner hole placement
Neck specifications developed in consultation with George Blanda 

PICKUPS

Hand-wound '58 Telecaster neck pickup (Alnico 3, 7.40K, flush poles, enamel wire)
Hand-wound '58 Telecaster bridge pickup (Alnico 5, 6.60K, vintage poles, enamel wire)
Bright and twangy with a slightly fuller low end and smooth highs, voiced for that authentic late-1950s Telecaster sound

CONTROLS

Fat 50's Tele wiring
White top hat selector switch tip
Aluminium knurled control knobs 

PICKGUARD

59 Tele parchment 8-hole (.060)

HARDWARE

Chrome/nickel
Tele 58-63 bridge without pickup cover
Vintage Tele output jack
American Vintage string tree
No strap locks 

CASE

Fender Custom Shop brown Strat/Tele case