New for 2023, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the ’65 Telecaster Custom Heavy Relic Maple. With a two-piece select alder body featuring elegant double parchment binding and heavy Relic lacquer finishes in Faded Three-Color Sunburst, Aged Sherwood Metallic and Aged Lake Placid Blue, it imparts the extremely satisfying look, feel and vibe of a mid-’60s Telecaster Custom that’s been put through decades of heavy wear and tear.
The quartersawn maple neck has a Large “C” profile that’s thinner towards the nut and gradually thickens toward the 12th fret for comfortable, full feel; topped with a 9.5”-radius round-lam maple fingerboard with 21 narrow tall (6105) frets and a bone nut. The Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele neck pickup delivers extra bite with a hint of Stratocaster punch, while the Custom Shop hand-wound Original Blackguard Tele bridge pickup provides all the twang and clarity for which early-’50s models are celebrated. Modern Telecaster wiring with three-way pickup switching and the Greasebucket™ tone circuit (minimizes gain/mid loss when turned down) deliver remarkable tonal versatility.
Other premium features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, ’64-’66 Telecaster bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style “F” tuners, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
The quartersawn maple neck has a Large “C” profile that’s thinner towards the nut and gradually thickens toward the 12th fret for comfortable, full feel; topped with a 9.5”-radius round-lam maple fingerboard with 21 narrow tall (6105) frets and a bone nut. The Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele neck pickup delivers extra bite with a hint of Stratocaster punch, while the Custom Shop hand-wound Original Blackguard Tele bridge pickup provides all the twang and clarity for which early-’50s models are celebrated. Modern Telecaster wiring with three-way pickup switching and the Greasebucket™ tone circuit (minimizes gain/mid loss when turned down) deliver remarkable tonal versatility.
Other premium features include a three-ply parchment pickguard, ’64-’66 Telecaster bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style “F” tuners, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
- Model: 2023 Collection Time Machine 1965 Telecaster Custom
- Aging: Heavy Relic
- Finish Color: Aged Lake Placid Blue
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Weight: 7.62 lbs.
- Body Wood: Double-Bound Alder
- Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Shape: Large C
- Neck Dimensions: .860 1st - 1.000 12th
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Quartersawn Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Width at Nut: 1.625"
- Nut Material: Bone
- Frets: 21 Narrow Tall 6105
- Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Original Blackguard Tele Single-Coil (Bridge), Custom Shop Hand-Wound Tele Twisted Single-Coil (Neck)
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone with Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass), 3-Way Switch
- Binding : Parchment
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body ’64-’66 Tele with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
- Tuners: Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
- Case: Fender Deluxe Hardshell
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