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.
  • 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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Brand
Model
  • Telecaster Custom
Finish
  • Custom
Categories
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  • United States
Body Type
  • Solid Body

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