New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1959 Telecaster® Journeyman Relic®. Over six decades since its original release, this instrument captures the essence of a unique set of appointments only found for a brief period in Tele® history.
Its two-piece select ash body is aged to perfection with Journeyman Relic® flashcoat lacquer finishes in three popular colors from the era – Natural Blonde, Aged White Blonde and Faded Aged Three-Color Sunburst – while the one-piece rift sawn maple neck and single ply parchment pickguard round out its unique and timeless look. Loaded with a pair of Custom Shop hand-wound Texas Special™ pickups and Fat ‘50s wiring, this Telecaster® not only looks the part, but sounds lively, responsive and is bursting with full-range Tele® tone.
Other premium features include Large "C" neck back-shape, 9.5" radius, 21 narrow tall (6105) frets, 3-way switch, top-load/strings-through-body bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, wing string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Weight: 7lbs 3oz

Neck
HEADSTOCK
Telecaster®
NECK MATERIAL
1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH
Flash Coat Lacquer
NECK SHAPE
Large "C"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS
9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL
1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple Neck
POSITION INLAYS
Black Micarta Dot - 0.25"
NUMBER OF FRETS
21
TRUSS ROD
Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
STRING NUT
Bone
NUT WIDTH
1.625" (41.3 mm)
NUT MATERIAL
Bone
Body
BODY
2-Piece Select Ash
BODY FINISH
Flash Coat Lacquer
BODY SHAPE
Telecaster®
BODY MATERIAL
2-Piece Select Ash
Hardware
BRIDGE
3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele®, Top-Load or Strings-Through-Body with Threaded Steel Saddles
PICKGUARD
1-Ply Parchment
CONTROL KNOBS
Knurled Aluminum
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 Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®
NECK PICKUP
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ 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
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.