Fender Custom Shop 1960 Telecaster Journeyman Relic Elec Guitar - Purple Sparkle

This wonderful Fender Custom Shop guitar was picked out by our General Manager, Andy Gough. It is a Custom Shop 1960 Telecaster Journeyman Relic in Purple Sparkle. The photos in the ad are actual photos of the one you will get and the guitar weighs in at 7 pounds, 5.46 ounces.    The Fender Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster may be inspired by the popular Fenders of yesteryear, but this guitar packs a not-quite-so-vintage-correct secret under the hood — a scorching set of Texas-style hand-wound Custom Shop pickups! This axe’s Custom Shop hand-wound Texas Special Telecaster pickups boast an output and tenacity ready to blow any mild-mannered single-coil out of the water. To match these modernized pickups, the Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster Journeyman Relic’s rift-sawn maple neck is topped with a fast-playing 9.5-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard that’s host to 21 sleek narrow tall frets for effortless playability. On the opposite end, the lightweight 2-piece alder body gives you all the resonance and sustain of a Fender Custom Shop creation, complete with an old-school ’60s Tele bridge for ample twang. Designed with one foot in the past and one foot in the future, the Fender Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster Journeyman Relic epitomizes classic looks and modern performance. The Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster Journeyman Relic is more than simply a sonic tribute to the greatest Teles of the past — this guitar’s well-worn nitrocellulose relic finish gives you the instantly “broken-in” feel that’s so common among the most venerable of vintage instruments. From the battle scars on the select 2-piece alder body to the thinned-away finish on the maple neck, vintage fanatics love how this guitar captures every aesthetic detail of a true golden-age classic. There’s a reason why the “C” profile neck has served as the standardFender neck shape for decades — it’s simply a great middle-ground neck style that all types of players have come to love. That being said, the “C” has quite a few minor variations, and if you’re a player that likes a slightly chunkier neck, you’ll love the Fender Custom Shop Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster Journeyman Relic’s Oval “C” profile. This profile offers all the comfort of a standard “C,” but with a greater heft to better fill out your hand. Plus, this vintage-style neck is outfitted with a variety of modern appointments: 21 narrow tall frets in a modern 9.5-inch radius make anything from open chords to high-register bends a breeze. While just about every Fender fanatic at Sweetwater is enamored with the aesthetics of Fender’s golden-age creations, the low-output pickups of the past aren’t ideal for certain guitar styles. The Fender Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster Journeyman Relic rectifies this issue by loading up this vintage-looking 6-string with a set of Hand-wound Texas Special Telecaster pickups — a seriously hot-rodded take on your traditional Tele sound. These pickups still sport all the classic Tele hallmarks — round lows, defined highs, and endless twang — but their overwound construction and Alnico V magnets kick out significantly more power and punch. Plus, the Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster Journeyman Relic pairs these formidable pickups with Fender’s Fat ’50s wiring to retain your trebles when rolling down the volume knob. Fender Limited-edition ’60 Telecaster Journeyman Relic Electric Guitar Features:

• Lightweight 2-piece alder body
• Chunky rift-sawn maple neck in a ’60s oval “C” profile
• Rosewood fingerboard planed into a modern 9.5-inch radius with 21 narrow tall frets for fret-out-free bends
• Hand-wound Fender Custom Shop Texas Special pickups deliver a high-output take on traditional Tele tone
• Fat ’50s wiring keeps your tone clear when rolling down the volume knob
• Classic ’60s Tele bridge supplies twang in spades
• Perfectly worn-in Journeyman Relic nitrocellulose finish
• Rock-solid vintage-style Fender tuners

  This is one of 3 Custom Shop guitars we ordered in the last quarter of 2023 and it just came to us in July , 2024. We hope this great guitar is as exciting for you as it was for us and we will keep bringing different Custom Shop guitars each month as we get them.   Specification Detail Number of Strings 6 Left-/Right-handed Right-handed Body Type Solidbody Body Shape Telecaster Body Material Alder Body Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer Color Purple Sparkle, relic'd Neck Material Riff Sawn Maple Neck Shape 60's Oval C Neck Joint Bolt-on Radius 9.5" Fingerboard Material Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay Dots Number of Frets 21, Narrow Tall Scale Length 25.5" Nut Width 1.650" Nut Material Bone Neck Pickup Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-coil Bridge Pickup Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Single-coil Controls 1 x volume, 1 x tone Switching 3-way blade pickup switch Strings NPS, .010-.046 Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case