Fender Custom Shop '68 Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Relic Limited Edition Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Natural

1968 saw the debut of the Telecaster Thinline—designed as a lighter new version of the Telecaster due to a shortage of lightweight ash bodywood. The guitar had hollow “wings” on either side of the body, with an f-hole on the bass side for a brilliant new look and warmly resonant tone. The ’68 Telecaster Thinline Journeyman Relic captures that year’s model in all its brilliance, with a few custom modifications including a Bigsby® B5 bridge and tailpiece for added vibrato. A semi-hollow Thinline mahogany or ash body wears a perfectly worn-in Journeyman Relic lacquer finish. The rift-sawn maple neck features a ’60s-style “oval C” profile, 9.5”-radius rift-sawn maple fingerboard and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets.Custom Shop hand-wound Twisted Tele® pickups provide extra-hot output for beautiful resonance and are hooked up to modern Telecaster wiring and three-way switch. Other features include a three-ply white pearl pickguard, Schaller® “F” tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Product Features

• Semi-Hollow Mahogany Body
• Journeyman Relic lacquer finish
• Bigsby® B5 bridge and tailpiece for added vibrato
• Schaller® “F” tuning machines
• Custom Shop Handwound Twisted Tele® pickups

Attributes

• Color: Aged Natural
• Body Shape: Single Cut

Technical Specifications

• Type: Electric
• # of Strings: 6
• Body Type: Semi-Hollow Body
• Orientation: Right
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Body Finish: Lacquer
• Neck Joint: Bolt-On
• Neck Material: Maple
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• # of Frets: 22
• Nut Width: 1.65"
• Bridge Type: Tremolo
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• String Material: Nickel
• Neck Radius: 9.5"
• Nut Material: Bone
• Electronics: Three-Way Switching and Modern Telecaster Wiring
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
• Weight: 7lbs 6oz
• Pickup - Neck: Custom Shop Handwound Twisted Tele
• Pickup - Bridge: Custom Shop Handwound Twisted Tele
• Fingerboard Material: Maple