Fender Custom Shop 1960 Telecaster Custom Journeyman Relic Vintage White (Serial #CZ589607)

Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop—affectionately known at CME as “The Dream Factory”—has grown to a band of over 50 veteran guitar artisans who take Leo Fender’s legacy to its utmost heights by bringing dream guitars and basses to life.

Taking an amp builder’s sensibility to instrument design, Leo Fender’s modular approach emphasized swappable components. This foundational design philosophy portended a future that we now inhabit, in which it’s not only easy to replace individual parts and maintain the longevity of each instrument—but, players also have the ability to customize every component of an instrument, giving them innumerable options when dreaming up their ideal guitar.

Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we’ve collaborated with the best minds at Fender to build the best instruments from top to bottom, tirelessly going over each spec to ensure that we offer you the best of what Fender has to offer—from neck shaping and fretwork to finishing and aging.

As a result of our ongoing collaboration, the instrument you see here is, of course, much more than the sum of its parts. Imbued with history, alive with the spirit and devotion of those who crafted it, this Fender Custom Shop creation is brimming with intangible, electrifying elements, that add new dimensions to every playing experience. 

General:
Brand Name: Fender
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Nickel/Chrome
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Vintage White
Relic or Aging Level: Journeyman Relic
Serial Number: CZ589607
Series: Fender Custom Shop
Weight: 7lbs 11oz

Body:
Body Binding: White
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Alder, 2-Piece (Sorted for Lightweight)
Body Shape: Telecaster

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Micarta White .250" Dots, Narrow Spaced
Fingerboard Material: AAA Rosewood, Flat Lam/Slab (Sorted for Dark)
Headstock Inlay or Decal: 61-65 Telecaster
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Joint: Bolt-On (4-Bolt)
Neck Material: Maple, Quarter Sawn
Neck Shape: 60-Style Oval "C" Shape
Neck Thickness (in): .820" at 1st Fret, .890" at 12th Fret
Neck Tint or Color: Medium Tint
Number of Frets: 21 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.65"
Side Marker Inlay: Micarta White 3/32"
Truss Rod: Early 60s

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Bridge, Relic
Controls and Switching: 63 Tele
Neck Pickup: Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Neck, Relic

Hardware:
Bridge: 1958-63 Tele, Relic
Fret Wire: Narrow Tall (6105)
Hardware Notes: Top Hat Switch Cap, Relic
Knobs: Knurled Chrome, Relic
Pickguard: 1960 Tele 3-Ply Parchment, Nitro Relic
String Tree: American Vintage 59-64, Relic
Tuning Machines: Vintage w/Fender Logo, Relic