This Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster Heavy Relic offers a bevy of vintage-centric features including a ‘60-style Oval C neck profile, hand-wound ‘63 single coil pickups, and a gloss Three-Tone Sunburst nitro lacquer finish with Fender’s Heavy Relic treatment.
Weighing 7lbs 4oz, this Telecaster features a two-piece alder body and a quartersawn maple neck capped by a AAA rosewood fingerboard with a modern 9.5" radius and 6105 Narrow Tall fretwire. The nitro lacquer Three-Tone Sunburst finish exhibits “shattered glass” checking and extensive simulated wear via Fender’s Heavy Relic treatment.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Maple (quartersawn)
- Shape: ‘60-style Oval C, measuring .820” 1st fret, .890” 12th fret
- Fretboard: AAA Rosewood (Flat Lam), 9.5" radius
- Frets: 6105 Narrow Tall
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut: 1.650”, bone
- Tuners: Pure Vintage Fender Deluxe Relic single-line
- Serialization: R-prefix stamp (neck plate)
Body Specs:
- Wood: Alder (2pc)
- Pickups: ‘63 Tele hand-wound single coil x2
- Harness: Modern Wiring
- Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
- Hardware: “Pat. Pend” bridge with threaded saddles and “ashtray” cover, flat-top knurled knobs
- Plastics: Three-ply relic mint green pickguard, round switch tip
The Fender Custom Shop G&G black tolex case, CoA, hangtags and case candy are included.
This item is sold As-Described
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