Fender Custom Shop 1959 Telecaster Custom Relic Maple - Aged Black

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The 1959 double-bound Telecaster Custom imparted a refined look to the once-rugged working man’s guitar. The Custom Shop ’59 Telecaster Custom Relic represents what would have been a rare early 1959 model, with a one-piece maple neck and several seamless modern customizations. The bound two-piece select alder body (ash on Sunburst finish model) features a worn-in Relic lacquer finish, while the one-piece quartersawn maple neck has a 1959 “D” profile, 9.5” fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall (6105) frets for comfortable well-loved look and feel.

Hand-wound Custom Shop Texas Special pickups are hooked up to a three-way switch and modern Tele® wiring with the Greasebucket tone circuit, which retains mid-range when rolling off highs. Other features include a single-ply parchment pickguard, ’59/’60 Tele bridge with compensated brass barrel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree with tall metal spacer. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Weight - 7lbs 3oz

Serial # - CZ554783

Specifications: 

• Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Maple

• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)

• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple

• Neck Shape: 1959 "D"

• Number of Frets: 21

• Nut Material: Bone

• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

• Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot

• Side Dots: Black

• String Nut: Bone

• Body2-Piece Select Alder

• Body Finish: Lacquer

• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder

• Body Shape: Telecaster®

• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings Through Body Tele® with Compensated Brass Barrel Saddles

• Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome

• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

• Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

• Switch Tip: Black

• Tuning Machines: Vintage Style

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®

• Controls: Volume, Tone

• Middle Pickup: N/A

• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele®

• Pickup Configuration: SS

• 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.